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

Gears of War E-Day Early Access Beta

Gears of War: E-Day Early Access Beta Kicks Off on August 6

The upcoming Xbox exclusive Gears of War: E-Day will have two multiplayer betas this month,…

Xbox emulator on PC

Microsoft’s Xbox Emulator on Windows Will Soon Support Xbox 360 Games

A leaked internal document revealed that Microsoft is planning to make a selection of Xbox…

Google Health app

Google Health iOS App Can Now Write Data to Apple Health

The Google Health (formerly Fitbit) app on iOS can now write data to the Apple…

Xbox Announces New FanFest Tour Dates, Fan-Made Themes and Gamerpics, More

The Xbox team announced new dates for its global FanFest tour today, along with other…

Xbox Series X|S consoles

Xbox Consoles Are Now Up to £170/€200 More Expensive in the UK and EU

Microsoft raised the price of Xbox consoles worldwide on August 1, and consumers in the…

Google Chrome

Google Wants to Keep Chrome Always Up-to-Date With ‘Dynamic Patching’

Google is exploring how to keep the desktop version of its Chrome browser always up…

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma

Xbox CEO Details Four New Priorities for the Next 12 Months

In a new memo shared with employees this week, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma detailed four…

PlayStation 5 Play Has no limits

Sony Responds to Backlash Over PlayStation’s Physical Disc Future

Sony finally addressed the backlash caused by its decision to end production of physical disks…

Google Gemini Spark Chrome integration

Google’s Gemini Spark Agent Expands to More Countries and Adds New Chrome Features

Google's Gemini Spark agent is rolling out to AI Pro users in over 160 new…

Xbox Cloud Gaming Vidaa Hisense smart tvs

Microsoft Brings its Xbox App to Hisense and VIDAA OS-powered TVs

Microsoft’s Xbox app is now available on TVs from 2024-2026 running VIDAA OS, the software…

LinkedIn Seems like AI Slop button

LinkedIn Now Lets Users Report Suspected “AI Slop”

LinkedIn has quietly introduced a new “Seems like AI Slop” button that lets users report…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Copilot Super App

Satya Nadella Confirms Copilot “Super App” is Coming Soon

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed yesterday during the company’s FY26 Q4 earnings call that a…

Spotify Running Mode

Spotify Launches New Running Mode for Premium Users in Select Markets

Spotify is launching today a new Running Mode that lets Premium users create custom playlists…

Gemini for Mac voice control

Gemini App for macOS Adds New Voice Control Features

Mac users can now long-press the Fn key to enable intelligent dictation in the Gemini…

Xbox disc to digital program

Xbox is Making Changes to Ensure Disc-Based Games Still Work During Service Outages

Microsoft committed to making some changes to its Xbox backend services after a recent outage…

Windows 11 PC

Optional July Updates for Windows 11 Are Now Available

The optional July 2026 updates for Windows 11 bring gesture controls for precision touchpads, plus…

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