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, Threads, X (Twitter), Bluesky, and Mastodon.

Laurent Giret’s Recent Posts

Netflix is Reportedly Working on Live Streaming Features

Netflix is working on new live streaming features to make some of its shows more…

Report: Cheaper Apple TV Could Launch Later this Year

Apple could finally launch a cheaper Apple TV to better compete with the more affordable…

Xbox Series X and Series S Game Pass

Microsoft Imagines System Giving Disc-less Consoles Access to Physical Games

Microsoft is thinking about a solution for making physical games accessible on disc-less consoles such…

PC with Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Announces Secure Network for Edge

Microsoft Edge's built-in VPN is now available for select Insiders on the Canary channel

Google TV App Will Support Casting Content From Other Streaming Services

The Google TV Android app will soon be able to cast content from other streaming…

Android Auto is Getting a Major Redesign

The Android Auto update coming this summer will introduce a brand new UI designed to…

YouTube app

YouTube Adds Video Transcripts and Auto-translated Captions on Mobile

After experimenting with auto-generated chapters on YouTube videos last year, Google is now adding video…

Bethesda’s Starfield and Redfall Have Been Delayed to 2023

Bethesda has made the hard decision to delay its upcoming Starfield and Redfall games to…

Google Announces Pixel 6a and Pixel 7 and Teases Pixel Watch and Tablet

Google has just unveiled several new Pixel devices at its I/O 2022 conference, including the…

Google Workspace is Getting Video Filters and Other AI-powered Features

Google Meet is getting new video filters and other new features to improve video and…

Windows 11 PC hero

Microsoft Ships Two Different Windows 11 Builds for the Dev and Beta Channels

Microsoft has once again started shipping different builds to the Windows Insider Dev and Beta…

Surface Duo May 2022 Update Brings Camera Improvements

The May 2022 update for Microsoft's original Surface Duo improves the in-app camera experience in…

Report: Apple Could Ship First iPhone With USB-C Port in 2023

Apple could be getting ready to replace the Lightning ports on its iPhones with standard…

Windows 11 PC with Start Menu

May 2022 Patch Tuesday Updates are Available for Windows 11 and Windows 10

Microsoft has just released the May 2022 Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows 11 and Windows…

Apple is Discontinuing the iPod Touch

Apple announced today that it has now discontinued the iPod touch, marking the end of…

Microsoft Unveils New Adaptive Accessories Coming This Fall

Microsoft has just put the wraps off new adaptive accessories designed to help people with…

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