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

Windows 10 Extended Security Updates

[Updated] Consumers and Organizations Can Now Enroll PCs in Extended Security Updates for Windows 10

As Windows 10 will reach end of support in October, consumers and organizations can now…

Historical Street View Imagery Google Earth

Google Brings Historical Street View Imagery to Google Earth

Google Earth is celebrating its 20th birthday with new historical Street View imagery, which has…

Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition

Microsoft Announces Limited Edition Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition

Meta has teamed up with Microsoft to release the Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition, a…

Google TV smart TV

Google Has Reportedly Cut its Smart TV Budget by 10%

Google has reportedly cut the budget of its smart TV team by 10% as it…

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked July 9

Samsung Announces Galaxy Unpacked Event on July 9

Samsung announced yesterday a Galaxy Unpacked event on July 9 and teased a new foldable…

Google Chromebook Plus AI Features

Google Announces Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 and Touts New AI Features for Other Models

Google announced today a couple of new AI features that will be coming to all…

Xbox June Update home experience

Xbox June Updates Adds More Ways to Customize the Home Screen

The Xbox June Update makes it possible to hide system apps, pin favorites, and reduce…

Xbox app for PC aggregated gaming library

Xbox App For PC Adds Aggregated Gaming Library in Preview

Microsoft is testing the integration of games installed from other digital storefronts, such as Steam,…

Xbox Quick Resume

AMD Hints At Xbox’s Quick Resume Feature Coming to Other Platforms

AMD is hinting at a seamless “pick up where you left” off experience on Microsoft’s…

Android opening Office document without Microsoft account

Android Users Can Now Open Shared Office Documents Without a Microsoft Account

Android users can now open shared Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files without being logged into…

WhatsApp

WhatsApp Won’t Start Showing Ads to EU Users Until 2026

The WhatsApp team informed Ireland's privacy regulator that the app's new advertising model won’t be…

Windows 11 PC

Microsoft Drops New Windows 11 Builds for Canary and Release Preview Testers

Microsoft has just released two new Windows 11 preview builds with new features for Insiders…

ChatGPT Record mode

ChatGPT Record Mode Start Rolling Out to Pro, Enterprise, and Edu Users

OpenAI is starting to roll out the new record mode in ChatGPT to Pro, Enterprise,…

YouTube Shorts

YouTube Users Will Soon Be Able to Create AI-Generated Shorts Videos

Google is planning to make Veo 3, its state-of-the-art video generation model, available for YouTube…

Google AI Mode Search Live

Google’s AI Mode Now Supports Voice Chats With New ‘Search Live’ Feature

Google is launching an experimental Search Live feature in its new AI mode that lets…

Report: Microsoft to Lay Off Thousand of Employees Early Next Month

Microsoft is reportedly planning to lay off thousands of employees early next month following the…

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