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

Windows 11 Start Menu Phone Link

Microsoft is Improving the Phone Link Integration Into the Windows 11 Start Menu

Microsoft has started testing various improvements to the Phone Link integration in the Windows 11…

ChatGPT

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Gov for Government Agencies

OpenAI is launching today ChatGPT Gov, a new version of its chatbot that US government…

Xbox Series S

Phil Spencer Sees Xbox Series S a “Real Advantage” for Microsoft’s Gaming Handheld Plans

Xbox head Phil Spencer explained this week that forcing developers to optimize their games for…

Windows 11 Dev Home

Microsoft is Discontinuing its Dev Home App for Windows 11 and Windows 10

Microsoft's Dev Home app for Windows 11 and Windows 10 will be retired in May…

DeepSeek AI

Nvidia, Sam Altman, and Satya Nadella React to China’s DeepSeek R1 AI Model

The recent surge of the potentially disruptive R1 AI model by Chinese startup DeepSeek is…

Apple Intelligence iPhone iPad Mac

Apple Releases iOS 18.3 and macOS Sequoia 15.3

Apple has just released iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3, which bring a…

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Phil Spencer Says Hardware Remains “Critical” to Xbox

Phil Spencer, the CEO of Microsoft Gaming said in recent interviews that Xbox hardware remains…

TikTok

US Government’s Plan to Take Over TikTok May Involve Oracle and Microsoft

The White House is reportedly negotiating with Oracle and other investors including Microsoft to take…

Windows 11 PC

Microsoft Starts Testing New Battery Icons and Snap Layout Improvements on Windows 11

Microsoft has started testing new colored battery indicators in the system tray and Snap Layouts…

Meta Threads ads

Meta is Introducing Ads on Threads in the US and Japan

Threads, Meta's Twitter/X clone has started introducing ads with a "small test" affecting users in…

Microsoft UK Experience Center London

Microsoft is Closing its UK Experience Center in London

Microsoft is planning to close its UK Experience Centre in London in February, nearly six…

Xbox Developer_direct 2025

Here’s Everything Xbox Announced During its Developer_Direct 2025

The Xbox Developer_Direct 2025 livestream showcased five upcoming Game Pass games including Doom: The Dark…

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Report: Microsoft to Launch Smaller Surface Pro and Laptop Models With Snapdragon Chips this Spring

Microsoft may be getting ready to launch smaller Qualcomm-powered versions of its most popular Surface…

iPhone 13 Pro (left) and Pixel 6a (right)

The UK’s CMA is Investigating Apple and Google’s Mobile Platforms

The UK’s CMA is launching a new investigation into Apple and Google’s mobile ecosystems to…

Android XR

Google to Buy Parts of HTC’s Vive Engineering Team to Speed Up Android XR Development

Google is acquiring parts of HTC’s Vive team to accelerate the development of its new…

Samsung Galaxy S25 Series (1)

Samsung Unveils Galaxy S25 Series With New AI Features

Samsung's new Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra bring incremental changes to the company's flagship…

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