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 Now Has 1 Billion Monthly Podcast Listeners
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- Feb 26, 2025
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YouTube is celebrating a new milestone today with more than 1 billion active viewers of…
Next-Gen Alexa+ Assistant is Coming in March, Will Be Free With Prime or $20/Month
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- Feb 26, 2025
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Amazon's next-gen Alexa+ assistant will launch in preview in the US next month at $19.99/month,…
Windows 11’s February 2025 Optional Updates Are Here
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- Feb 26, 2025
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This month's optional update for Windows 11 brings the ability to share files directly from…
OpenAI Makes ChatGPT Deep Research Available for All Paid Users
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 26, 2025
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Deep Research, OpenAI's new AI research agent is now available for ChatGPT Plus, Team, Enterprise,…
Xbox Cloud Gaming Adds Invite Links, Expands Stream Your Own Game Collection
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 25, 2025
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Xbox Cloud Gaming players can now invite other Game Pass Ultimate members to join their…
Microsoft Copilot Drops Usage Restrictions On its Free Think Deeper and Voice Features
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 25, 2025
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Microsoft is making the consumer version of its free Copilot AI assistant more competitive today…
YouTube Will Soon Make Mid-roll Ads Less Bothersome
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 25, 2025
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Google will soon make changes to mid-roll ads on YouTube to make them less interruptive…
Xbox Exclusive Fable Has Been Delayed to 2026
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 25, 2025
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Craig Duncan, the new head of Xbox Game Studios announced today that the much-anticipated reboot…
Adobe Launches New Photoshop App on iPhone
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 25, 2025
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Adobe is launching today a new Photoshop app on iPhone that provides access to core…
Google to Replace SMS With QR Codes For Gmail Authentication
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 24, 2025
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In the coming months, Google is planning to replace text messages with more secure QR…
Apple to Invest $500 Billion in the US Over the Next Four Years
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 24, 2025
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Apple announced today that it will invest over $500 billion and hire 20,000 new employees…
Windows Search Box on Copilot+ PCs Can Now Surface OneDrive Photos
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 21, 2025
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Microsoft is continuing to improve the new AI-powered search experience on Copilot+ PCs by making…
Microsoft Starts Testing New Drag Tray Feature on Windows 11
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 21, 2025
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The just-released Windows 11 Beta build 22635.4950 introduces a new drag tray feature to simplify…
Apple Pulls iCloud Advanced Data Protection Feature in the UK in Reaction to Government’s Backdoor Mandate
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 21, 2025
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Apple is removing its Advanced Data Protection feature for iCloud user data in the UK…
YouTube Premium Lite Plan is Reportedly Coming Soon to the US and Other Markets
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 21, 2025
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The new YouTube Premium “Lite” Plan that Google has been testing with some users in…
Spotify to Welcome More AI-Narrated Audiobooks With ElevenLabs Partnership
- Laurent Giret
- Feb 20, 2025
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Spotify now accepts AI-narrated audiobooks generated with ElevenLabs, which can deliver human-like speech in 29…