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

Apple Wallet Digital ID

iPhone Users in the US Can Now Create a Digital ID in Apple Wallet

Apple is launching today a new Digital ID feature in its Wallet app that US…

PlayStation 27_ Gaming Monitor

PlayStation Unveils 27” Gaming Monitor Coming to the US and Japan

Sony announced yesterday a new 27-inch Gaming Monitor with a DualSense Charging Hook that will…

Microsoft Issues New Prerelease 24H2 Builds to Dev and Beta Channels

Microsoft Starts Rolling Out Redesigned Start Menu to All Windows 11 Users

The November 2025 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 mark the rollout of a redesigned…

Google Play Store

Google Play Store to Start Penalizing Apps That Drain Too Much Battery

Google wants Android apps to stop wasting battery with excessive wake locks, and those that…

Facebook like button

Facebook is Killing its Like and Comment Buttons for Websites

Meta is about to retire two of its Facebook social plugins for websites, the Facebook…

iPhone Air

Apple Has Reportedly Delayed iPhone Air 2 Following Weak Demand

Apple has reportedly delayed the release of its next-gen iPhone Air after sales of the…

Fallout 4 Xbox Play Anywhere Support

Fallout 4 Adds Xbox Play Anywhere and Creations Support

Fallout 4 is adding support for Xbox Play Anywhere and fan-made creations today alongside the…

Google TV Streamer

Gemini for TV is Now Rolling Out to the Google TV Streamer

The new Gemini for Google TV experience is now rolling out to users of the…

Amazon Black Friday Week Deals November 20

Amazon’s Black Friday Week Deals to Kick Off on November 20

Amazon will kick off its Black Friday Week next week on Thursday, November 20, and…

YouTube TV

YouTube TV Gives Subscribers $20 Credit To Compensate for the Removal of Disney Content

Google is offering YouTube TV subscribers a $20 credit to compensate for the recent removal…

Windows 11 logo

Microsoft Releases First Windows 11 26H1 Build for Canary Testers

The first 26H1 build of Windows 11 is now available for Canary testers, but Microsoft…

Meta AI Vibes feed

Meta AI App Brings its ‘Vibes’ Feed of AI-Generated Videos to EU Users

Meta is bringing Vibes, the new feed of AI-generated videos within its Meta AI app…

Spotify Listening stats

Spotify Now Lets Users Check and Share Their Weekly Listening Stats

Spotify is adding a new listening stats tab on its mobile app that lets users…

GTA VI

GTA VI Has Been Delayed Again to November 19, 2026

Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed a second time to November 19, 2026, to…

Google Gemini Deep Research

Gemini Deep Research Can Now Access Google Workspace Data

Google’s agentic Deep Research feature in Gemini can now access Gmail, Drive and Chat data…

Google Play YouTube Movies Anywhere

Google Play and YouTube Purchases No Longer Sync to Movies Anywhere Libraries

Movies Anywhere, the Disney-operated service that syncs eligible movies purchased from various digital stores into…

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