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.

Laurent Giret’s Recent Posts

Switcher 2026: ChromeOS and Chromebooks for the Win

Google Will Stop Supporting ChromeOS in 2034, But Promises Googlebook OS Upgrade for “Many Devices”

Google said that Chromebooks will continue to receive updates and security patches through mid-2034, but…

iOS 27.0.1 iPhone 18 Pro

iOS 27.0.1 is Out to Fix Face ID and Photo Issues on iPhone 18 Pros

Apple just released iOS 27.0.1 to fix a Face ID issue that caused unexpected reboots…

Windows 11 Start Menu Phone Companion

Windows Insiders Can Test Phone Companion Improvements and New Mouse Pointer Effects

Windows Insiders can test a new scrollable side pane in the Phone companion area of…

Copilot+ PC

Microsoft and its PC Partners Are Phasing Out the “Copilot+” Brand

The “Copilot+ PC” brand, introduced by Microsoft two years ago with its first Qualcomm-powered Surface…

Copiloe Home COde Autopilot

Microsoft Introduces Unified Copilot Desktop App With Code and Autopilot Features

Microsoft is following the recent trends of AI “super apps” with the launch of a…

Google Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar

Google Gemini Now Supports Live Avatars for Enterprise Agents

Enterprise agents powered by Google Gemini can now show animated avatars in the chatbot's conversational…

Meta Ray-Ban audio glasses

Meta Announces Ray-Ban Meta Audio and New VR Glasses

Meta revealed several new AI glasses during its Connect conference yesterday, including new audio-only glasses…

Disney+ Hulu

Disney+ and Hulu Plans Get Another Price Increase

Disney has raised the price of Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions in the US, with ad-free…

Gemini connected apps

Google Gemini Can Now Connect to More Productivity and Lifestyle Apps

Google’s Gemini chatbot is adding new integrations with various productivity and lifestyle apps, including Squarespace,…

Microsoft Surface mouse haptic feedback

Microsoft’s New $79.99 Surface Mouse Comes With Haptic Feedback and a Customizable Button

Microsoft's new $79.99 Surface Mouse supports the new haptic feedback effects that were recently added…

Microsoft Surface Pro 12-inch Surface Laptop 13-inch Snapdragon X2 Plus

Microsoft Refreshes its Entry-Level Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X2 Plus Chips

Microsoft is refreshing is 13-inch Surface Laptop and 12-inch Surface Pro with Snapdragon X2 Plus…

YouTube Custom feed ask youtube

Google Announces Custom Feeds for YouTube, New Podcast Features in YouTube Music, More

Google is introducing Custom Feeds on the YouTube home page, which will allow users to…

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Chip

Qualcomm Reveals Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Chip Lineup

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips…

Apple screenless fitness tracker

Apple is Reportedly Working on Screenless Fitness Tracker

Apple is reportedly screenless fitness tracker prototypes similar to Whoop products and Google's new Fitbit…

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Matt Booty

Xbox Announces More Job Cuts and Studio Reorgs, With Next Halo Game Developed by Activision

The big "Xbox reset" continues today with 268 job cuts impacting Halo Studios and other…

Googlebook Acer Asus Dell HP Lenovo

Google Reveals First Googlebooks From Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo

The first series of Googlebooks from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo launch in early…

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