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
Microsoft Buys 4% of London Stock Exchange Group in 10-Year Cloud Deal
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- Dec 12, 2022
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Microsoft announced today a 10-year cloud partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group, which will…
Twitter Plans to Raise Tweet Character Limit to 4000
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- Dec 12, 2022
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Twitter is planning to raise the character limit in tweets from 280 to 4000. Twitter…
Phil Spencer Says Sony is Protecting Its Console LeaderShip by “Making Xbox Smaller”
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- Dec 12, 2022
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Phil Spencer, the CEO of Microsoft Gaming accused Sony of trying to derail its acquisition…
Windows 11 Insider Build 25262 Drops Sign-In Requirement For Widgets Board
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 09, 2022
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The Windows 11 preview build 25262 for Insiders in the Dev channel makes the Widgets…
Microsoft Edge 110 Will Drop Support for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 in 2023
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 09, 2022
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Microsoft announced today that Microsoft Edge 109, which will be released in January 2023, will…
Surface Duo 2 December Update Addresses Android 12L Calling Issues
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 09, 2022
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The December 2022 software update for the Surface Duo 2 addresses issues causing incoming calls…
Disney+ Launches Ad-Supported Plan in the US, Ad-Free Plan Gets More Expensive
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 08, 2022
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Disney+ is launching its $7.99/month ad-supported plan in the US today, while the existing ad-free…
Google Chrome Introduces Memory Saver and Energy Saver Modes
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 08, 2022
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Google has started rolling out new Memory Saver and Energy Saver modes on Google Chrome…
OneNote for Windows to Add Vertical Tabs Due to Popular Request
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 08, 2022
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Microsoft’s OneNote Desktop app for Windows is getting a new Vertical Tabs layout option that…
Google Brings Its Waze and Maps Teams Under the Same Umbrella
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 08, 2022
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Google is moving over 500 employees working on the company’s Waze navigation app to Google’s…
Twitter Blue Will Reportedly Cost $11/Month on Apple’s App Store
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 08, 2022
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Twitter will raise the price of Twitter Blue to $11 on the App Store to…
Apple Announces End-to-End Encryption For iCloud Backups and Photos
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 07, 2022
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With the upcoming Advanced Data Protection feature for iCloud, Apple will offer end-to-end encryption for…
Microsoft Flight Simulator Crosses 10 Million Players
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 07, 2022
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More than 10 million pilots have now played Microsoft Flight Simulator across Windows, Xbox, and…
Microsoft Teams Adds a Free Communities Feature
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 07, 2022
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The free version of Microsoft Teams is getting a new Communities feature on iOS and…
Apple Makes App Store Pricing More Flexible
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 07, 2022
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Apple announced this week that it was overhauling pricing capabilities on its App Store and…
Microsoft Announces 10-Year Deal to Bring Call of Duty on Nintendo Switch
- Laurent Giret
- Dec 07, 2022
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Microsoft has just announced a 10-year deal to bring Call of Duty to the Nintendo…