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 GPT-4o

OpenAI to Retire Several Older Models From ChatGPT in February

OpenAI is planning to retire several models from ChatGPT next month, including the popular GPT-4o…

Google Project Genie

Google’s Project Genie Can Generate Photorealistic Worlds You Can Explore

Google released yesterday Project Genie, an experimental tool that lets Google AI Ultra subscribers generate…

Windows 11 PC

Microsoft Pledges to Address “Pain Points” Reported by Windows 11 Users

The President of Windows and Devices at Microsoft said that the company heard the negative…

Spotify group messages

Spotify Now Supports Group Chats on Mobile

The Direct Messages feature that Spotify launched on its mobile app back in August now…

Nvidia GeForce NOW Linux app

Nvidia Launches Native GeForce NOW App on Linux

Nvidia has just released a native Linux app for GeForce NOW, its popular cloud gaming…

Apple

Apple Acquires AI startup Q.AI for $2 Billion

Apple is acquiring Q.AI, an Israeli startup working on technology to improve human communication “without…

Google Maps Gemini guidance walking cycling

Google Maps Now Offers Gemini Guidance for Walking and Cycling

The Gemini AI integration in Google Maps is getting better with the new support for…

YouTube Music Now Syncs ‘Now Playing’ Queue Across Devices

YouTube Music has started syncing your playing queue across devices, though the experience seems to…

Amazon office building

Amazon is Laying Off 16,000 Employees

Amazon announced today that it's eliminating 16,000 corporate jobs as it's seeking to "increase ownership"…

Google AI Overviews follow up questions

Google’s AI Overviews In Search Now Let Mobile Users Ask Follow-Up Questions

Google's AI Overviews on mobile now let users ask follow-up questions via the existing AI…

Google AI

Google’s Low-Cost AI Plus Plan Launches in 35 New Countries Including the US

Google's AI Plus is coming to the US and 34 other new countries today, and…

WhatsApp Strict Account Settings

WhatsApp Launches Strict Account Settings for Public Figures

WhatsApp announced today the upcoming rollout of Strict Account Settings, a new option to enable…

Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold

Samsung’s $2,899 Galaxy Z TriFold Launches in the US on January 30

The Samsung Galaxy Trifold, the company’s first foldable phone with three panels will launch in…

iPhone iPad

Apple Releases Updates for Current and Previous Versions of iOS and iPadOS

The 26.2.1 versions of iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS are out to add support for the…

Windows 11 PC

New Windows 11 Emergency Updates Are Out to Fix Cloud-Based Storage Issues

Microsoft released yesterday a second wave of Windows 11 emergency updates to address an issue…

Amazon May Announce Thousands of Corporate Job Cuts Next Week

Amazon is reportedly preparing to announce thousands of corporate job cuts next week, with the…

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