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
Microsoft Releases First Windows 11 Insider Builds for the New Canary and Dev Channels
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- Mar 08, 2023
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Microsoft has just released today the Windows 11 Insider build 25314 and 23403 for Insiders…
VPN by Google One is Now Available For All Subscribers
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- Mar 08, 2023
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Google announced today that all Google One subscribers are now getting access to Google’s own…
Bethesda’s Starfield Will Be Released on September 6
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- Mar 08, 2023
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Starfield, the much-anticipated sci-fi RPG from Bethesda has a new September 6, 2023 release date.…
DuckDuckGo is Trialing New Instant Answer Feature in Search Results
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- Mar 08, 2023
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DuckDuckGo is trialing DuckAssist, a new AI-powered Instant Answer feature in its search results. DuckAssist…
Meta is Testing Adding Messenger Back to its Main Facebook App
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- Mar 08, 2023
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Meta is currently testing bringing back Facebook Messenger features inside its main Facebook. It’s been…
Halo Infinite Season 3: Echoes Within Launches Today
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 07, 2023
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Echoes Within, the third multiplayer season of Halo Infinite is launching today on Xbox consoles…
Google is Getting Rid of Overlay Ads on YouTube
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- Mar 07, 2023
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Google is planning to retire overlay ads on YouTube starting on April 6. The company…
Report: Apple Made 8 of the Top 10 Best-Selling Smartphones in 2022
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 07, 2023
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There were 8 eight different iPhone models among the top 10 best-selling smartphones in 2022,…
Valheim is Coming to Xbox Game Pass in March
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 07, 2023
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The survival game Valheim is being released in preview on Xbox consoles this month, and…
Outlook for Mac is Now Free to Use on macOS
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 06, 2023
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Microsoft’s Outlook for Mac app is now free to use on macOS. Until today, Outlook…
Microsoft Announces Windows Insider Canary Channel and “Rebooted” Dev Channel
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- Mar 06, 2023
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The Windows Insider Program is getting a new Canary channel as well as a "rebooted"…
Microsoft Will Share its Vision of the Future of Work With AI on March 16
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 06, 2023
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Microsoft announced today that it will hold an event about “the future of work with…
Apple Could Launch New M3 iMac Later This Year
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 06, 2023
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Apple’s next-gen M3 chip is expected to ship in new Mac models coming later this…
Meta’s Quest Pro VR Headset Gets a $500 Price Cut
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 03, 2023
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Meta is dropping the price of its $1,499.99 Quest Pro VR headset, which will be…
Microsoft Starts Testing Enhanced Volume Mixer in Quick Settings
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 02, 2023
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The Windows 11 Insider build 25309 for Dev Channel testers introduces an enhanced volume mixer…
Report: EU is “Likely” to Approve Microsoft’s Concessions on Activision Blizzard Deal
- Laurent Giret
- Mar 02, 2023
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After announcing licensing deals with Nintendo and Nvidia last week, Microsoft may have successfully addressed…