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

Microsoft Xbox Phil Spencer

[Updated] Microsoft is Laying Off More Employees at Xbox, Zenimax, and King

Microsoft is reportedly laying off approximately 9,000 employees, and multiple teams within the the company's…

Threads Direct Messages DMs

Threads Starts Rolling Out DMs and Highlighted Perspectives

Threads is ready to roll out DMs to all users after nearly a month of…

Halo Studios Unreal Engine 5

Halo Studios to Reveal What’s Next for the Franchise in October

Halo Studios is asking fans to wait for the Halo World Championship in October to…

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo is Raising the Price of the Original Switch in Canada

The original Nintendo Switch and its games and accessories will get a price increase in…

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 Game Pass July 2025

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 Headlines New Game Pass Games for July

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is the main highlight of the first wave of…

iOS 26

Apple to Delay Some iOS 26 Features in the EU Over DMA Compliance Concerns

Due DMA compliance concerns, Apple will be disabling some new iOS 26 capabilities in the…

Spotify Discover Weekly controls

Spotify Adds New Controls to its Discover Weekly Playlist

Spotify is giving its popular Discover Weekly playlist a fresh coat of paint plus new…

Apple 12-inch MacBook

Report: Apple is Working on Cheaper MacBook with A18 Pro Chip

Apple is reportedly working on a cheaper MacBook model that would be powered by an…

Microsoft 365 Copilot app macOS

Microsoft 365 Copilot App for macOS is Now Available

Microsoft has released a new Microsoft 365 Copilot app for macOS today, which provides access…

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge 138 Improves History Search with AI

Microsoft Edge 138 is now available on the Stable Channel, and it brings an AI-enhanced…

Google Doppl

Google’s AI-Powered Doppl App Creates Videos of People Wearing Any Outfits

Google has just released Doppl, an experimental AI-powered app that lets users create videos of…

Xbox 360 Store

Xbox 360 Consoles Are Getting a New Dashboard Update

Microsoft has quietly released a new dashboard update for the Xbox 360 nearly a year…

YouTube AI-powered carousel

YouTube is Testing AI-Powered Carousels in Search Results

YouTube is testing AI-powered carousels in search results on searches related to shopping, travel, or…

Windows Security

Microsoft Details New Security Features to Make Windows More Resilient

Following the launch of the Windows Resiliency Initiative last year, Microsoft is announcing new security…

Microsoft Sued By Group of Authors for Allegedly Using Their Books for AI Training

Microsoft is facing a lawsuit from a group of authors accusing the company of using…

WhatsApp Private Message Summaries

WhatsApp Launches AI-Powered Message Summaries

WhatsApp can now use AI to summarize your chat conversations. The new feature uses a…

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