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

Meta AI

Meta Will Soon Start Training its AI Models With Content from EU Users

Meta will soon start training its AI models with content from EU users, who will…

Sony PlayStation 5

Sony is Raising PlayStation 5 Prices in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand

Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles in Europe, the UK, Australia,…

ChatGPT

OpenAI is Retiring its GPT-4 Model and May Announce GPT-4.1 Next Week

OpenAI is planning to retire its flagship GPT-4 model next month and replace it with…

Windows 11 Settings Search improvements Copilot+ PCs

Microsoft Tests Settings Search Improvements With Insiders on Copilot+ PCs

Windows Insiders on the Dev and Beta Channels can now test using Windows Search to…

Google Pixel hardware

Google Lays Off Hundreds of Employees in its Platform and Devices Division

Google is laying off hundreds of employees working in its Platforms and Devices division after…

ChatGPT Memory

ChatGPT Can Now Remember All Your Previous Conversations

OpenAI's ChatGPT can now remember all past conversations in addition to the “saved memories” users…

Windows Recall

Recall and Click to Do Are Now Available on the Release Preview Channel

Recall and Click to Do, the two flagship AI features that Microsoft has been testing…

Thinking About the Future of Surface Hub

Microsoft’s Original Surface Hub Will Reach End of Support in October 2025

Microsoft’s original Surface Hub will no longer be supported after October 14, 2025, and there's…

Meta Threads app

Threads Wants to Help Users Find People They Follow on X

Meta’s Threads app has started testing a new feature to help users find the people…

Google Workspace Flows

Google Workspace Adds AI-Powered Automations and More

Google announced AI-enabled automations in Google Workspace and new intelligent capabilities for Docs, Sheets, Meet,…

Instagram iPad app

Instagram is Reportedly Working on an iPad App

Instagram is reportedly working on a native iPad app to better compete with TikTok, which…

Microsoft Build 2025

Microsoft’s Build 2025 Session Catalog is Now Available

The full session catalog for Microsoft’s Build 2025 developer conference, which will be held in…

Xbox Games Showcase + The Outer World 2 Direct June 8

Microsoft Announces Xbox Games Showcase + The Outer Worlds 2 Direct on June 8

Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase 2025 will be held on Sunday, June 8, and the event…

Windows 11 PC

April 2025 Patch Tuesday Updates Are Now Available on Windows 11 and 10

On Copilot+ PCs, the April 2025 Patch Tuesday update adds a new AI-powered Windows Search…

Windows 11 New Start Menu

Recent Windows 11 Insider Builds Hide Larger and More Customizable Start Menu

Microsoft is testing a redesigned version of the Windows 11 Start Menu internally with a…

Google Gemini Live Camera Screen Sharing

Gemini Live’s Camera and Screen Sharing Support Comes to Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25

Gemini Live, which lets iOS and Android users have free-flowing conversations with Google’s AI assistant…

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