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
Google Photos Adds New Video Editing Features on Mobile
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- Sep 24, 2024
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Google Photos is improving its built-in video editor with a couple of new features that…
Spotify’s AI Playlists Come the US, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand
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- Sep 24, 2024
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Spotify is making its new AI Playlists available for Premium members in Ireland, the US,…
Google Makes its Standalone Gemini App Available With Workspace Plans
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 24, 2024
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Google is making its standalone Gemini app available for free with Google Workspace Business, Enterprise,…
YouTube Premium is Getting More Expensive in Various Countries
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- Sep 23, 2024
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YouTube Premium will soon become more expensive in more countries including Belgium, Ireland, Italy, the…
Google TV is Getting New Home Panel, Sports Page, and More
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 23, 2024
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A new Google TV update is introducing a new Google Home panel, a dedicated Sports…
Xbox Reportedly Spends $1 Billion Per Year on Game Pass Deals
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 23, 2024
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Microsoft reportedly spends one billion dollars a year to bring third-party games to its Game…
Windows App is Now Available on Windows, macOS, and iOS
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 23, 2024
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The new Windows App that Microsoft has been testing for almost a year is now…
Google Chrome’s Password Manager Can Now Sync Passkeys Across Desktop and Mobile
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 19, 2024
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Google is improving the built-in password manager in Google Chrome to make it easier to…
Sony Presses the Nostalgia Button With PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 19, 2024
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Sony revealed today a retro-looking PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection as it prepares to celebrate 30…
YouTube Makes ‘Pause Ads’ Available to All Advertisers
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 19, 2024
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YouTube users who don’t pay for YouTube Premium should soon start to see ads when…
EU Commission Gives Apple Six Months to Improve Device Interoperability on iOS and iPadOS
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 19, 2024
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The European Commission has started proceedings to push Apple to improve the interoperability of iOS…
LinkedIn Updates its Terms of Service to Detail AI Training With Member Data
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 18, 2024
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LinkedIn announced an update to its Terms of Service today to make it clearer that…
YouTube Launches New Communities Experience
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 18, 2024
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YouTube is launching today a new Communities experience to give content creators and their audience…
Apple Blocks iPadOS 18 Updates on its Latest iPad Pro to Investigage Bricking Issues
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 18, 2024
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Apple has temporarily blocked iPadOS 18 updates on its latest iPad Pro models with M4…
Apple Intelligence to Add Support For German, Italian, Portuguese, Korean, And Other Languages in 2025
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 18, 2024
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Apple Intelligence, which will officially launch in the US next month, is set to add…
GSMA Pushes Mobile Industry to Make RCS Messages End-to-End Encrypted
- Laurent Giret
- Sep 17, 2024
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After Apple finally added support for RCS messages on iOS 18 yesterday, the GSMA is…