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
Twitter Suspends Some Journalist Accounts and Blocks Links to Mastodon
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- Dec 16, 2022
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Twitter has suspended the accounts of several journalists it accused of sharing the real-time location…
Microsoft Says HoloLens 2 Successor Will Need to Be a “Meaningful Update”
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 15, 2022
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Microsoft says that it isn’t going to release an iterative HoloLens update as industrial customers…
Amazon Will Publish the Next Tomb Raider Game
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- Dec 15, 2022
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Amazon will be the publisher of the next Tomb Raider game that's currently being developed…
Android and Google Nest Devices Now Support Matter Smart Home Standard
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 15, 2022
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Google announced today that Android devices and the company’s Nest smart home devices now support…
AWS, Microsoft, Meta, and TomTom Launch The Overture Maps Foundation
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 15, 2022
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The Linux Foundation has teamed up with AWS, Microsoft, Meta, and the mapping company TomTom…
Microsoft Will Let Its EU Cloud Customers Process and Store Data Locally
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 15, 2022
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Microsoft will begin the phased rollout of the EU Data Boundary for its cloud services…
Skype Demoes Real-Time Translations That Imitate Your Own Voice
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 15, 2022
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The new Skype "TruVoice" feature can translate what participants in a video call say in…
Microsoft Releases Its Last Windows 11 Insider Build of 2022
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 14, 2022
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The Windows 11 build 25267 will be the last Insider flight for 2022, and testers…
Apple is Reportedly on the Fence About Opening Up iMessage
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 14, 2022
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If the EU’s Digital Market Acts will require Apple and other big platforms to make…
Twitter May Soon Start Pushing Personalized Ads to All Users
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 14, 2022
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Twitter is considering pushing personalized ads to all users. Ads would be personalized by default…
Apple Releases iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and macOS 13.1
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 13, 2022
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iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and macOS Ventura 13.1 introduce a new Freeform digital whiteboard app,…
Microsoft Releases December Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 13, 2022
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The December 2022 “Patch Tuesday” update for Windows 11 brings new storage alerts for OneDrive…
Report: Microsoft’s Call of Duty Offer to Sony Includes PlayStation Plus Access
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 13, 2022
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Microsoft’s Call of Duty offer to Sony reportedly includes the right to make Call of…
Apple’s First iPads and MacBooks With OLED Displays May Come in 2024
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 13, 2022
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Apple could release its first MacBook and iPads with OLED displays in 2024. The new…
Microsoft Authenticator is Dropping Support for the Apple Watch
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 13, 2022
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Microsoft will be pulling the plug on its Microsoft Authenticator app for the Apple Watch…
Meta Sunsets Its Connectivity Division
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 12, 2022
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Meta has shut down its Connectivity division, which aimed to provide faster access to the…