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

Microsoft Reveals New Game Pass Titles for Late July

The second wave of games coming to the Game Pass library in July includes a…

Twitter

Elon Musk Warns Twitter is Still Cash Flow Negative

Despite drastic cost-cutting measures and the hire of a new CEO to lure advertisers back,…

Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family

Xbox Game Pass Friends and Family Preview is Ending in August

The Xbox Game Pass Friend and Family plan that Microsoft launched in limited preview back…

Xbox Game Pass Core

Xbox Game Pass Core to Replace Xbox Live Gold on September 14

It’s official, Microsoft’s Xbox Live Gold subscription will officially become Xbox Game Pass Core on…

Anstream Arcade Xbox

Retro Game Streaming Platform Anstream Arcade is Coming to Xbox on July 21

Anstream Arcade, a retro-themed cloud gaming service that’s already available on PC and Android devices…

Meta's new Threads service

Meta Blocks Access to its Threads App to EU Users with VPNs

Meta has taken new measures to block its Threads app in the EU. The Twitter…

Competition and Markets Authority CMA

UK CMA Extends Deadline for its Review of Microsoft’s Activision Deal

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced today that it was extending the deadline…

Twitter

Twitter Launches its Creator Ads Revenue Sharing Program

Twitter officially launched its Creator Ads Revenue Sharing program yesterday, delivering on a previous promise…

Windows 11 PC

New Windows 11 Builds Land on the Beta and Release Preview Channels

New Windows 11 Insider builds are available on the Beta and Release Preview channels today,…

Windows 11 version 23H2

Microsoft to Release Windows 11 Version 23H2 as an ‘Enablement Package’

Windows 11 version 23H2 will share the same servicing branch and code base as version…

iPhone Tap to Pay

Tap to Pay on iPhone Launches in the UK

Apple is making Tap to Pay on iPhone available in the UK starting today, allowing…

Google Bard

Google Bard Gets New Features and Launches in Europe and Brazil

Google Bard is now available in new languages and countries including Brazil and Europe. Bard…

Federal Trade Commission FTC

FTC Appeals Court Ruling on Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal

The US FTC has filed an appeal to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard ahead…

Microsoft Store AI Hub

Microsoft Store AI Hub is Now Rolling Out to Insiders

The new Microsoft Store AI Hub that Microsoft announced at its Build conference in May…

Windows 11 PC

Windows 11 Insider Build 25905 Brings Several Dev Channel Features to Canary

The Windows Insider build 25905 brings Dev Drive and other features that were previously introduced…

Xbox voice reporting

Microsoft Starts Testing Voice Reporting Feature on Xbox

Microsoft is working on a new voice reporting feature on Xbox that will let gamers…

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