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

iOS 26

Apple Releases First iOS 26.5 Developer Beta

The first iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 developer betas released yesterday introduce Apple Map updates,…

Instagram

Meta Starts Testing Instagram Plus Subscription in Select Markets

Meta has started testing a new Instagram Plus subscription in select markets that provides access…

Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Gears of War E-Day Direct

Xbox Announces 2026 Games Showcase and Gears of War: E-Day Direct on June 7

Xbox’s Annual Games Showcase will air on Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 10 AM, and…

Microsoft Researcher Claude GPT models

Microsoft’s Researcher AI Agent Can Now Make GPT and Claude Models Work Together

Microsoft’s Researcher AI agent is getting a new ‘Critique’ feature that uses OpenAI’s GPT and…

Asha Sharma Phil Spencer Matt Booty

New Microsoft Gaming CEO Wants to “Reset” Xbox’s Brand Image

Asha Sharma, the new CEO of Microsoft Gaming, quickly got rid of the controversial "This…

TweetDeck XPro

X Pro (Formerly TweetDeck) is Now Locked Behind $40/month Paywall

X Pro, the power user Twitter dashboard formerly known as TweetDeck, has now been locked…

Google Fiber GFiber

Google Fiber Rebrands to GFiber Following Merger With Astound Broadband

Google Fiber is officially rebranding to GFiber following a recent merger with US telecommunications company…

PlayStation 5

Sony Announces New PlayStation 5 Price Hikes Effective on April 2

Sony is raising the price of all PlayStation 5 consoles starting on April 2. The…

Xbox Partner Preview Game Pass

Xbox Announces 14 Upcoming Day One Game Pass Games

Microsoft's Xbox Partner Preview broadcast featured 19 upcoming games from third-party developers, with 14 of…

ChatGPT for Windows

OpenAI is No Longer Working on ‘Adult Mode’ for ChatGPT

OpenAI has “indefinitely” paused its work on an ‘adult’ mode for ChatGPT, which has been…

WhatsApp multi-account support iOS

WhatsApp Starts Rolling Out Multi-Account Support on iOS

WhatsApp is finally adding support for two accounts on iOS, a top-requested feature that’s been…

Samsung Browser for Windows

Samsung Browser for Windows Goes Out of Beta and Gains New AI Features

The Windows version of Samsung’s web browser is going out of beta today, and it…

US Court Finds Meta and YouTube Liable in Social Media Addiction Lawsuit

A US jury found that YouTube and Instagram were responsible for a 20-year-old woman’s mental…

Xbox build for what's next

Xbox Exec Explains How Project Helix Will Bridge the Xbox/PC Game Development Gap

Chris Carla, the general manager of portfolio and programs at Xbox, discussed how game developers…

iOS 26

iOS 26.4 Introduces Age Verification Requirements for UK Users

Following the release of iOS 26.4 yesterday, UK users will now need to confirm that…

Android Automotive OS for Software-defined Vehicles

Google’s Android Automotive OS is Adding Support for All Car Functions 

Google announced an open-source Android Automotive OS for Software Defined Vehicles platform that car makers…

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