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
Quake II Remaster Launches on All Platforms Today
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- Aug 10, 2023
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An enhanced version of Quake II has been released today on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo…
Windows 365 Switch Comes to the Windows Insider Dev and Beta Channels
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- Aug 10, 2023
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The Windows 365 Switch feature that lets users easily switch between their local desktop and…
Meta’s Threads App Gets New Social Features
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- Aug 10, 2023
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While Meta is still working on a full-featured Threads web app, the Threads apps for…
Microsoft Releases August Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows PCs
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- Aug 08, 2023
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Microsoft has released today the August Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10,…
Facebook Messenger for Android is Dropping SMS Support
- Laurent Giret
- Aug 08, 2023
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The Facebook Messenger app for Android will drop support for SMS messages in an upcoming…
PS5 Cloud Streaming Goes Live for Some PS Plus Premium Members
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- Aug 08, 2023
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Sony has started beta testing its PS5 cloud streaming with select PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers.
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition Gets Approved by New Zealand
- Laurent Giret
- Aug 08, 2023
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New Zealand is the latest country to approve Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is Coming on November 10
- Laurent Giret
- Aug 07, 2023
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, the next installment in the annualized Call of Duty…
Microsoft’s Bing Chatbot is Adding Third-Party Mobile Browsers Support
- Laurent Giret
- Aug 07, 2023
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Microsoft announced today that it's expanding access to its Bing chatbot to third-party browsers, including…
Microsoft Brings More Windows 11 Dev Channel Features to Canary Insiders
- Laurent Giret
- Aug 04, 2023
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The Windows 11 Insider Canary build 25921 includes recent Dev Channel features such as HDR…
GitHub Copilot Adds Code Referencing Tool in Beta
- Laurent Giret
- Aug 04, 2023
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GitHub Copilot, the AI-based tool designed to help developers write code is adding a new…
Google Adds ‘Results About You’ Notifications and SafeSearch Improvements
- Laurent Giret
- Aug 03, 2023
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Google unveiled today new safety features for its search engine, as well as new tools…
Microsoft Kills its Cortana App on Windows 11
- Laurent Giret
- Aug 03, 2023
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Microsoft has killed its standalone Cortana app on Windows 11. The company previously announced that…
Google Improves its New Search Generative Experience
- Laurent Giret
- Aug 03, 2023
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Google detailed three updates that it recently rolled out to improve its Search Generative Experience,…
Microsoft’s StagingTool App for Enabling Hidden Windows 11 Features Leaks
- Laurent Giret
- Aug 03, 2023
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Microsoft has accidentally shared its internal “StagingTool” app that can be used to enable hidden…
Windows Copilot Preview Starts Rolling Out to Beta Channel Insiders
- Laurent Giret
- Aug 02, 2023
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The Windows Copilot Preview is now rolling out to a subset of Beta Channel Insiders.…