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
Spotify Premium Gets More Expensive in the US and Other Markets
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- Jul 24, 2023
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Spotify is raising the price of Spotify Premium in the US and other markets today.…
Twitter Loses its Bird Logo as Part of ‘X’ Rebranding
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- Jul 24, 2023
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Twitter’s bird logo is now gone as Elon Musk announced that the platform is being…
Windows 11 Insider Build 22631.2050 Brings New 23H2 Features
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- Jul 21, 2023
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Today's new Windows 11 preview 23H2 build brings several new features including the ability to…
Top Tech Companies Promise White House to Implement AI Safeguards
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 21, 2023
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President Biden welcomed executives from the top leading AI companies to have them commit to…
Surface Laptop Studio 2 is Reportedly Coming Later this Year
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 21, 2023
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Microsoft's Surface Laptop Studio 2 could reportedly launch later this year alongside other new Surface…
US Army Will Soon Start Testing Improved Microsoft HoloLens Headset
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 20, 2023
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The US Army will soon start testing an improved HoloLens headset that addresses the reliability…
Google is Raising the Price of YouTube Premium in the US
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- Jul 20, 2023
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YouTube Premium now costs $13.99/month instead of $11.99/month in the US. Google says this will…
Blizzard is Bringing Overwatch 2 and Other Games to Steam
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- Jul 20, 2023
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Blizzard Entertainment announced yesterday that it would bring a selection of its games to Steam,…
Apple is Reportedly Working on its Own ChatGPT-Like ChatBot
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- Jul 20, 2023
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Apple is reportedly developing its own generative AI tools to catch up with OpenAI’s ChatGPT,…
Windows Copilot and New Outlook for Windows Come to All Dev Channel Insiders
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 19, 2023
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Windows 11 Insider build 23506 brings the Windows Copilot Preview and the web-based Outlook for…
Meta Introduces Rate Limits on Threads to Fight Spam
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 19, 2023
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After Twitter limited the number of tweets users could see per day earlier this month,…
Netflix Discontinues ‘Basic’ Tier in the US and UK
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 19, 2023
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Netflix has now discontinued its ‘Basic’ ad-free plan for new subscribers in the US and…
Microsoft and Activision Extend Acquisition Deadline to October 18
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 19, 2023
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Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have announced an extension of their merging agreement deadline, which expired…
Microsoft’s Bing Chatbot Adds Visual Search Support
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 18, 2023
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With Visual Search, Bing users can now upload images to the chatbot and prompt it…
Microsoft Announces Microsoft 365 Copilot Pricing and Bing Chat Enterprise
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 18, 2023
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Microsoft finally revealed pricing details for its Microsoft 365 Copilot, and the company is also…
YouTube is Testing New Stable Volume Feature on Mobile
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- Jul 18, 2023
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Google has quietly started testing a new “Stable Volume” feature on YouTube that aims to…