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
Report: Microsoft is Exploring How to Bring Ads to its Bing AI
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- Feb 17, 2023
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Microsoft has reportedly demoed its new AI-powered Bing to a “major ad agency” this week…
New Microsoft Store UI is Rolling Out to Dev Channel Testers
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- Feb 17, 2023
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A new update to the Microsoft Store app is now rolling out to Dev Channel…
iOS 16.4 to Add Push Notifications Support for Home Screen Web Apps
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- Feb 17, 2023
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In the first iOS 16.4 and iPad OS 16.4 developer previews released yesterday, web apps…
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is Stepping Down After 9 Years
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 16, 2023
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Susan Wojcicki, a Google veteran who has been the CEO of YouTube for nine years…
Microsoft Acknowledges Feedback on its New Bing AI Chatbot
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 16, 2023
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Following a week of public testing of its new Bing AI chatbot, Microsoft has shared…
Apple Will Reportedly Unveil its Mixed Reality Headset at WWDC in June
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- Feb 16, 2023
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Apple’s mixed reality headset is reportedly set to make its debut at the company’s annual…
Windows 11 Insider Build 25300 Adds More Live Captions Languages
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 15, 2023
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The Windows 11 Insider build 25300 introduces live captions in more languages, and Microsoft is…
New Xbox Update Brings Carbon Aware Downloads and Better Google Home Integration
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 15, 2023
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The Xbox February update brings carbon-aware downloads for games and OS updates, as well as…
Elon Musk Wants Twitter to Have a New CEO by End of Year
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 15, 2023
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Elon Musk believes that Twitter may be ready to get a new CEO by the…
Microsoft Shares an Update on its AI-Powered Bing Rollout
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 15, 2023
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Microsoft exec Yusuf Mehdi shared an update on the rollout of the new AI-powered Bing,…
Google Launches Privacy Sandbox for Android in Beta
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 14, 2023
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Google is launching its Privacy Sandbox for Android in beta today. This new initiative aims…
Report: Skype’s Annual Revenue Dropped 74.5% in Almost 10 Years
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 14, 2023
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Skype, the app that pioneered VoIP-based communication in the early 2000s has lost much of…
Microsoft is Disabling Internet Explorer on Windows 10 Today
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 14, 2023
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Microsoft will disable Internet Explorer for good on Windows 10 version 20H2 and newer today.…
Twitter is Currently Showing Elon Musk’s Tweets to More Eyeballs
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 14, 2023
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Twitter’s algorithmic “For You” feed seems to be showing Elon Musk’s tweets and replies to…
Apple Releases iOS 16.3.1 and macOS Ventura 13.2.1
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 13, 2023
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The just-released iOS 16.3.1 includes optimizations for Crash Detection for iPhone 14 and iPhone 14…
Microsoft’s Yammer Brand is Being Retired in Favor of Viva Engage
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 13, 2023
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Yammer, the enterprise-focused social networking tool that’s part of Microsoft 365 is going to be…