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
Apple Releases iOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, and tvOS 16.5
- Laurent Giret
- May 18, 2023
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Apple released today iOS 16.5, iPadOS 16.5, and macOS Ventura 13.4. The main new features…
OpenAI Releases ChatGPT App for iOS
- Laurent Giret
- May 18, 2023
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OpenAI released a ChatGPT app for iOS today, but only in the US. More markets…
Netflix’s Ad-Supported Tier Has Almost 5 Million Users
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- May 18, 2023
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Netflix's cheaper ad-supported plan now has almost 5 million monthly active users, and the user…
YouTube Will Soon Show Unskippable 30-Second Ads on TVs
- Laurent Giret
- May 18, 2023
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YouTube will soon start showing unskippable 30-second ads to users of its TV apps that…
Microsoft Brings its First PC Games to Nvidia GeForce Now
- Laurent Giret
- May 18, 2023
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Gears 5 is the first Xbox Game Studio title to become available on Nvidia's GeForce…
Microsoft Drops Sign-In Requirement for its Bing Chatbot
- Laurent Giret
- May 17, 2023
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Starting today, Microsoft is allowing everyone to use its Bing chatbot without being signed in…
Elon Musk is Okay to Lose Money Because of His Tweets
- Laurent Giret
- May 17, 2023
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In a long interview with CNBC yesterday, Elon Musk discussed various topics including his acquisition…
Microsoft Starts Rolling Out Contextual Chat in Bing and More
- Laurent Giret
- May 16, 2023
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Microsoft has started rolling out the various Bing updates it announced earlier this month when…
Apple Details New Accessibility Features Coming to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Later This Year
- Laurent Giret
- May 16, 2023
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Apple is working on several new accessibility features to make its core iOS, iPadOS, and…
Spotify’s AI DJ Comes to the UK and Ireland
- Laurent Giret
- May 16, 2023
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Spotify Premium subscribers in the UK and Ireland can now test Spotify’s new AI DJ.…
FIFA 23, Planet of Lana, More Come to Game Pass in May
- Laurent Giret
- May 16, 2023
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The second wave of games coming to the Game Pass library in May includes FIFA…
Phone Link for iOS is Now Available for All Windows 11 Users
- Laurent Giret
- May 15, 2023
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Microsoft started rolling out Phone Link for iOS last month, but the new iPhone support…
UK Regulator Responds to EU’s Decision on Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal
- Laurent Giret
- May 15, 2023
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After the EU Commission approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard today, the UK's CMA said…
EU Approves Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
- Laurent Giret
- May 15, 2023
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The European Commission has just approved Microsoft’s $68 billion of Activision Blizzard. The antitrust regulator…
Apple is Reportedly Testing First M3 Pro Macs With 12 CPU Cores
- Laurent Giret
- May 15, 2023
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Apple is reportedly testing its first MacBook Pros powered by a new M3 Pro chip…
(Updated) Elon Musk Says a New Twitter CEO Has Been Chosen
- Laurent Giret
- May 12, 2023
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Elon Musk announced yesterday that he has finally found someone to replace him as the…