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.

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Xbox Cloud Gaming Adds Steam Deck Support via Microsoft Edge

Xbox Cloud Gaming is now accessible on Valve’s Steam Deck via Microsoft Edge. The Redmond…

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New Windows 11 Insider Build Brings Back Naming Options for Start Menu Folders

Microsoft has just released the Windows 11 Insider build 22579 for testers in the Dev…

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Microsoft Edge 100 Lands in the Beta Channel

Microsoft Edge 100 is now available for testers in the Beta channel, and the main…

New Surface Go 3 with LTE Model Launches at $499

Microsoft’s Surface Go 3 with LTE tablet is getting more affordable with a new model…

Surface Duo 2 Receives March 2022 Update

Microsoft has started rolling out the March 2022 update for the Surface Duo 2, and…

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Microsoft Edge Can Now Generate Image Descriptions for Screen Readers

Microsoft Edge is now capable of generating automatic images descriptions for users browsing the web…

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Report: Microsoft Expects Negative Feedback About Military HoloLens

Microsoft’s contract with the Pentagon to build a HoloLens-based mixed reality headset for the US…

Google I/O 2022 will be Online and Free to All on May 11-12

Google has opened registrations for Google I/O 2022, the company’s annual developer conference which will…

Netflix to Test Paid Alternative to Password Sharing

Netflix will soon let subscribers in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru pay to give up…

Tunic Gets a Surprise Day One Release on Xbox Game Pass

Tunic, a new indie action adventure game that was announced as an Xbox console launch…

An Alpha Version of Steam is Coming Soon to Select Chromebooks

We’ve known for quite some time that Google had been working with Valve to bring…

Microsoft Announces Surface Hub 2S Smart Camera

Microsoft has unveiled today a new Smart Camera for the Surface Hub 2S which aims…

Microsoft to Hold Hybrid Work Event With Panos Panay on April 5

Microsoft is planning to hold a virtual event on April 5 to discuss how Windows…

Google Details New Tools to Make Google Play Games Multiplatform

Google kicked off its Google for Games Developer Summit today, where the company announced new…

Report: Microsoft’s Perfect Dark Reboot is Being Hit by High Turnover

The development of Microsoft’s Perfect Dark reboot is apparently not going so well. The Initiative,…

Microsoft Announces More Xbox Game Pass Games for March

Microsoft has unveiled the second wave of new games coming to Xbox Game Pass, PC…

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