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

OpenAI Disney Sora

Disney Invests $1 Billion in OpenAI and Lets Over 200 Characters Appear in Sora and ChatGPT Creations

Disney is investing $1 billion into OpenAI, and it's also making over 200 Disney characters…

Spotify Prompted Playlist algorithm

Spotify’s Tests AI-Powered ‘Prompted Playlists’ Grounded in Users’ Listening History

Spotify Premium users in New Zealand can test AI-generated "Prompted playlists" that use data from…

Google Gemini in Chrome

Google Gemini Comes to Chrome for iOS in the US

After bringing its Gemini chatbot to the desktop version of Chrome in September, Google is…

Brave AI browsing

Brave Makes New AI Browsing Mode Available for Early Testing

The privacy-focused Brave web browser is launching a new AI browsing mode today as an…

Android Emergency Live Video

Google Launches Android Emergency Live Video in the US

Google is launching today a new Emergency Live Video feature that lets Android users in…

YouTube TV

YouTube TV to Launch Cheaper, Genre-Specific Plans in 2026

Google is planning to revamp its YouTube TV streaming service next year with over 10…

Google maps car parked

Google Maps on iOS Can Now Remember Where You Parked Your Car

The Google Maps app on iOS can now automatically save your parking location, a feature…

ChatGPT Adobe apps

ChatGPT Adds Free Photoshop, Acrobat, and Adobe Express Apps

New Photoshop, Adobe Express, and Acrobat apps in ChatGPT let users edit images, PDFs, and…

Call of Duty Black Ops 7

Call of Duty Will Stop Doing Back-to-Back Releases of Modern Warfare or Black Ops Games

After releasing Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 just a year after Black Ops 6,…

Windows 11 PC

Windows 11’s December Patch Tuesday Update Improves File Explorer’s Dark Mode

The December Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 brings a more consistent dark mode in…

Google AI mode

EU Commission is Investigating How Google Uses Online Content for AI Training

The European Commission is opening an antitrust investigation into Google’s use of web content, including…

Spotify music videos US Canada

Spotify Brings Music Videos to Premium Users in the US and Canada

Spotify is expanding access to music videos to Premium users in the US and Canada…

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 PLayStation 5

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is Now Available on PlayStation 5

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is now available on PlayStation 5, and the new release coincides…

Xreal Project Aura

Google Unveils First Android XR Glasses From XREAL

Google shared more details today about the first AI glasses that will be powered by…

Apple Johny Srouji

Apple Silicon Chief Dismisses Report Announcing His Possible Departure

Apple Silicon Chief John Srouji has dismissed a recent report announcing his possible departure from…

Netflix Warner Bros

Paramount Announces ‍$108.4 Billion Hostile Takeover Bid to Acquire All of Warner Bros

Paramount launched today a $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, just…

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