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

YouTube Music

YouTube Music Adds AI Playlist Generator for Premium Users

YouTube Music is starting to roll out a new AI playlist generator feature, but only…

OpenAI ChatGPT ads

ChatGPT Free and Go Tiers Now Show Ads to US Users

OpenAI has started to roll out ads in ChatGPT in the US, but only for…

YouTube TV Genre-specific plans

YouTube TV Launches First Genre-Specific Plans

YouTube TV is launching this week its first genre-specific plans, which will be slightly cheaper…

WhatsApp Meta AI

EU Commission Says WhatsApp Banning Other AI Chatbots May Be Anticompetitive

The European Commission has warned Meta that WhatsApp’s recent decision to block third-party chatbots on…

YouTube Music

YouTube Music is Making Song Lyrics a Premium Feature

YouTube Music appears to be rolling out a change that puts song lyrics behind a…

Disney+

Disney+ Disables Dolby Vision and HDR10+ in Some European Countries Due to “Technical Challenges”

Disney+ has disabled Dolby Vision and HDR10 for Premium subscribers in several European countries, citing…

TikTok For You feed

EU Commission Urges TikTok’s to Change its “Addictive Design”

The EU Commission says that TikTok’s infinite scroll and autoplaying videos could lead to addictive…

Apple Health

Apple Reportedly Shelved its Planned AI Health Coach

Apple has reportedly put a new virtual health coach on the back burner after recent…

Android Quick Share Apple Airplay

Quick Share Will Soon Work With Apple’s AirDrop on More Android Devices

Google recently confirmed that the Quick Share/AirDrop interoperability that debuted on the Pixel 10 family…

YouTube Auto dubbing

YouTube’s Auto Dubbing Now Supports 27 Languages

YouTube is improving its auto dubbing feature by adding support for 27 languages, and users…

Spotify Physical books Bookshop.org

Spotify to Start Selling Physical Books With Bookshop.org Partnership

Spotify users in the US and the UK will soon be able to purchase physical…

Valve Steam Machine Steam Frame Steam Controller

Valve Delays Steam Machine and Steam Frame Due to Memory and Storage Shortages

Valve has delayed the release of its new Steam Machine and Steam Frame headset due…

Google Pixel 10a

Google’s Pixel 10a is Official, With Pre-Orders Opening on February 18

Google just put the wraps off its entry-level Pixel 10a today with a short teaser…

Spotify song lyrics

Spotify Makes Song Lyrics More Visible and Downloadable

Spotify has started rolling out a new Lyrics preview feature on mobile that makes lyrics…

Alexa+ generally available US

Alexa+ is Now Generally Available in the US, Chat Experience is Now Free

Amazon’s next-gen Alexa+ is now generally available in the US, and the chat experience is…

Xbox logo with silicon

Microsoft’s Next-Gen Xbox May Launch in 2027, Says AMD

If we already knew that next-gen PlayStation and Xbox consoles will be powered by AMD…

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