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

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Microsoft Starts Testing Windows Copilot With Dev Channel Insiders

Windows Copilot, the new AI-powered assistant for Windows 11 that Microsoft first announced at its…

Microsoft Bing Edge

Microsoft Adds New AI-Powered Shopping Tools in Bing and Edge

Microsoft is rolling out AI-generated Buying Guides across Bing and Edge, review summaries, as well…

Xbox Games with Gold July 2023

Microsoft Reveals Xbox Games with Gold for July

Microsoft's Xbox Games with Gold titles for the month of July include the survival horror…

YouTube is Showing New Alerts to Free Users With Ad Blockers

Google is testing new pop-ups asking free YouTube users with ad blockers to disable them…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Microsoft CEO Would “Love” to See Console Exclusive Games Go Away

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said yesterday that he would "love to get rid of the…

Xbox mobile apps

Microsoft Wanted to Create a ‘Mobile-Native’ Version of Game Pass

The Microsoft v. FTC hearing revealed that Microsoft considered purchasing Square Enix to create a…

ChatGPT iOS app

ChatGPT iOS App Adds Microsoft Bing Integration

The ChatGPT app for iOS now lets ChatGPT Plus users use Bing to get results…

Google Project Iris AR glasses

Google Has Reportedly Killed its ‘Iris’ AR Glasses Project

Google has reportedly killed its “Project Iris” AR smart glasses project to focus on augmented…

Xbox Game Pass

PlayStation Boss Says Game Developers “Unanimously” Dislike Game Pass

PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan said during the Microsoft v. FTC hearing that most game developers…

Windows 11

Windows 11 Moment 3 is Now Available as an Optional Update

Microsoft has made the new Windows 11 “Moment 3” features available for all users via…

Meta social network

Meta Launches New Parental Controls on Messenger and Instagram

Meta is rolling out new parental supervision tools on Messenger and additional messaging privacy features…

windows 365

Report: Microsoft Wants to Bring Windows 365 Cloud PCs to Consumers

Microsoft is reportedly working on a consumer version of Windows 365, its cloud service that…

Xbox logo with games

Xbox Exec Thought Microsoft Could “Go Spend Sony Out of Business”

Head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty said in an email from 2019 that Microsoft…

Meta Quest

Meta Launches Quest+ VR Subscription Service

Meta is launching today Meta Quest+, a new VR subscription service that gives subscribers who…

Netflix

Netflix’s Basic Plan is No Longer Available in Canada

Netflix’s Basic plan is no longer available for new or rejoining members in Canada. The…

YouTube app

Google is Reportedly Testing Bringing Games to YouTube

After Google shut down its Stadia cloud gaming service earlier this year, the company has…

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