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

Microsoft 365 Subscribers Will Soon Lose Access to Free VPN

Microsoft has quietly announced that it’s discontinuing the free VPN that was available with its…

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OpenAI’s Deep Research Turns ChatGPT Into a Research Assistant

OpenAI launched yesterday Deep research, a new “agentic” feature in ChatGPT Pro that turns the…

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Microsoft Improves AI-Powered Windows Search for Insiders With Copilot+ PCs

The AI-powered Windows Search experience that’s currently available in preview on Copilot+ PCs can now…

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Apple Accepts $20 Million Settlement Over Apple Watch Battery Swelling Issues

Apple has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that the company was aware of…

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Esports Platform Start.gg is Parting Ways With Microsoft

Start.gg, an online tournament platform that Microsoft acquired back in December 2020 has just reclaimed…

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Google Upgrades its Gemini App with 2.0 Flash And Imagen 3 Models

Google is improving its Gemini assistant with its new 2.0. Flash model. The chatbot is…

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Forza Horizon 5 is the Next Xbox Exclusive Game Coming to PlayStation 5 in Spring 2025

Forza Horizon 5, one of the most critically-acclaimed Xbox exclusive games of this console generation…

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Amazon Music Unlimited Gets a Price Increase in the US, UK, and Canada

Amazon has quietly raised the price of Amazon Music Unlimited in the US, the UK,…

Microsoft Copilot Think Deeper

Microsoft’s Copilot Assistant Can Now “Think Deeper” for Free

Microsoft is improving the consumer version of its Copilot assistant by making its "Think Deeper”…

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Microsoft Makes DeepSeek’s R1 Available Via Azure AI Foundry and GitHub

Microsoft is making DeepSeek's R1 AI model available for developers via Azure AI Foundry and…

Intel-Powered Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 for Business

Microsoft Launches Intel-Powered Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 for Business

New Intel-powered versions of Microsoft's Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 for business customers…

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New Windows 11 Canary Build Brings Shared Content in File Explorer Home

Windows Insiders on the Canary Channel can now test the redesigned File Explorer Home with…

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Sony Makes PlayStation Accounts Optional for Some of its PC Games

The upcoming PC version of The Last of Us Part 2: Remastered won't require a…

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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…

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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Gov for Government Agencies

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

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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…

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