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

WhatsApp Web Calling Call transfer

WhatsApp Now Supports Calls on the Web, Call Transfers, and More

WhatsApp is starting to roll out web calling, call transfer, background noise suppression, and more.

Apple Upgrade

Apple Upgrade Leasing Program for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch Launches in the US

Apple is launching Apple Upgrade today, a new hardware leasing program that will let US…

Halo_ Campaign Evolved

Halo: Campaign Evolved Review

Halo: Campaign Evolved is out today on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. It's…

YouTube Peacock Premium

YouTube Premium Will Soon Include Peacock Premium in the US

Starting in early 2027, ad-supported Peacock Premium content will become available for YouTube Premium subscribers…

Apple devices

Apple’s 26.6 Software Updates Are Now Available

The 26.6 versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS are out today. Besides bug…

Ubisoft Xbox on PC

Xbox Gamers Purchasing Select Ubisoft Games Will Now Get the PC Version for Free

After bringing most of its games to Game Pass, Ubisoft will now give Xbox players…

AppleCare One

AppleCare One Insurance Plan is Coming to the UK, Australia, France, and Germany

Apple is expanding the availability of its AppleCare One insurance plan to the UK, Australia,…

Nvidia Microsoft Open Secure AI Alliance

Nvidia, Microsoft, and Other Tech Companies Announce Open Secure AI Alliance

Nvidia has teamed up with Microsoft and other big tech companies to launch the Open…

Facebook Seller

Facebook is Launching New Seller App and Free Verified Badge

Facebook is launching a new Seller mobile app tailored for Facebook Marketplace sellers. The platform…

Health in ChatGPT

Health in ChatGPT is Rolling Out to All US Users

A new Health experience in ChatGPT is now available for all US users aged 18…

Windows PC with external monitor

Microsoft Asks LG to Stop Pushing McAfee Ads to Windows 11 Users With LG Monitors

Microsoft asked LG to stop showing McAfee pop-ups to Windows 11 users via its LG…

Xbox Ad-Supported Game Streaming

Microsoft Starts Testing Free Ad-Supported Game Streaming With Xbox Insiders

Microsoft has just started testing a free ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming with select…

Halo_ Campaign Evolved

Halo: Campaign Evolved is Now Available in Early Access

Halo: Campaign Evolved, the Unreal Engine 5 remake of the original Halo: Combat Evolved game…

Amazon Luna Prime Video integration

Amazon’s Luna Cloud Gaming Service Comes to the Prime Video App in the US and UK

Amazon is starting to integrate its Luna cloud gaming service into its Prime Video platform.…

Whatsapp iPad signups

WhatsApp Adds iPad Sign-ups, Improved CarPlay and Android Auto Experiences

WhatsApp is starting to roll out the ability to create an account on its iPad…

Apple Mac lineup

Gurman: Apple’s Mac Pipeline Includes M6 Mac Mini and A19 Pro MacBook Neo

Apple's Mac mini, which has become popular among AI developers, is being upgraded with M6…

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