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

Meta Ad experience

Meta to Offer New Ad Preferences in the EU to Comply With the DMA

To comply with the Digital Markets Act, Meta has agreed to tweak its “pay or…

Windows 11 PC

New Windows 11 Insider Build Brings File Explorer and Settings Connectors for AI Agents

The Windows 11 25H2 preview build 26220.7344 enables the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open…

Perplexity

The New York Times is Suing Perplexity Over Copyright Infringement Allegations

The New York Times is suing Perplexity over repeated copyright violations. It's also accusing the…

Netflix Warner Bros. Acquisition

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 Billion

Netflix is acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery for $82.7 billion, a deal that will transform the…

Apple Alan Dye

Alan Dye, VP of Human Interface Design at Apple, is Headed to Meta

Alan Dye, Vice President of Human Interface Design at Apple, is headed to Meta, where…

Alexa+ Fire TV jump to the scene

Alexa+ on Fire TV Can Now Skip to a Specific Scene in Prime Video Movies

Amazon’s Alexa+ assistant on Fire TV devices can now skip to specific scenes in Prime…

Google Search AI MOde

Google is Testing AI Mode Integration Into Search Results

Google has started testing a new integration of its AI Mode in Search directly into…

Spotify Wrapped 2025

Spotify Wrapped 2025 is Out With New Interactive Features

Spotify just launched its Wrapped 2025 campaign today, a global celebration of how the Spotify…

YouTube 2025 recaps

YouTube, Apple Music, Amazon Music, More Launch Yearly Recaps

As 2025 is coming to a close, YouTube, Apple Music, and other services are starting…

OpenAI board

Report: OpenAI Declares ‘Code Red’ Alert in Face of Increasing Google Gemini Threat

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly declared a 'code red' alert on Monday, as the company…

Mortal Kombat 1 Game Pass

Mortal Kombat 1 Headlines December’s New Game Pass Additions

Mortal Kombat 1, the second reboot in the popular fighting game franchise is coming to…

Netflix mobile app

Netflix is Discontinuing Google Cast Support on Most Devices

Netflix is in the process of discontinuing Google Cast support on its mobile apps as…

Apple Maps iOS

EU Commission May Give Apple Maps and Ads Gatekeeper Status Under DMA

The EU Commission announced yesterday that it has 45 days to determine whether Apple Maps…

Amazon Black Friday 2025

Black Friday 2025: The Best Electronics Deals on Amazon

Amazon's Black Friday Week deals are live, and tech enthusiasts can save big on phones, tablets,…

WhatsApp on iPhone

WhatsApp is Losing its ChatGPT and Copilot Chatbots

WhatsApp users will soon lose access to the ChatGPT and Copilot chatbots that arrived in…

Google TV Disney

Disney Content is Coming Back to Google TV and YouTube

Disney content is coming back to YouTube and Google TV after the company struck a…

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