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
Microsoft Has Stopped Developing New Games for Xbox One
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- Jun 15, 2023
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Head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty confirmed that Microsoft is no longer developing new…
New Windows 11 Insider Builds Are Available on the Beta Channel
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- Jun 15, 2023
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The Windows 11 Insider build 22631.1900 will suggest users who don't interact with toast notifications…
Intel Details New Branding Changes Coming With its Meteor Lake CPUs
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- Jun 15, 2023
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Intel announced this morning a new branding structure for its Core processors ahead of the…
Dev Channel Insiders Can Now Use Pen Input Anywhere They Can Type
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- Jun 14, 2023
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The Windows 11 Insider build 23481 lets Dev Channel testers use their pen anwyhere they…
Sony is Testing Cloud Streaming for PlayStation 5 Games
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- Jun 14, 2023
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Sony is testing cloud streaming for PlayStation 5 games, and PlayStation Plus Premium members will…
Microsoft Store Now Offers Replacement Components for Surface Devices
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- Jun 14, 2023
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Starting today, Microsoft is now offering replacement components for Surface devices in its Microsoft Store…
OpenAI Announces API Updates and Price Cuts for Developers
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- Jun 14, 2023
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OpenAI announced some updates for its GPT-3.5 turbo and GPT-4 generative AI models this week,…
EU Hits Google With Antitrust Complain Over its Ad Tech Business
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- Jun 14, 2023
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Two years after opening an investigation into Google’s anticompetitive practices in the digital advertising business,…
Amazon is Testing AI-Generated Review Summaries
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- Jun 13, 2023
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As Amazon continues to face a fake reviews problem, the company has started using AI…
Netflix Could Stream its First Live Sports Event This Fall
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- Jun 13, 2023
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Netflix is reportedly in discussions to stream a live celebrity golf tournament featuring both professional…
Windows Subsystem for Android Adds File Sharing Support for Insiders
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- Jun 12, 2023
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Today's update for the Windows Subsystem for Android adds support for file sharing between Windows…
Phil Spencer Says Mid-gen Xbox Upgrade Doesn’t “Feel an Imperative”
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 12, 2023
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Despite rumors of an upcoming “PlayStation 5 Pro,” Xbox's Phil Spencer said he doesn’t “feel…
PC Game Pass Games Are Coming to Nvidia GeForce Now
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 12, 2023
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Following its Xbox Games Showcase yesterday, Microsoft announced that it planning to bring PC Game…
Microsoft Launches Starfield Limited Edition Xbox Wireless Controller and Headset
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 11, 2023
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To celebrate the upcoming launch of Starfield on September 6, Microsoft is launching today the…
Microsoft Announces Xbox Series S Carbon Black With 1TB of Storage
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 11, 2023
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The new Xbox Series S Carbon Black will offer 1TB of storage, and it will…
Spotify is Testing New “Offline Mix” Feature
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- Jun 09, 2023
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Spotify is testing a new “Offline Mix” feature that will automatically download a mix of…