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
Microsoft Drops Support for the Original Surface Duo
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- Sep 11, 2023
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Microsoft’s original Surface Duo, which was released three years ago in September 2020 will no…
Windows 11 Insider Build 23541 is Now Available on the Dev Channel
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- Sep 08, 2023
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The Windows 11 Insider build 23541 is now available for Dev Channel testers, but this…
Google is Rolling Out its New Privacy Sandbox to the Majority of Chrome Users
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- Sep 08, 2023
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The Privacy Sandbox, Google’s alternative to third-party cookies is now generally available on the company’s…
Apple Releases iOS, macOS, and watchOS Updates to Fix Critical Security Vulnerabilities
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- Sep 08, 2023
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Apple released yesterday macOS Ventura 13.5.2, iOS 16.6.1 and iPadOS 16.6.1, and watchOS 9.6.2 to…
Windows Insiders on the Canary Channel Get a Bug Fixing Update
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- Sep 07, 2023
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The Windows 11 build 25947 is now available for Canary Channel testers, and it brings…
Google Wants to Show “Fewer, Longer Ad Breaks” on its YouTube Apps on TV
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 07, 2023
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Google is planning to revamp the ad experience on its YouTube app for TVs, and…
Nintendo Has Reportedly Started Showing the “Switch 2” to Developers
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 07, 2023
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Nintendo reportedly showed the “Nintendo Switch 2” to third-party developers at the Gamescom conference last…
Google Chrome is Being Redesigned For its 15th Anniversary
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 07, 2023
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Google is about to give its Chrome browser a pretty substantial design refresh to celebrate…
Microsoft is Changing How OneDrive Photo Storage Works in October
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- Sep 06, 2023
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Microsoft has started warning OneDrive users that adding a photo that’s already been backed up…
Spotify Tests Making Song Lyrics a Premium Feature
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 06, 2023
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In a new experiment, Spotify has started testing restricting song lyrics to Premium subscribers.
Microsoft to Hold OneDrive Event on October 3
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 06, 2023
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Microsoft is planning to detail the future of file management in OneDrive during a digital…
EU Designates Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Google, Meta, and Microsoft as ‘Gatekeepers’
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 06, 2023
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Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft have been designated as "gatekeepers" by the EU Commission,…
Facebook Will Lose its News Tab in the UK, France and Germany
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 05, 2023
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Meta will remove the News tab from Facebook in the UK, France, and Germany in…
Xbox September Update Adds Game Streaming to Discord and More
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 05, 2023
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The Xbox September update brings the ability to stream games to Discord, but there's also…
New Game Pass Games for September Include Starfield and Lies of P
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- Sep 05, 2023
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Starfield will land on the Game Pass library tomorrow, September 6. It will be followed…
Report: Apple and Microsoft Don’t Want EU’s ‘Gatekeeper’ Status for iMessage and Bing
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 05, 2023
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Apple and Microsoft are reportedly opposed to seeing their own iMessage and Bing services being…