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.

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Microsoft Reportedly Readying Several New Windows 11 Features for Insider Testing

Microsoft is reportedly planning to start testing several new Windows 11 features with Insiders including…

LinkedIn Now Lets US Users Hide Political Content in Their Feed

LinkedIn users in the US can now choose not to see political content such as…

Microsoft’s First Big Update for Windows 11 is Now Available for Insiders

Windows 11 is getting its first big update later this month, and Windows Insiders in…

Microsoft Releases the February 2022 Xbox Update

This February 2022 Xbox Update addresses the Xbox Guide lag issue that some Xbox gamers…

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Google Details the New Features Coming to YouTube in 2022

Google has several new features in the pipeline for YouTube this year including new monetization…

Microsoft’s Your Phone App Gets a New Continuity Feature with ‘Recent Apps’

Microsoft started testing a new Recent Apps feature in its Your Phone app that lets…

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Microsoft Teams Now Uses up to 50% Less Power During Meetings

Microsoft says that has optimized the Microsoft Teams app on Windows to reduce power consumption…

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Microsoft Details its Open App Stores Principles for PC and Xbox consoles

After Microsoft made big changes last year to open up its Microsoft Store on Windows…

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Samsung Announces new Samsung Galaxy S22 Family and Galaxy Tab S8 Series

Samsung has just unveiled its new flagship Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra smartphones, as…

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Microsoft Could Add More Settings to the Windows 11 Task Manager App

Microsoft appears to be working on adding a couple of new settings to its Task…

Twitter starts testing Playback Speed Controls for Videos

Twitter has started rolling out new Playback Speed controls for videos and voice tweets, and…

Microsoft is reportedly in Acquisition Talks with Cybersecurity Company Mandiant

Microsoft is reportedly exploring the acquisition of Mandiant Inc., a US-based cybersecurity firm that’s currently…

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Microsoft Releases February 2022 Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows 10 and 11

Microsoft has released today the February 2022 “Patch Tuesday” updates for Windows 10 and Windows…

Microsoft Defender Preview App quietly launches on the Microsoft Store

Microsoft has quietly launched a new Microsoft Defender Preview app on the Microsoft Store for…

Microsoft Office Will Now Block VBA Macros by Default

Microsoft is making its Office apps more secure by blocking Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)…

NVIDIA Gives Up On its $40 Billion Acquisition of Arm

Nvidia has abandoned its plans to purchase chip designer Arm Ltd. for $40 billion due…

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