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.

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Report: iOS 27 Will Let Users Split Bills Via Apple’s Wallet App

Apple’s upcoming iOS 27 update will reportedly allow iPhone users to split bills using the…

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[Updated] Apple Releases iOS 26.5.1 and macOS 26.5.1

Apple released today iOS 26.5.1 to address charging issues on the iPhone Air and iPhone…

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Asus Reveals ROG XBOX Ally X20 With OLED Display Bundled With XREAL R1 Glasses

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its ROG brand, Asus announced the ROG XBOX Ally…

Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra

Microsoft Announces Surface Laptop Ultra With Nvidia RTX Spark Chip

Microsoft just announced a new 15-inch Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia's new RTX Spark chip,…

Nvidia RTX Spark

Nvidia Unveils New RTX Spark Superchip for Windows on ARM PCs

Nvidia just revealed its RTX Spark family of superchips that will power premium laptops and…

Halo Campaign Evolved Trailer

Xbox is Having Second Thoughts About Promoting Other Platforms on its Game Trailers

The Xbox team is apparently conflicted about showing other platforms’ logos on the game trailers…

Google Gemini Spark

Google’s Gemini Spark Agent is Now Available for AI Ultra Subscribers in the US

Gemini Spark, the new personal AI agent that Google announced at its I/O conference last…

Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft is Reportedly Working on New AI Super App

Microsoft is reportedly working on its own AI super app that may combine its Copilot…

Windows Insider Start Menu improvements

Start Menu Improvements Are Available for Testing on the Experimental Channel

The various Start Menu improvements that Microsoft detailed earlier this month alongside the new alternative…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Computex

Nvidia Teases “A New Era of PC” at Computex Next Week

Nvidia has teased today “a new era of PC” ahead of the Computex annual trade…

Fable delayed February 2027

Xbox’s Fable Reboot is Being Delayed to February 2027 to Give it “The Dedicated Moment it Deserves”

The Xbox team has just announced that the much-anticipated Fable reboot has once again been…

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Asha Sharma Says “Hard Choices” Are Needed to Make Xbox Stronger

Asha Sharma, the new CEO of Xbox, said that "hard changes" are needed to align…

Google Gemini

Google Tweaks Gemini’s New Usage Limits After Listening to Feedback

After Google Gemini shifted from a daily prompt limit to compute-based usage limits, Google is…

Microsoft 365 Copilot App

Microsoft 365 Copilot App Gets a New Design and Performance Improvements

Microsoft 365 Copilot, the enterprise version of Microsoft’s AI chatbot, has just received a fresh…

YouTube Premium Podcasts

YouTube Premium Adds Auto Speed Feature and On-the-go Mode for Podcasts

YouTube Premium subscribers are getting access to three new features to a new On-the-go mode…

Spotify playlist folder

Spotify Gets New Playlist Editing Tools and Other Feedback-Inspired Features

Spotify is adding support for several new playlist features inspired by user feedback, including the…

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