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
Report: Apple’s M5 iPad Pro to Add Second Front-Facing Camera for Portrait Users
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- Jul 21, 2025
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Apple's upcoming M5 iPad Pro will reportedly add a second front-facing camera for users who…
Microsoft Store Stops Selling Movies and TV Shows
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 18, 2025
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Microsoft has quietly stopped selling movies and TV shows on its Microsoft Store for Windows…
New ChatGPT Agent Can Perform Complex Tasks On its Own
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- Jul 18, 2025
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OpenAI has just launched a new ChatGPT agent that can perform complex tasks such as…
Microsoft Releases Windows 11 Canary Build 27902
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 18, 2025
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The Windows 11 Insider Build 27902 is now available on the Canary Channel, with just…
YouTube Premium Lite Launches in France and Singapore
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 17, 2025
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Google is launching its more affordable YouTube Premium Lite plan in two new markets today,…
Spotify Launches New Audiobook+ Add-on Subscriptions in Select Markets
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 17, 2025
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Spotify is launching two new Audiobooks+ add-on subscriptions that provide additional listening hours every month…
ChatGPT for Mac Makes its Record Mode Available for All Plus Users
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 17, 2025
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The new Record mode in the ChatGPT app for macOS is now available for all…
Google’s Discover Page Now Shows AI-Written News Summaries
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 17, 2025
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Google has quietly introduced AI-generated news summaries on the Discover page of its Google mobile…
Google Announces Made By Google Event on August 20
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 16, 2025
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Google just announced a new Made by Google hardware event on August 20 and teased…
Windows 11’s Simplified System Tray Won’t Come Back Due to Negative Feedback
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 16, 2025
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Microsoft won’t ship the simplified system tray area of the Windows 11 taskbar it started…
Open Web Advocacy Says Apple is Making Web Browsers With Alternative Engines “Financially Unviable”
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 16, 2025
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The Open Web Advocacy (OWA) is blaming Apple for the persisting absence of web browsers…
Xbox App on PC Adds ‘Stream Your Own Game’ Support For Insiders
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 15, 2025
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Microsoft’s Xbox app for PC is adding support for the “Stream your own game” library…
Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to macOS on July 17
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 15, 2025
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Cyberpunk 2077, the latest game from The Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt Red, is coming…
Grounded 2, RoboCop: Rogue City, and More Are Coming to Game Pass in July
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 15, 2025
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Grounded 2, RoboCop: Rogue City, and Farming Simulator 2025 are coming to Game Pass in…
Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 Will No Longer Receive New Features After August 2026
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 14, 2025
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Microsoft 365 will no longer receive new features on Windows 10 after August 2026, even…
Windows Insider Canary Channel Gets a Substantial Update
- Laurent Giret
- Jul 11, 2025
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The Windows 11 Canary build 27898 enables various new features that Microsoft previously tested on…