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

Microsoft’s Cloud Gaming Division Aims to Bring Cloud-Native Games to Xbox

Microsoft’s new Cloud Gaming organization aims to support studios developing cloud-native games that will be…

Report: Apple Could Release 15-inch MacBook Air in 2023

Apple is expected to release a redesigned version of its popular MacBook Air later this…

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EU Aims to Open Up Big Tech’s Walled Gardens with Digital Markets Act

EU Parliament and Council negotiators reached a consensus on the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a…

Report: Apple Could Start Selling iPhones Via a Monthly Subscription

Apple is reportedly working on a new subscription service that would provide customers access to…

Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update VIII Focuses on the Iberian Peninsula

Microsoft Flight Simulator has just received the free World Update VIII content update, which introduces…

Halo TV Series Comes to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate With Free Paramount+ Trial

The much-anticipated Halo TV series is making its big debut today on Paramount+, and Xbox…

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Google to Let Spotify Use its Own Billing System on Android

Google announced that Spotify will be the first Android app to be allowed to use…

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Windows 11 Insider Dev and Beta Channels Receive the Same Build Today

Microsoft has just released the same Windows 11 Insider build 22581 for testers in both…

Microsoft Opens ID@Azure Program to All Game Developers

Microsoft's ID@Azure program aims to help small developers embrace the same cloud services used by…

YouTube Makes 4,000 TV Show Episodes Free to Watch in the US

YouTube users in the US are getting access to a vast catalog of movies and…

Google Play Store on Android is Losing Support for Movies & TV

Google's Play Store app on Android will soon lose its Movies & TV content section.…

Zoom Wants to Spice Up Meetings with New Animal Avatars

Zoom is trying to tackle video meeting fatigue with new 3D animal avatars, which are…

Microsoft Says Lapsus$ Hackers Had “Limited Access” to Source Code

Microsoft has confirmed yesterday that the Lapsus$ hacker group, which previously claimed to have stolen…

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Steam Alpha is Now Available on the Chrome OS Dev Channel

The alpha version of Steam for Chromebooks that Google announced last week is now available…

Google’s Android Messages and Dialer Apps Got Caught Collecting User Data

Google’s Messages and Phone apps for Android have been quietly collecting and sending user data…

TweetDeck May Soon Become a Paid Twitter Blue Feature

TweetDeck, a popular web-based Twitter client for power users may soon become locked behind a…

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