Laurent Giret

Laurent is a Senior News Editor helping Paul Thurrott with daily tech news coverage since 2022. He's been writing about the technology industry for 10 years, mainly focusing on Big Tech companies. He also was the Editorial Manager of the Petri IT Knowledgebase from 2022 to 2023. You can follow Laurent on LinkedIn, Facebook, Threads, X (Twitter), Bluesky, and Mastodon.

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Spotify Fitness Hub

Spotify Adds New Fitness Hub With Peloton Classes

Spotify is launching a new Fitness Hub that will provide access to curated playlists and…

Google Workspace

Redesigned Icons for Google Workspace Apps Leak

Google is in the process of redesigning its app icons with a new gradient effect,…

Xbox Asha Sharma Matt Booty

Xbox’s New Leadership Team Discusses Current-Gen Consoles Support, Game Pass Growth, More

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Chief Content Officer Matt Booty discussed how they plan to…

Windows Insider Program

Microsoft Starts Rolling Out New “Experimental” Windows Insider Channel

Microsoft is starting to roll out today the new Experimental Windows Insider channel it announced…

Meta Account

Meta Will Soon Push New Meta Account System to Facebook and Instagram Users

Facebook, Instagram, and other Meta services that the company's Account Center system for managing connected…

Discord Xbox Game Pass

Discord Will Reportedly Give Nitro Subscribers Free Game Pass ‘Starter Edition’

Discord reportedly plans to give Nitro subscribers a new Game Pass 'Starter Edition' perk with…

Xbox logo conference

Report: ‘Microsoft Gaming’ is Out As Xbox Redefines its Identity

Asha Sharma, the new head of Microsoft's gaming division, is reportedly getting rid of the…

Copilot Agent Mode PowerPoint

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Add New Agentic AI Features for Paid Copilot Users

New Copilot-powered agentic features are available in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for users with a…

Spotify Most Streamed of all time lists

Spotify Reveals its Most Streamed Music, Podcasts, and Audiobooks of All Time

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Spotify just revealed the most streamed artists, albums, songs, podcasts,…

Xbox mobile app game purchases

Microsoft Hasn’t Given Up on its Long-Awaited Xbox Mobile Store

Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma confirmed yesterday that the company is still hoping to launch…

Amazon Alexa+

Alexa+ is Now Available in Early Access in Spain

Amazon’s new Alexa+ assistant is now available in early access in Spain, one week after…

Threads Live Chats

Threads Launches Public Group Chats for Live Events

Threads is launching a new Live Chat experience that will allow users to discuss ongoing…

iPhone iPad

[Updated] Apple Releases iOS 26.4.2 and iPadOS 26.4.2

Apple has just released iOS 26.4.2 and iPadOS 26.4.2, two minor releases with bug fixes…

Discord Xbox Game Pass

Xbox Teases New Discord Perk for Game Pass Members

Asha Sharma, the new CEO of Microsoft Gaming, teased today a new partnership with Discord…

PS5 Digital Edition discount

Sony’s PS5 Digital Edition is Down to its $399 Launch Price for a Limited Time

Sony is currently offering a $200 discount on its PS5 Digital Edition, which is down…

Google Workspace Intelligence

Google Workspace Intelligence Now Provides Deeper Context for Gemini Features

Google Workspace Intelligence can now improve all generative AI tasks across Workspace apps by grounding…

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