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

HomePod Mini Apple TV iPad

Report: New HomePod Mini, iPad Mini, and Apple TV Models Are Coming Soon

A second-gen HomePod mini and a new Apple TV with an A17 Pro chip are…

Apple Watch Healthcare

Apple Redesigned its Apple Watch Blood Oxygen Feature to Circumvent ITC Import Ban

Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Ultra 2 models sold in the US will…

Google Gemini Personal Context

Google Gemini Can Now Reference Past Chats

Google’s Gemini chatbot can now use past chat conversations to give users a more personalized…

Windows on ARM Xbox app

Qualcomm-Powered PCs Can Now Download PC Games from the Xbox App

Microsoft is finally making it possible to download and run PC games from the Xbox…

Google Preferred sources in Search

Google Now Lets US and Indian Users Choose Their Preferred News Sources in Search

Google is launching a new feature in the US and India that lets users pick…

ChatGPT

ChatGPT’s Model Picker Brings Back 4o Model Alongside New GPT-5 Controls

OpenAI has updated the model picker for ChatGPT to reintroduce the GPT-4 model for all…

Windows 11 PC

Microsoft Releases August 2025 Patch Tuesday Updates

The August 2025 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 enables Recall for Copilot+ PCs users…

Meta Threads app

Threads Crosses 400 Million Monthly Active Users

Threads, Meta’s alternative to Twitter/X has crossed over 400 million monthly active users a little…

Xbox Game trials demos

Xbox Game Trials and Demos Will Soon Appear in New “Free With Xbox” Section

Microsoft will soon reorganize the Xbox game library and move game trials and demos to…

Epic Games Store

Fortnite is Coming Back to iOS Users in Australia via the Epic Games Store

Fortnite is coming back to iOS users in Australia via the Epic Games Store after…

GitHub

GitHub to Join Microsoft’s CoreAI Organization as Its CEO Departs Later This Year

GitHub will become integrated into Microsoft’s new CoreAI organization after its CEO Thomas Dohmke leaves…

OpenAI GPT-4o

OpenAI Brings Back its GPT-4o Model to ChatGPT Following GPT-5 Criticism

After launching its new GPT-5 model with great fanfare last week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman…

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 to Be Supported Until October 2028

Microsoft's Edge browser will get three additional years of updates on Windows 10 after the…

Windows 11 PC

New Windows 11 Insider Builds Are Available for Canary, Dev, and Beta Testers

Microsoft is testing a redesigned mobile device companion experience for the Windows 11 Start menu,…

ChromeOS Steam beta

Steam for Chromebook Beta Will Be Discontinued in January 2026

The Steam beta that launched on select Chromebooks back in 2022 will be discontinued on…

Copilot 3D

Microsoft’s New Copilot 3D Turn Images Into 3D Models

Microsoft has just launched an experimental Copilot 3D tool that can transform a static image…

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