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, Threads, X (Twitter), Bluesky, and Mastodon.

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Apple Releases First Public Beta for iOS 27, macOS 27, and More

Apple shipped yesterday the first public betas for the upcoming ’27 releases of iOS, iPadOS,…

Windows Search

Windows Insiders Can Test a Decluttered Windows Search Experience

Microsoft is improving the Windows Search experience by improving the quality of search results and…

Apple Pencil iPad

Report: Apple to Launch New Pencil Models Alongside Refreshed iPad Pro Lineup Next year

Apple is reportedly planning to launch new Apple Pencil models next year alongside a refreshed…

Waze less chatty mode

Waze Adds Personalized Routes, Motorcycle Mode, More

Google's Waze navigation app is getting a new motorcycle mode, personalized routes, and some Gemini…

Disney+

Disney+ Could Add a Free Tier

Disney+ is exploring the introduction of a new free tier to attract more users to…

Facebook time for a break

EU Commission Threatens to Fine Meta Over Instagram and Facebook’s “Addictive Design”

To comply with the Digital Services Act, the EU Commission said today that Meta will…

Netflix Revenues Grew 17 Percent in Third Quarter

Report: Netflix Could Add Live Channels and Streaming Bundles to Increase Engagement

Netflix is reportedly exploring new options to increase engagement on the platform, including adding live…

Windows 11 PC

Microsoft Details How It’s Using AI to Improve Windows Security

Microsoft detailed today how it's been increasingly using AI-powered discovery to keep Windows users protected…

Meta AI Image Generator

Meta’s New AI Image Generator Can Use Public Instagram Photos, But You Can Opt Out

Meta just launched a new image generation model in WhatsApp and Instagram that can use…

Google Photos Video Remix

Google Photos Can Now Reimagine Your Videos With AI

The Google Photos app is adding a new Video Remix feature that uses AI to…

Fallout New Vegas

Xbox Reportedly Has Obsidian Entertainment Working on New Fallout Game

Obsidian Entertainment, one of the various studios impacted by the dramatic Xbox layoffs announced earlier…

ChatGPT Voice GPT-Live

ChatGPT Voice Gets a Big Upgrade With New GPT-Live Models

OpenAI's new GPT-Live models allow ChatGPT to listen and talk at the same time and…

Spotify

Spotify Now Lets Users Pin More than 4 Items in Their Libraries

Spotify is raising today the maximum number of items that can be pinned for quick…

Netflix

Netflix Will Soon Add Videos From BuzzFeed and Other Publishers

Netflix will soon diversify its content offering with the addition of videos from BuzzFeed, Condé…

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked July 22 2026

Samsung Announces Galaxy Unpacked Event on July 22

Samsung is planning to reveal new foldable Galaxy devices during an Unpacked event in London…

Claude Cowork web mobile

Claude Cowork is Now Available on Mobile and Web for Max Subscribers

Anthropic’s Claude Cowork agentic tool is coming to the web and mobile following its launch…

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