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.

Laurent Giret’s Recent Posts

YouTube TV

[Updated] YouTube TV to Lose All Paramount Content After February 13

YouTube TV is about to lose all Paramount content after today, February 13 as Google…

Google Family Link Parental Controls

Google Family Link Adds New Parental Controls

Google is updating its Family Link app with a more intuitive design and new supervision…

Apple TV app for Android

[Updated] Apple TV+ is Finally Coming to Android Devices

Apple is reportedly planning to make its Apple TV+ streaming service available on Android devices…

Outlook iOS Android Minimize Email drafts

Outlook for iOS and Android Will Let Users Minimize Email Drafts

Microsoft’s Outlook app for iOS and Android will soon let users minimize email drafts so…

Apple migrate digital purchases

Apple Now Lets Users Migrate Digital Purchases Between Accounts

Apple is now making it possible to migrate digital purchases from one Apple account to…

Windows 11 PC

Microsoft Releases February 2025 Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows 11

The February 2025 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 versions introduce improved previews for apps…

Apple Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 Earbuds

Apple Launches $250 Powerbeats Pro 2 Earbuds With Heart Rate Monitoring

Apple’s Beats subsidiary is launching today the Powerbeats Pro 2, a new version of its…

iOS 18

iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1 Fix Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability

iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1 fix a critical zero-day vulnerability that may already be used…

YouTube app TV redesign

YouTube Now Gets More Watch Time on TV Than Mobile in the US

As YouTube will celebrate its 20th birthday in December, TV is now the primary device…

OpenAI board

OpenAI is Reportedly Working on its First In-House AI Chip

OpenAI is reportedly working on its first in-house AU chip to lessen its reliance on…

Google Gemini Super Bowl ad

Google May Have Faked a Gemini Response in Super Bowl Ad

A Super Bowl ad for Google Gemini appears to be showing an AI-generated description for…

Candy Crush Solitaire

Candy Crush Solitaire is King First’s New Game Under Microsoft Ownership

Candy Crush Solitaire is King’s first new game since Microsoft acquired its parent company Activision…

iPhone 14 iPhone SE4

Apple’s 4th-Gen iPhone SE Could Be Revealed Next Week

Apple’s 4th-gen iPhone SE may be announced next week and start shipping later this month…

Microsoft Teams Storyline

Get Ready for a New “Storyline” News Feed in Microsoft Teams

The Microsoft Teams you know will soon try to imitate social networks with a "Storyline"…

Windows 11 Photos App OCR

OCR Support in Microsoft’s Photos App is Live Again For All Insiders

Windows Insiders can once again test optical character recognition (OCR) in Microsoft’s Photos app it…

ChatGPT Search is Now Available Without Logging In

OpenAI is expanding access to ChatGPT Search by making the chatbot’s web search feature available…

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