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

WhatsApp Now Supports Using the Same Account on Multiple Phones

WhatsApp has started rolling out the ability to link your WhatsApp account to up to…

Opera Launches New Opera One Browser in Early Access

Opera launched today an early access version of its new Opera One web browser, which…

Microsoft to Stop Including Teams With Office to Avoid Antitrust Probe

Microsoft has reportedly agreed to stop bundling its Microsoft Teams app with its Office suite…

Twitter Quietly Gives Back Verified Checkmarks to High-Profile Accounts

After Twitter started removing legacy verified checkmarks on user profiles on April 20, it appears…

Report: iOS 17 May Only Allow Users to Sideload Apps in Europe

If the EU's Digital Markets Act will soon force Apple to allow sideloading and third-party…

Google’s Bard AI Can Now Help Users Write Code

Google's Bard AI has been upgraded with code generation and debugging capabilities. It can now…

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Apple is Reportedly Working on an iPhone Journaling App

Apple is reportedly working on a journaling app for iPhone users. The app will let…

Elon Musk is Paying to Have High-Profile Twitter Users Keep Their Checkmark

After Twitter started removing blue checkmarks from legacy verified accounts yesterday, Elon Musk confirmed that…

Windows 11 PC

Windows 11 Insider Builds 22621.1616 and 22624.1616 Land on the Beta Channel

Microsoft has just made the Windows 11 builds 22621.1616 and 22624.1616 available for Beta Channel…

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Microsoft is Bringing Back App Labels on the Windows 11 Taskbar

Microsoft appears ready to bring back the option to display app labels on the Windows…

Elon Musk Threatens to Sue Microsoft for Illegally Using Twitter Data

Elon Musk is threatening to sue Microsoft after accusing the company of illegally using Twitter…

Windows 11 PCs

Microsoft Releases Windows 11 Insider Builds 25346 and 23440

The Windows 11 Canary build 25346 introduces a new option to turn off HDR when…

Microsoft is Reportedly Planning ARM-Based Surface Go 4 and Smaller Surface Pro

Microsoft’s next Surface products to be released in the coming months could include an ARM-powered…

Report: Apple’s Mixed Reality Headset Will Support “Millions” of iPad Apps

Apple’s upcoming mixed-reality headset will reportedly be able to run iPad apps in addition to…

Amazon Prime Video Adds Dialogue Boost Accessibility Feature

Amazon has started rolling out a new Dialogue Boost accessibility feature on its Prime Video…

Amazon Fire TV Adds New Live TV Integration With DirecTV Stream

DirecTV Stream, AT&T’s live TV and on-demand streaming service is now integrated into the live…

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