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

Plex

Plex Announces Plex Pass Price Increase and Makes Remote Access a Paid Feature

Plex is raising the price of its Plex Pass subscription for the first time and…

Windows 11 PC

Windows 11 Build 27818 is Out on the Canary Channel

The Windows 11 Canary build 27818 brings some changes to the Windows Security app and…

Copilot for Windows

Microsoft Fixed the Bug That Uninstalled Copilot on Windows PCs

Microsoft has now fixed the bug that caused its Copilot app to be uninstalled on…

Surface Pro 11

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 11 Now Comes Without a Power Supply in EU Countries

Microsoft has stopped including a power supply in the box of its Surface Pro 11…

Windows 11 Version 24H2

New Windows 11 Version 24H2 Features Are Available for Release Preview Testers

A new Windows 11 24H2 build for Insiders on the Release Preview ring enables various…

Meta Llama models 1 billion downloads

Meta Announces 1 Billion Downloads for its Open-Source Llama AI Models

Meta announced today that its Llama collection of open source AI models has crossed 1…

Xbox Adaptive Joystick

Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Joystick is Now Available For $29.99

The new Xbox Adaptive Joystick that Microsoft announced last summer is now available to purchase…

Roku TV

[Updated] Roku Tests Showing Users Auto-playing Video Ads on Startup

Roku has started experimenting with more intrusive auto-playing video ads on startup, and users are…

Atomfall Blizzard Arcade Collection Game Pass

Atomfall, Blizzard Arcade Collection, And More Are Coming to Game Pass

Atomfall and the Blizzard Arcade Collection are the main highlights in the second wave of…

Amazon Panos Panay Alexa+

Panos Panay Details Amazon’s New Consumer Product Strategy

Panos Panay wants to change the cheap reputation of Amazon’s products. The exec teased more…

Discord Social SDK

Discord Wants to Power Games’ Social Features With New SDK

Discord is launching a new Social SDK that game developers can use to integrate social…

Google G suite legacy

Google G Suite Legacy Accounts Will Soon Switch to Pooled Storage

Google has started warning users of its Legacy G Suite free edition plan that their…

Microsoft Copilot app on Windows 11

Windows 11’s March Security Update May Remove Copilot From Your PC

Microsoft acknowledged a new known issue in its March 2025 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows…

GroupMe Copilot

Microsoft Killed Skype But Keeps Supporting GroupMe

As Microsoft is about to kill Skype in May 2025, its mobile group messaging app…

Windows 11 PC

New Windows 11 Canary Build is Out With Minor Changes

The Windows 11 Canary build 27813 brings minor bug fixes and removes the Location History…

Netflix Games

Netflix Games Creator Has Left The Company

Mike Verdu, a video games industry veteran who oversaw the creation of the Netflix Games…

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