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.

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YouTube TV

YouTube TV Crosses Over 5 Million Subscribers

YouTube TV is celebrating a new milestone this week with over 5 million subscribers and…

Microsoft Kicks Off New Fiscal Year with Some Layoffs

Microsoft announced a new round of layoffs as it kicks off its new fiscal year,…

Windows 11 PC

Microsoft Releases July Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10

The July Patch Tuesday Update for Windows 11 introduces the Search Highlights feature that Microsoft…

Nothing Phone 1 Launches in Select Markets on July 21

The Nothing Phone 1 will officially launch on July 21 in select markets, though it…

Twitter’s New Unmentioning Feature Lets Users Leave Conversations

Twitter has started rolling out a new “Unmentioning” feature that let users remove themselves from…

YouTube Starts Rolling Out Picture-in-Picture Mode to More iOS Users

YouTube has started rolling out Picture-in-Picture support to more iPhone and iPad users, and the…

Apple Releases First iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura Public Betas

Apple has released the first public betas for iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura…

Report: Apple Car Project Still Ongoing Despite Some Roadblocks

Apple’s self-driving car project is reportedly still going forward despite encountering some hurdles on the…

Netflix Adds Spatial Audio Support on All Platforms

Netflix has started rolling out spatial audio support on all platforms this week, and unlike…

Microsoft Backtracks on Blocking Office VBA Macros by Default

Microsoft is backtracking on its plan to block all Office VBA macros obtained from the…

Meta Quest

Meta Stops Requiring Facebook IDs for its VR Headsets

With new Meta accounts coming next month, Meta will no longer require customers purchasing its…

Twitter Starts Testing ‘CoTweets’ Feature

Twitter has started testing a new CoTweets feature which lets two users co-author a tweet.

Report: Rugged Apple Watch to Bring Larger Screen and Battery This Fall

Apple's new rugged Watch model will target extreme sports athletes and come with a bigger…

Surface Duo 2 July Update Brings Camera Improvements

The July 2022 Update for the Surface Duo 2 brings improvements to the device's face…

Apple Details New Lockdown Mode Coming to iOS 16 and macOS Ventura

Apple has detailed today a new Lockdown Mode that will come to iOS 16, iPadOS…

Windows Subsystem for Android app

Microsoft Updates Windows Subsystem for Android for US Insiders

The Windows Subsystem for Android is getting advanced networking support, which adds IPv6 and VPN…

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