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
YouTube Expands Access to Direct Messages Feature on Mobile
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- Jun 11, 2026
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The new Direct Messages feature that YouTube has been testing in select European countries for…
Xbox Leadership Team Shares “Hard Truths” Ahead of Potential Layoffs
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- Jun 11, 2026
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Microsoft is done "hiding hard truths" and is planning a big “Xbox reset” over the…
Google Announces Gemini in Chrome Expansion and New AI Features for Small Businesses
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- Jun 10, 2026
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Google is expanding the availability of Gemini in Chrome to users in Latin America, Africa,…
New Xbox Insider Update Shows Mutual Friends on Player Profiles
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 10, 2026
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Select Xbox Insiders will get to test today a new way to discover mutual friends…
EU Commission Orders Meta to Restore Free Access to Rival AI Chatbots on WhatsApp
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 10, 2026
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The EU Commission just ordered Meta to restore free access to rival AI chatbots in…
Xbox CEO Want to Explore New Business Models and Innovations to Keep Project Helix Affordable
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 10, 2026
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said in a new interview yesterday that memory and storage price…
Microsoft Releases June 2026 Patch Tuesday Updates
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 09, 2026
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The June 2026 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 bring support for shared audio over…
New Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Model Provides Near Real-time Translation in Over 70 Languages
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 09, 2026
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Google's new Gemini 3.5 Live Translate audio model supports near real-time speech-to-speech translation in over…
Google AI Plus Plan Drops to $4.99/Month, Storage Space Doubles to 400GB
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 09, 2026
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Google is dropping the price of its AI Plus subscription from $7.99/month to $4.99, and…
Windows Insider Program Adds New Beta (26H1) Channel
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 09, 2026
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Windows 11 version 26H1 is now available for testing on the Beta Channel as an…
Apple WWDC 2026: 10 Announcements You May Have Missed
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 09, 2026
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You may have missed yesterday the strict hardware requirements for Apple’s most advanced on-device model,…
Apple Reveals New Siri AI and Other Software Updates Coming With its ’27 Releases
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 08, 2026
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Apple detailed today the next-gen Apple Intelligence features that will be coming with its '27…
Xbox Will Still Determine Console Exclusivity on a Case-by-Case Basis
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 08, 2026
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Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty said yesterday that future multiplayer and live-service Xbox games…
Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution Will Be Xbox Console Exclusives
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 07, 2026
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Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are the first Xbox Games Studios titles in…
Limited Edition Xbox Series X25 is Coming in November
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 07, 2026
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Microsoft will release a limited-edition Xbox Series X25 console and controller in November to celebrate…
Xbox Announces Release Dates for Halo: Campaign Evolved, Gears of War: E-Day, and Fable
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 07, 2026
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Microsoft has just announced the release dates for Halo: Campaign Evolved, Gears of War: E-Day,…