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

Amazon Will Offer ‘Buy with Prime’ Benefits at Other Retailers

Amazon's new 'Buy with Prime' program will soon let Prime subscribers enjoy their Prime shopping…

EU Carries On With Common Charger Plans

The European Union’s plan to set USB-C as the new charging standard on portable devices…

Sony’s PS5 Controller Now Supports Firmware Updates on Windows PCs

It’s now possible to update the firmware of Sony’s PlayStation 5 DualSense controllers on Windows…

Netflix is Considering Ad-Supported Plans to Attract New Subscribers

Netflix is open to the idea of introducing cheaper ad-supported plans to address its growth…

Windows 11 PC

Microsoft Gets Ready to Disable SMB1 Protocol on Windows 11

Microsoft has now disabled the SMB1 protocol by default on the latest Windows 11 Home…

Microsoft 365 Bug Bounty Program Now Offers up to $26K Rewards

Microsoft announced last week that it was increasing rewards for its Microsoft 365 Bounty Program…

AMD Announces New Ryzen PRO 6000 Series Processors

AMD's new Ryzen PRO 6000 Series processors for business laptops use a more power-efficient 6nm…

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Rolls Out Voice Clarity Feature on Surface Laptop Studio

The Surface Laptop Studio is getting support for Voice Clarity, an exclusive Windows 11 feature…

Xbox Game Pass Will Soon Get More Ubisoft Games

Microsoft is working with Ubisoft to bring more of their games to Xbox Game Pass,…

Windows 10 Extended Security Updates

Windows 10 Version 21H2 is Now Available for All Users

Windows 10 version 21H2, the latest version of the OS released back in November 2021…

Microsoft Starts Filling up its Build 2022 Session Catalog

Microsoft has quietly started to update its session catalog for its upcoming Build 2022 conference…

Microsoft May Soon Allow Ads in Free-to-Play Xbox Games

Microsoft is reportedly working on a new ad network that will allow advertisers to show…

Report: Apple is Currently Testing 9 New Macs Using M2 Chips

Apple is currently 9 different Apple Silicon Macs using new M2 chips, and the MacBook…

PlayStation Plus

Sony and Nintendo Agree to Change Auto-Renew Subscription Practices

Sony and Nintendo have agreed to follow Microsoft and change their auto-renew practices for gaming…

WhatsApp to Improve Group Chats with New Communities Feature

WhatsApp is working on expanding its existing Groups with a new Communities feature for schools,…

OnePlus 10 Pro is Now Available in the US and Canada

The OnePlus 10 Pro has started shipping in the US and Canada today with some…

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