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, Threads, X (Twitter), Bluesky, and Mastodon.

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ChatGPT image generation

ChatGPT Adds New Image Library for Your AI-Generated Images

OpenAI has started rolling out a new image library in ChatGPT that makes it easier…

OpenAI board

OpenAI is Reportedly Working on its Own Social Network

OpenAI is reportedly working on its own social network that could be integrated into its…

Call of Duty Modern Warfare II Game Pass

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is Coming to Game Pass

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II will join Modern Warfare III and Black Ops 6…

Apple Intelligence

Apple Details its New Privacy-Focused Approach to AI Training

Apple detailed yesterday how it plans to improve its AI training practices by using users’…

Sea of Thieves Battle.net

Sea of Thieves is Coming to Battle.net on May 22

Rare’s pirate game Sea of Thieves is the latest Xbox Games Studios title to be…

Windows 11 PC

Microsoft Releases New Windows 11 23H2 Build on the Beta Channel

The Windows 11 23H2 build 22635.5235 is now available for Insiders on the Beta Channel…

OpenAI

OpenAI Releases Three GPT-4.1 Models to Developers

The new GPT‑4.1, GPT‑4.1 mini, and GPT‑4.1 nano models are available for developers through the…

Samsung One UI 7

Samsung Has Stopped Rolling Out OneUI 7 Due to Unexpected Bug

Samsung has reportedly stopped rolling out One UI 7, its latest custom Android UI for…

Meta AI

Meta Will Soon Start Training its AI Models With Content from EU Users

Meta will soon start training its AI models with content from EU users, who will…

Sony PlayStation 5

Sony is Raising PlayStation 5 Prices in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand

Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles in Europe, the UK, Australia,…

ChatGPT

OpenAI is Retiring its GPT-4 Model and May Announce GPT-4.1 Next Week

OpenAI is planning to retire its flagship GPT-4 model next month and replace it with…

Windows 11 Settings Search improvements Copilot+ PCs

Microsoft Tests Settings Search Improvements With Insiders on Copilot+ PCs

Windows Insiders on the Dev and Beta Channels can now test using Windows Search to…

Google Pixel hardware

Google Lays Off Hundreds of Employees in its Platform and Devices Division

Google is laying off hundreds of employees working in its Platforms and Devices division after…

ChatGPT Memory

ChatGPT Can Now Remember All Your Previous Conversations

OpenAI's ChatGPT can now remember all past conversations in addition to the “saved memories” users…

Windows Recall

Recall and Click to Do Are Now Available on the Release Preview Channel

Recall and Click to Do, the two flagship AI features that Microsoft has been testing…

Thinking About the Future of Surface Hub

Microsoft’s Original Surface Hub Will Reach End of Support in October 2025

Microsoft’s original Surface Hub will no longer be supported after October 14, 2025, and there's…

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