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

Netflix

Netflix’s Ad-Supported Tier Crosses 94 Million Monthly Active Users

Netflix's $7.99/month ad-supported plan has now crossed more than 94 million monthly active users, up…

Apple Carplay Ultra

Apple CarPlay Ultra Launches on New Aston Martin Cars in the US and Canada

Apple CarPlay Ultra, the next-generation of the company’s iPhone mirroring system, is now available in…

OpenAI GPT-4.5

OpenAI Makes GPT-4.1 Available for ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Team users

OpenAI is making its new GPT-4.1 model available for ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Team users…

Apple Vision Pro

Apple Vision Pro May Get Eye-Scrolling Support With visionOS 3

Apple is reportedly working on a new eye-scrolling feature for its Vision Pro headset that…

Hey Copilot wake word

“Hey Copilot” Wake Word Starts Rolling out to Windows Insiders

Microsoft is testing a new “Hey Copilot” wake word to invoke the Copilot app on…

ChatGPT Deep Research

ChatGPT Deep Research Can Now Access SharePoint and OneDrive Files

ChatGPT Deep Research, the AI research agent that’s now available for all users of the…

Google AI mode

Google is Testing New ‘AI Mode’ Button on its Search Homepage

Google has started testing a new AI mode button on the homepage of its search…

Windows 11 PCs

May 2025 Patch Tuesday Updates Enable Recall and Click to Do on Copilot+ PCs

The May 2025 Patch Tuesday updates enable the new the AI-powered Recall and Click to…

Google G icon

Google Quietly Redesigned its ‘G’ Icon

Google has quietly refreshed the big 'G' icon it uses for its Google app for…

Spotify AI DJ Music Requests

Spotify’ AI DJ Now Accepts Music Requests

Spotify’s AI DJ, which is currently available for Premium members in more than 60 markets,…

Apple Magnifier for Mac

Apple to Introduce Magnifier for Mac and Other Accessibility Features Later This Year

Apple revealed today several new accessibility features coming to its platforms later this year including…

Apple devices MacBook Pro iPad iPhone

Apple Releases iOS 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5, and watchOS 11.5

iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5 add a new Screen Time feature for parents…

Microsoft 365 apps Windows 10

Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 to Get Security Updates Until October 2028

Microsoft quietly announced last week that it will provide security updates for Microsoft 365 on…

iOS 19 Captive Wi-Fi Network

Report: iOS 19 to Sync Captive Wi-Fi Login Details Across Apple Devices

iOS 19 may come with a new feature that syncs login details for public Wi-Fi…

Apple iPhone 16

Apple is Reportedly Considering Price Increases for its iPhone 17 Lineup

Apple is reportedly considering raising the prices of its iPhone 17 lineup coming later this…

Fortnite iOS

Epic Games Has Submitted Fortnite to the US App Store

Epic Games announced today that it has resubmitted Fortnite to the US App Store, and…

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