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
YouTube Premium Members Can Test New Experimental Features
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- Jan 22, 2025
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Google is making a couple of new experimental features available for testing for YouTube Premium…
New Windows 11 24H2 Build Lands on the Release Preview Channel
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 22, 2025
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The Windows 11 24H2 build 26100.3025 for Insiders on the Release Preview Channel adds support…
PSA: Microsoft to Keep Users of its Services Signed in Automatically Starting in February 2025
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- Jan 22, 2025
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Starting in February 2025, users logging in to their personal Microsoft account on the web…
Microsoft Announces Changes to OpenAI’s Azure Exclusivity on New Cloud Capacity
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 22, 2025
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Microsoft’s multi-year partnership with OpenAI is taking a new direction as the ChatGPT maker will…
Microsoft Edge’s Game Assist Feature Goes Out of Beta on Windows 11
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 21, 2025
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Microsoft Edge Game Assist, which is now out of beta, brings a game-aware version of…
WhatsApp Users Will Soon Be Able to Share Status Updates as Facebook and Instagram Stories
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 21, 2025
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Meta will soon allow WhatsApp users to share their ephemeral status updates as “Stories” on…
Sniper Elite: Resistance, Eternal Strands, And More Are Coming to Game Pass
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 21, 2025
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The second wave of new Game Pass games in January includes Sniper Elite: Resistance, Eternal…
AI-Powered Windows Search Comes to Dev Channel Testers With Copilot+ PCs
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 20, 2025
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Windows Insiders on the Dev Channel with Copilot+ PCs can now test the AI-powered Windows…
TikTok Stays Online in the US But Faces Increased Competition
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 20, 2025
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TikTok is back online in the US after briefly shutting down over the weekend, but…
Microsoft Releases Two New Windows 11 23H2 Builds For Insiders
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 17, 2025
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Microsoft has just released two new Windows 11 23H2 preview builds for Insiders on the…
New iOS 18.3 Beta Tweaks Apple Intelligence Notification Summaries
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 17, 2025
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Apple released the third betas for iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, which introduce important changes to how…
Microsoft Releases Windows 11 Canary Build 27774
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 16, 2025
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The just-released Windows 11 Canary build 27774 makes it possible for Windows home users to…
Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Plans Get New Copilot Features and a Price Increase
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 16, 2025
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Microsoft is upgrading its Microsoft 365 Personal and Family plans with the integration of Copilot…
Meta is Reportedly Laying Off 5% Of Its Workforce
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 16, 2025
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Meta is planning a wave of performance-based job cuts that will reportedly impact around 5%…
Nintendo Switch 2 is Official With First Video Trailer
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 16, 2025
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Nintendo officially revealed the Nintendo Switch 2 today with a first video trailer showing the…
Microsoft Expands Repair Options for Xbox Series X|S Consoles
- Laurent Giret
- Jan 15, 2025
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Microsoft is expanding its Xbox repairability program to give owners of Xbox Series X|S consoles…