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.

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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…

Xbox Cloud Gaming App on Smart TVs

Xbox Cloud Gaming Usage is Up 45% Year Over Year, Says Microsoft

Microsoft said today that Xbox Cloud Gaming usage is up 45% year over year, though…

ChatGPT Voice Mode

ChatGPT’s Voice Mode is Now Built Into Chat Conversations

OpenAI is changing how voice conversations work in ChatGPT by integrating them right into chat…

Xbox Cloud Gaming Market Expansion

Xbox Cloud Gaming Now Offers Resolution Options for Select Games

Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming service is adding new resolution options for select games, with 1440p…

Rog Xbox Ally Default game profiles

ROG Xbox Ally Adds Default Game Profiles for Select Games

New Default Game Profiles for the Rog Xbox Ally will automatically balance frame rate and power…

Spotify

Spotify is Reportedly Planning US Price Increase Early Next Year

Spotify is reportedly planning to raise the price of its Premium subscriptions in the US…

OpenAI Shopping research

OpenAI Launches Shopping Research Experience in ChatGPT

OpenAI is launching a new shopping experience in ChatGPT just in time for the holiday…

iOS 27

Report: Apple to Focus on Performance Improvements and AI Features With Next Year’s iOS 27

iOS 27, the next major update for the iPhone operating system will reportedly focus on…

Xbox full screen experience

Xbox Full Screen Experience is Now Available for Dev and Beta Insiders

Windows Insiders on the Dev and Beta Channel can start testing the new Xbox full…

Perplexity Comet ANdroid

Perplexity’s Comet Browser is Now Available on Android

Comet, the AI web browser from OpenAI competitor Perplexity, is now available on Android following…

OpenAI ChatGPT Group Chats

Group Chats in ChatGPT Are Now Available Globally

OpenAI is starting to roll out group chats in ChatGPT to all Free, Go, Plus,…

Amazon Alexa+

Alexa+ Launches in Early Access in Canada

Amazon has just made its next-gen Alexa+ assistant available in early access for English-speaking Canadians.

Xbox Full Screen Experience general availability

Xbox Full Screen Experience is Coming to All Windows Handhelds Tomorrow

The Xbox Full Screen Experience that debuted on the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally…

Chromebook Nvidia GeForce Now Fast Pass

Nvidia Launches GeForce Now Fast Pass for New Chromebook Customers

Nvidia has partnered with Google to launch GeForce Now Fast Pass, a new cloud streaming…

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