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.

Laurent Giret’s Recent Posts

Cortana Windows 11 app

Microsoft Kills its Cortana App on Windows 11

Microsoft has killed its standalone Cortana app on Windows 11. The company previously announced that…

google search generative experience

Google Improves its New Search Generative Experience

Google detailed three updates that it recently rolled out to improve its Search Generative Experience,…

Windows 11 PC

Microsoft’s StagingTool App for Enabling Hidden Windows 11 Features Leaks

Microsoft has accidentally shared its internal “StagingTool” app that can be used to enable hidden…

Windows Copilot for Windows 11

Windows Copilot Preview Starts Rolling Out to Beta Channel Insiders

The Windows Copilot Preview is now rolling out to a subset of Beta Channel Insiders.…

YouTube app

Google Tests AI-Generated Video Summaries on YouTube

Google has started testing AI-generated video summaries on YouTube videos. The experiment follows the addition…

Xbox Game Streaming Discord

Microsoft Starts Testing Xbox Game Streaming to Discord

Microsoft has started testing Xbox game streaming to Discord with select Xbox Insiders, offering a…

Microsoft Teams meetings

Microsoft Teams Now Supports Spatial Audio for Meetings

The Microsoft Teams desktop app now supports spatial audio, which can help meeting participants to…

X Blue Subscribers Can Now Hide Their Verified Checkmarks

X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, is now allowing Blue subscribers to hide verified…

Xbox Controller Repair Parts

Microsoft Now Sells Repair Parts for Xbox Controllers in the US

Xbox gamers in the US can now purchase repair parts for Xbox Elite Series 2…

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo’s Next Console Could Reportedly Launch in 2024

Nintendo has reportedly sent development kits of its next-gen console to key partner studios ahead…

Xbox Game Pass August 2023 Broforce Everspace 2

Everspace 2, Broforce Forever, and More Are Coming to Game Pass in August

Everspace 2 and Broforce Forever headline the first wave of games coming to the Game…

Google Assistant

Report: Google Assistant is Being Revamped With Generative AI Technology

Google is reportedly working on a new version of its Google Assistant that uses the…

Microsoft Clipchamp

Microsoft’s Clipchamp Video Editor is Coming to Microsoft 365 Commercial Customers

Clipchamp, Microsoft’s cloud-based video editor will become available to Microsoft 365 commercial customers through Targeted…

Xbox Console Companion

Microsoft is Sunsetting its UWP Xbox Console Companion App

Microsoft quietly announced last week that its UWP-based Xbox Console Companion app will be deprecated…

Apple iPhone event Tim Cook

Apple’s iPhone 15 Lineup Could Be More Expensive

The upcoming iPhone 15 lineup is expected to be the biggest upgrade in years, but…

Apple to Enforce Stricter API Rules to Improve iOS Privacy

Apple is planning to implement stricter API rules to prevent iOS developers from collecting more…

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