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

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Report: Xbox-Branded Third-Party Handheld May Be Coming Later this Year

The first Xbox-branded gaming handheld may come as soon as this year, but it may…

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Mozilla Thunderbird is Coming to iOS Later This Year

The Mozilla Thunderbird team has announced plans to release a beta version of its email…

Apple Siri AI updates

Apple Delays Much-Anticipated AI Updates for its Siri Assistant

The more conversational version Siri that Apple revealed during its WWDC conference in June 2024…

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Microsoft Starts Testing Recommended Snap Groups in the Windows 11 Start Menu

Windows 11 Insiders on the Beta Channel will now see suggested apps to snap together…

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Microsoft Upgrades Copilot’s Think Deeper Feature With Better OpenAI Model

Microsoft is upgrading the Think Deeper feature of its Copilot assistant with a more powerful…

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Apple iPhone 16E Review

Apple’s iPhone 16E was released a week ago as the company’s new entry-level iPhone, and…

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Microsoft Acknowledges Issues With its Latest Xbox Controller Firmware Update

Microsoft has acknowledged today that its latest firmware update for Xbox wireless controllers released on…

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Microsoft Opens Registrations for its Build 2025 Conference on May 19-22

Microsoft has just opened registrations for its Build 2025 developer conference, which will be held…

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Tweetbot and Ivory Developer is Working on “Phoenix” App for Bluesky

Tapbots, the developer of popular Tweetbot and Ivory third-party clients for Twitter and Mastodon is…

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Amazon Prime Video is Testing AI-Powered Dubbing for Select Movies and Series

Amazon is launching a new pilot program for testing AI-powered dubbing for select licensed Prime…

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OpenAI Makes its GPT 4.5 Model Available for ChatGPT Plus Members

OpenAI is rolling out its latest GPT-4.5 model to ChatGPT Plus members today after ChatGPT…

YouTube Premium Lite

YouTube Premium Lite Launches in the US at $7.99/Month

YouTube Premium Lite is officially launching in the US today. At $7.99/month, it provides an…

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Apple Announces New Mac Studio With M4 Max and M3 Ultra Chips

With new M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips, Apple's refreshed Mac Studio workstation is once…

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Apple Updates its MacBook Air With M4 Chip and New Sky Blue Color

Apple just announced new versions of its 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air with M4 chips,…

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Outlook Mobile is Adding Delivery and Read Receipts Support

Microsoft’s Outlook app for iOS and Android is getting support for delivery and and read…

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is Coming to All Platforms and Game Pass on July 11

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, a remake of the classic skateboarding games is…

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