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

Outlook Lite Android app

Microsoft’s Outlook Lite Android App Will Stop Working on May 25

Microsoft’s Outlook Lite Android app will be fully retired on May 25, 2026, and the…

Xbox Asha Sharma Matt Booty

Microsoft Gaming CEO Says Company Needs “Better Value Equation” for Game Pass

In an internal memo to Xbox employees, Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma acknowledged that Microsoft…

Nvidia

Report: Nvidia is in Discussions to Acquire Leading PC Maker

Nvidia, one of the biggest chip makers in the world, has reportedly been in discussions…

Anthropic Claude for Word

Anthropic Launches Claude for Word in Beta

Anthropic recently launched a new Claude add-in for Microsoft Word that can share context with…

Xbox Metro 2039

Xbox Announces First Look: Metro 2039 Broadcast on April 16

Metro 2039, the next installment in the post-apocalyptic shooter franchise, will have its worldwide reveal…

Windows Insider Program 9th anniversary light wallpaper

Microsoft is Simplifying its Windows Insider Program With Just Two Channels

Microsoft will soon revamp its Windows Insider Program with a new Experimental Channel with Feature…

Amazon Luna

Amazon Luna is Discontinuing Game Purchases and Third-Party Game Stores Integrations

Amazon is streamlining its Luna cloud gaming service and ending individual game purchases and integrations…

WhatsApp Status updates

WhatsApp’s Ephemeral Status Updates May Come Soon to the Main Chats Tab

WhatsApp is reportedly preparing to test the integration of ephemeral Status updates at the top…

Gmail end-to-end encryption

Gmail Now Supports End-to-end Encryption for Workspace Users on iOS and Android

Google is expanding the availability of Gmail end-to-end encryption to Workspace users on Android and…

YouTube Premium

YouTube is Raising the Price of All Premium Plans in the US

YouTube is notifying Premium subscribers in the US about upcoming price increases that will affect…

ChatGPT

OpenAI Launches $100/Month ChatGPT Pro Plan For Heavy Codex Users

OpenAI just launched a cheaper ChatGPT Pro plan priced at $100/month that provides access to…

MacBook Air

macOS 26.4.1 is Out to Fix Wi-Fi Connectivity Issues on M5 MacBook Air and Pro Models

Apple released macOS Tahoe 26.4.1 yesterday to address a Wi-Fi connectivity issue on the just-released…

YouTube app

YouTube Introduces Experimental ‘Auto Speed’ Feature

YouTube Premium subscribers can try a new ‘Auto speed’ feature that will help them save…

Samsung AirDrop QuickShare Galaxy

Samsung Brings AirDrop Support in Beta to More Galaxy Phones

Samsung is adding support for AirDrop through Quick Share on One UI 8.5 beta, which…

Microsoft Build 2026

Microsoft’s Build 2026 Session Catalog is Now Live

Microsoft has published the full session catalog for its Build 2026 developer conference, which will…

Spotify disable videos

Spotify Now Lets Users Disable All Videos

Spotify is rolling out new controls for disabling all videos on the platform, including music…

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