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
Elon Musk Wants to Buy Twitter for $43 Billion
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- Apr 14, 2022
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After becoming Twitter’s biggest shareholder earlier this month, the CEO of Tesla has now made…
IMDb TV Becomes Freevee and Increases Focus on Original Shows
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- Apr 13, 2022
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IMDb TV will be rebranded as Freevee on April 27, and the Amazon-owned streaming service…
Microsoft Releases Windows 11 Insider Build 22598
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- Apr 13, 2022
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The Windows 11 Insider build 22598 will make Windows Spotlight the default background on select…
Microsoft Releases April Updates for Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2
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- Apr 13, 2022
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The April 2022 updates for the Surface Duo 2 and the original Surface Duo bring…
Microsoft Releases April Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10
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- Apr 12, 2022
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The April 2022 Patch Tuesday updates bring notifications improvements on Windows 11 as well as…
Report: Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Go 2 Could Be Released This Spring
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 12, 2022
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Microsoft is reportedly planning to release a new Surface Laptop Go 2 later this spring,…
Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects Get New Features and Frame.io for Creative Cloud
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- Apr 12, 2022
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Adobe has announced today the newest versions of Premiere Pro and After Effects, which now…
Deal: Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2 is Currently $500 Off
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 12, 2022
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Microsoft's Surface Duo 2 is currently down to $999 in the US, its lowest price…
Twitter Backtracks on Masking Deleted Embedded Tweets
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 11, 2022
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Twitter has backtracked on its decision to change the appearance of deleted tweets that have…
Netflix Adds Two Thumbs Up Button to Improve Recommendations
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 11, 2022
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Netflix is introducing today a new Two Thumbs Up button that will let users tell…
Google Fitbit Gets FDA Clearance for New AFib Detection Algorithm
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 11, 2022
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Google announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
(Updated) YouTube is Rolling Out Picture-in-Picture Support on iOS 15
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 11, 2022
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YouTube is ready to roll out picture-in-picture support on iPhones and iPads running iOS 15.
Twitter Tests New Way to Escape Conversations
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 08, 2022
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A new Twitter experiment allows users to escape a conversation by preventing other users to…
Microsoft Launches an Xbox Spring Sale
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 08, 2022
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Microsoft has kicked off its annual Xbox Spring Sale today, and for a limited time…
Google Teams Up with iFixit to Offer Pixel Repair Parts
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 08, 2022
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Google wants to make Pixel devices easier to repair, and the company has teamed up…
YouTube Channels Add Sorting Options for Shorts and Live VODs
- Laurent Giret
- Apr 08, 2022
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YouTube is adding new filtering options on mobile to make it easier to find Live…