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

Xbox logo conference

Microsoft’s Games Showcase Comes at a Pivotal Moment for Xbox

Tomorrow's Xbox Games Showcase will be Microsoft’s opportunity to prove that it’s still long on…

Xbox CEO Asha SHarma

Xbox CEO Wants to “Reset the Business” Over the Next 100 Days

At the Bloomberg Tech 2026 event in San Francisco yesterday, Asha Sharma, the new CEO…

OpenAI ChatGPT Memory

OpenAI is Improving How ChatGPT’s Memory Works

OpenAI is rolling out a new memory system in ChatGPT that will intelligently update what…

Valve Steam Machine Steam Frame

Valve Says its Steam Machine and Steam Frame Will Launch This Summer

Valve’s new Steam Machine and Steam Frame, which were both originally announced in November of…

Brave Origin

Brave Releases Paid ‘Origin’ Version of its Browser Without Revenue Generating Features

The privacy-focused Brave browser is launching today a paid 'Origin' version without extra AI and…

Apple iOS APp Store changes Japan

Apple Now Makes Age Verification Mandatory for Using the App Store in Texas

To comply with the Texas App Store Accountability Act, Apple is now requiring users of…

Google Wallet ID Passes

[Updated] Google Wallet App Will Soon Add Support for Digital IDs in Select EU Countries

Google is planning to add support for digital IDs in its Google Wallet Android app…

Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo to Launch Switch 2 Console With Replaceable Battery in the EU

Nintendo is planning to launch a new version of its Switch 2 console in the…

Amazon Search AI images

Amazon Search Will Now Generate AI Images of Products It Thinks You Want

In the US, the Amazon mobile app now displays in its search results AI-generated images…

Microsoft Surface Pro Snapdragon X2 Elite

Microsoft’s New Surface Pro With Snapdragon X2 Elite Chip Leaks

Leaked marketing images of Microsoft's refreshed 13-inch Surface Pro with a Snapdragon X2 Elite chip…

Google AI Search

Google Allows UK News Publishers to Opt Out of its AI Search Features

Google is now allowing news publishers in the UK to opt out of having their…

Starseeker_ Astroneer Expeditions Xbox Game Pass

Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions is Coming to Game Pass on Day One in June

Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions is coming to Game Pass on day one in June along with…

Microsoft MAI models

Build 2026: Microsoft Launches First Flagship Reasoning AI Model and More

Microsoft announced today the release of new in-house MAI models including MAI-Thinking-1, its first flagship…

Microsoft Scout

Build 2026: Microsoft Unveils New ‘Scout’ Personal Work Agent Powered by OpenClaw

Microsoft Scout is a new type of always-on AI agent that Microsoft refers to as…

Surface RTX Spark Dev Box (1)

Build 2026: Nvidia-Powered Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is Coming Later this Year

Microsoft announced at Build the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a new workstation powered by…

Amazon Prime Day June 23-26 2026

Amazon Prime Day is Coming Back on June 23-26

Amazon announced another edition of its Prime Day shopping event, which will run for four…

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