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

Google’s Bard AI Launches in Early Access Today

Google is making its new Bard AI available for early enthusiasts in the US and…

Microsoft Starts Rolling Out Bing Image Creator in its Bing Chatbot and Edge

Microsoft has started rolling out a new Bing Image Creator feature in its new Bing…

Netflix Games

Netflix to Release 40 Mobile Games This Year as Work on Cloud Gaming Tech Continues

Netflix announced today that it’s planning to launch 40 new mobile games this year. The…

Xbox mobile apps

Microsoft Aims to Launch its Mobile Games Store Next Year

Microsoft would like to launch a new mobile app store for games on iOS and…

Meta’s Paid Verification for Facebook and Instagram Launches in the US

Meta is officially launching its Meta Verified program in the US today. For $11.99/month, subscribers…

Deal: Valve’s Steam Deck is 10% Off for its First Anniversary

Valve is discounting its Steam Deck gaming handheld to celebrate its first anniversary. All models…

Google Discovers Samsung Modem Vulnerabilities on Pixel 6 and 7, Galaxy S22, and More

Google is warning users of Pixel 6, 7, and Galaxy S22 that it discovered several…

Windows 11 PC

Microsoft Releases New Windows 11 Insider Builds for the Beta Channel

The new Windows 11 Insider builds for Beta channel testers introduce live captions in more…

YouTube TV Gets a Price Bump to $72.99/Month

Google is raising the price of the YouTube TV Base Plan from $64.99/month to $72.99/month…

Microsoft 365 Copilot Brings Generative AI to Office, Teams and a New Business Chat App

Microsoft is bringing generative AI capabilities to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and more with…

Google Discontinues its Glass Enterprise Edition 2

Google has stopped selling its Glass Enterprise Edition 2 smart glasses yesterday, and the company…

Microsoft Bing chatbot

(Updated) Microsoft Lets Everyone Try its New Bing Chatbot

Microsoft is apparently allowing everyone who joins the waitlist for its Bing chatbot to access…

Minecraft Launches on Chromebooks in Early Access

Minecraft is launching in early access on select Chromebooks today. The game is priced at…

YouTube TV Starts Rolling Out New Multiview Feature

Google has started rolling out a new multiview feature on YouTube TV that will let…

Microsoft Announces Another 10-Year Cloud Gaming Deal With Ubitus

Microsoft announced today a 10-year deal with the cloud gaming provider Ubitus. Microsoft will make…

Spotify is Keeping its HiFi Plan on Hold Due to “Industry Changes”

Spotify’s HiFi tier is still nowhere to be seen two years after it was first…

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