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.
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The first iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 developer betas released yesterday introduce Apple Map updates,…
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Meta has started testing a new Instagram Plus subscription in select markets that provides access…
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Xbox’s Annual Games Showcase will air on Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 10 AM, and…
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Microsoft’s Researcher AI agent is getting a new ‘Critique’ feature that uses OpenAI’s GPT and…
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Asha Sharma, the new CEO of Microsoft Gaming, quickly got rid of the controversial "This…
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X Pro, the power user Twitter dashboard formerly known as TweetDeck, has now been locked…
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Google Fiber is officially rebranding to GFiber following a recent merger with US telecommunications company…
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Sony is raising the price of all PlayStation 5 consoles starting on April 2. The…
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Microsoft's Xbox Partner Preview broadcast featured 19 upcoming games from third-party developers, with 14 of…
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OpenAI has “indefinitely” paused its work on an ‘adult’ mode for ChatGPT, which has been…
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WhatsApp is finally adding support for two accounts on iOS, a top-requested feature that’s been…
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The Windows version of Samsung’s web browser is going out of beta today, and it…
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A US jury found that YouTube and Instagram were responsible for a 20-year-old woman’s mental…
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Chris Carla, the general manager of portfolio and programs at Xbox, discussed how game developers…
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Following the release of iOS 26.4 yesterday, UK users will now need to confirm that…
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Google announced an open-source Android Automotive OS for Software Defined Vehicles platform that car makers…