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

Google AI

Google’s Low-Cost AI Plus Plan Launches in 35 New Countries Including the US

Google's AI Plus is coming to the US and 34 other new countries today, and…

WhatsApp Strict Account Settings

WhatsApp Launches Strict Account Settings for Public Figures

WhatsApp announced today the upcoming rollout of Strict Account Settings, a new option to enable…

Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold

Samsung’s $2,899 Galaxy Z TriFold Launches in the US on January 30

The Samsung Galaxy Trifold, the company’s first foldable phone with three panels will launch in…

iPhone iPad

Apple Releases Updates for Current and Previous Versions of iOS and iPadOS

The 26.2.1 versions of iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS are out to add support for the…

Windows 11 PC

New Windows 11 Emergency Updates Are Out to Fix Cloud-Based Storage Issues

Microsoft released yesterday a second wave of Windows 11 emergency updates to address an issue…

Amazon May Announce Thousands of Corporate Job Cuts Next Week

Amazon is reportedly preparing to announce thousands of corporate job cuts next week, with the…

Alexa+ Mexico

Amazon’s Alexa+ Assistant is Now Available in Mexico

Amazon’s Alexa+ assistant is now available in early access in Mexico, the first country where…

TikTok Finalizes Deal to Form New US Joint Venture

TikTok owner ByteDance has finally struck a deal to sell its US operations to a…

Fable

Fable is Coming to Xbox, PC, and PS5 in Autumn 2026

Fable, the most-anticipated game from Xbox Game Studios got a proper gameplay reveal today, and…

Meta Threads app

Threads to Start Global Ad Rollout Next Week

Threads, which recently crossed 400 million monthly active users, will start showing ads to all…

Google Gemini Personal Intelligence AI mode in Search

Google Gemini’s Personal Intelligence Comes to AI Mode in Search

The new Personal Intelligence feature in Google’s Gemini chatbot, which provides personalized responses based on…

Spotify Prompted Playlist

Spotify’s Prompted Playlist Beta Expands to the US and Canada

The new Prompted Playlist feature that Spotify launched in beta in New Zealand last month…

iPhone with Siri

Apple Will Reportedly Transform Siri into a Chatbot Later This Year

Apple will reportedly turn its Siri assistant into a full-fledged chatbot later this year. It…

Paint now has a Copilot button/menu

Notepad and Paint Add New Features for Insiders

Windows Insiders can try additional Markdown syntax features in Notepad and a new a fill…

YouTube Priorities 2026

YouTube Wants to Reduce AI Slop and Bring More Variety to Shorts Videos

YouTube will give more AI features to creators of Shorts videos this year, all while…

Adobe Acrobat PDF generate podcast presentation

Adobe Acrobat Can Now Turn PDFs Into Podcasts and Presentations

Adobe Acrobat can now turn PDFs into professional-looking presentations and podcasts. The new AI features…

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