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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Sony PlayStation VR2

Sony’s PlayStation VR2 Gets a Price Cut

Starting next month, Sony's PlayStation VR2 headset will get a $150 price cut in the…

Google Search remove result

Google Makes it Easier to Remove Personal Information From Search Results

Google has redesigned its Results about you tool to make it easier for anyone to…

Instagram Reels

Instagram May Launch Standalone App for its TikTok-like Reels Videos

Instagram is reportedly considering launching a standalone app for Reels, its short-form vertical videos inspired…

YouTube 1 billion podcast viewers

YouTube Now Has 1 Billion Monthly Podcast Listeners

YouTube is celebrating a new milestone today with more than 1 billion active viewers of…

Amazon Alexa+

Next-Gen Alexa+ Assistant is Coming in March, Will Be Free With Prime or $20/Month

Amazon's next-gen Alexa+ assistant will launch in preview in the US next month at $19.99/month,…

Windows 11 PC

Windows 11’s February 2025 Optional Updates Are Here

This month's optional update for Windows 11 brings the ability to share files directly from…

OpenAI ChatGPT Deep Research

OpenAI Makes ChatGPT Deep Research Available for All Paid Users

Deep Research, OpenAI's new AI research agent is now available for ChatGPT Plus, Team, Enterprise,…

Xbox Cloud Gaming Invite Links

Xbox Cloud Gaming Adds Invite Links, Expands Stream Your Own Game Collection

Xbox Cloud Gaming players can now invite other Game Pass Ultimate members to join their…

Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft Copilot Drops Usage Restrictions On its Free Think Deeper and Voice Features

Microsoft is making the consumer version of its free Copilot AI assistant more competitive today…

YouTube mid-roll ads

YouTube Will Soon Make Mid-roll Ads Less Bothersome

Google will soon make changes to mid-roll ads on YouTube to make them less interruptive…

Xbox Fable

Xbox Exclusive Fable Has Been Delayed to 2026

Craig Duncan, the new head of Xbox Game Studios announced today that the much-anticipated reboot…

Adobe Photoshop iPhone

Adobe Launches New Photoshop App on iPhone

Adobe is launching today a new Photoshop app on iPhone that provides access to core…

Gmail

Google to Replace SMS With QR Codes For Gmail Authentication

In the coming months, Google is planning to replace text messages with more secure QR…

Apple $500 billion US investments

Apple to Invest $500 Billion in the US Over the Next Four Years

Apple announced today that it will invest over $500 billion and hire 20,000 new employees…

cloud photos AI-powered Windows Search

Windows Search Box on Copilot+ PCs Can Now Surface OneDrive Photos

Microsoft is continuing to improve the new AI-powered search experience on Copilot+ PCs by making…

Windows 11 Drag Tray feature

Microsoft Starts Testing New Drag Tray Feature on Windows 11

The just-released Windows 11 Beta build 22635.4950 introduces a new drag tray feature to simplify…

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