Laurent Giret

Laurent a Senior News Editor at Thurrott.com. He's been writing about the tech industry for many years and his favorite topics to cover include Big Tech, media, and gaming.

Laurent Giret’s Recent Posts

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EU Commission is Investigating X/Twitter Over Digital Service Act Violations

The European Commission announced today that it’s launching an investigation to determine if Twitter/X failed…

Apple Watch Ultra

US Sales of Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 to be Paused Over Patent Dispute

Apple will pause US sales of its Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 on…

Adobe Gives Up on its $20 Billion Acquisition of Figma

Adobe is officially giving up on its $20 billion acquisition of Figma after the UK…

Meta Quest

Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Launch on Meta Quest Headsets

After Microsoft brought Xbox Cloud Gaming to the Meta Quest 3 VR headset earlier this…

Microsoft’s Countdown Sale Kicks Off With Big Xbox and Surface Discounts

Microsoft has kicked off its annual Countdown sale today with discounts on select Surface hardware,…

YouTube app on GV

YouTube on TV Will Now Show Fewer But Longer Ad Breaks

Google is changing how it’s displaying ads on its YouTube apps on TVs, and users…

Windows 11 Voice Access

Windows 11 Beta Build 22635.2915 is Out With Voice Access Improvements

The Windows 11 Build 22635.2915 is out on the Beta Channel, and it introduces multi-display…

AirPods Pro USB-C Case

Apple Now Sells USB-C Charging Case for AirPods Pro for $99

After Apple released 2nd-gen AirPods Pro with a USB-C charging case in September, the company…

Intel Core Ultra Meteor Lake

Intel Launches its First “Meteor Lake” Core Ultra Mobile CPUs

Intel is launching today the first generation of Intel Core Ultra mobile CPUs, codenamed “Meteor…

Meta's new Threads service

Threads Launches in Europe and Starts Testing ActivityPub Integration

Meta’s Threads app is officially launching in Europe today, and the platform is also starting…

iPhone Music Spotify app

Report: Apple to Be Hit By EU Antitrust Order Over App Store Rules for Music Services

The European Commission is reportedly getting ready to crack down on Apple’s restrictive App Store…

Windows 11 PC hero

Microsoft Releases the Last Windows 11 Insider Builds of 2023

As 2023 is coming to a close, Microsoft released today the last two Windows 11…

Apple Self Repair Program MacBook

Apple Self Service Repair Comes to 24 New Countries, Adds iPhone 15 and M2 Macs Support

Apple is expanding its Self Service Repair program to the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15…

Google TV

Google TV Gets Performance Improvements and Live TV Updates

Google highlighted yesterday some new updates and performance improvements that are now rolling out to…

iPhone 15 Pro Max

First iOS 17.3 Beta Adds New Stolen Device Protection Feature

The first iOS 17.3 developer beta introduces Stolen Device Protection, which adds another layer of…

Windows 11 Fall Update

Microsoft Releases December Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows 11 and 10

The December Patch Tuesday updates bring various Copilot improvements on Windows 11, while Windows 10…

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