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.

Laurent Giret’s Recent Posts

Google Search Generative experience

Google Brings Generative AI in Search to More Than 120 Countries

Google’s new Search Generative Experience (SGE), which puts ChatGPT-like answers at the top of the…

Microsoft Copilot

Windows 11’s New Copilot Assistant is Reportedly Headed to Windows 10

Microsoft’s new Copilot AI assistant, one of the flagship new features in the freshly-released Windows…

Windows 11 PC with Start Menu

Windows 11 Canary Build 25992 is Out With SMB Changes

The Windows 11 Canary build 25592 introduces various changes for the Server Message Block (SMB)…

Windows Tips app

Windows Tips App is Now Deprecated

The Windows Tips app is joining the list of deprecated features following the release of…

Spotify Premium Audiobooks

Spotify Premium Now Offers 15 Hours/Month of Audiobook Listening in the US

Spotify Premium members in the US can now listen to a selection of 200,000 audiobooks…

GTA VI

Rockstar Games to Reveal First GTA VI Trailer Next Month

Rockstar Games is finally ready to share more details about GTA VI. The company said…

Apple iPhone iPad Mac

Apple Releases iOS 17.1.1 and macOS 14.1.1

iOS 17.1.1 and macOS 14.1.1 are now available. The iOS update includes a fix for…

YouTube Generative AI

YouTube is Testing New Generative AI Features

Google has started testing new generative AI features on YouTube including a conversational AI tool…

PlayStation Twitter integration

Sony is Discontinuing Twitter/X Integration on PS4 and PS5

Sony is discontinuing the Twitter/X integration on PS4 and PS5 consoles that allowed gamers to…

Whatsapp for Mac Group calling

Native WhatsApp App for macOS is Now Available on the Mac App Store

A new native version of WhatsApp for Mac is now available on the Mac App…

OpenAI custom chatgpt

OpenAI Now Lets Anyone Create Custom Versions of ChatGPT

Starting this week, OpenAI will let anyone create a custom version of ChatGPT that’s optimized…

Microsoft Inworld AI

Microsoft Partners With Inworld AI to Bring Generative AI to Game Development

Microsoft announced today a new partnership with Inworld AI, a startup aiming to improve game…

xAI Grok

xAI, Elon Musk’s AI Startup, Unveils its “Grok” Chatbot

xAI, Elon Musk’s new AI startup has just put the wraps off its first AI…

Windows 11 2023 Update 23H2

Microsoft Releases the Windows 11 2023 Update (23H2)

The Windows 11 2023 update (version 23H2) starts rolling out today. It includes Windows Copilot…

Apple MacBook Pro Touchbar

Apple Discontinues its Last MacBook Pro With Touch Bar

Apple has now discontinued its 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, which is now replaced…

Football Manager 2023 Xbox Game Pass November 2023

Football Manager 2024 and More Are Coming to Game Pass in November

Several new games will launch on day one on Game Pass next month, including Football…

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