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Laurent Giret

@laurentgiret

Senior News Editor at http://Thurrott.com. I write about Big Tech from a consumer angle.

OpenAI has started testing a new group chat feature in ChatGPT that lets multiple users collaborate in the same conversation buff.ly/znRXmJ6


Fortnite is dropping its Epic Games Store exclusivity and will be coming to the Xbox app on PC on November 18, with Xbox Play Anywhere support buff.ly/NIkuvxp


Meta will soon enable messaging interoperability in WhatsApp for EU users. BirdyChat and Haiket are the first third-party messaging apps that will be supported buff.ly/c0YegFm


Netflix is launching today a new collection of social party games on TV and the web that can be played using a smartphone as a controller buff.ly/VZi17MP


Tesla is reportedly planning to make its vehicles compatible with CarPlay, Apple’s iPhone mirroring system that most modern vehicles now support buff.ly/d3lsvju


Spotify is launching a new Audiobook recap feature in beta on iOS that summarizes the content of an audiobook right up to the point where users stopped listening buff.ly/pqHuyO1


Google will soon require Android apps distributed outside of the Play Store to be registered by verified developers, but the company will still allow "experienced users" to sideload unverified apps buff.ly/enUr8gi


OpenAI just released two GPT-5.1 AI models with new personality options, and they're rolling out first to paid ChatGPT users buff.ly/cis7yQ6


Valved unveiled today a new Steam controller and two new devices running SteamOS, the new Steam Machine for the living room and the Steam Frame VR headset buff.ly/ELRyPlh


Apple is launching today a new Digital ID feature in its Wallet app that US users will be able to use for age and identity verification in apps, online, and select stores buff.ly/jF2UVSW


Sony announced yesterday a new 27-inch Gaming Monitor with a DualSense Charging Hook that will be released exclusively in the US and Japan in 2026 buff.ly/g3AKb67


The November 2025 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 mark the rollout of a redesigned Start Menu with a responsive layout and a scrollable apps list buff.ly/UHFTSw0


Google wants Android apps to stop wasting battery with excessive wake locks, and those that don’t meet a certain threshold will soon be penalized on the Play Store buff.ly/eHnRmim


Meta is about to retire two of its Facebook social plugins for websites, the Facebook Like button and the Comments plugin that enables Facebook comments on external content buff.ly/dw1Yu9R


Apple has reportedly delayed the release of its next-gen iPhone Air after sales of the original model were weaker than expected buff.ly/SXDovMO


Fallout 4 is adding support for Xbox Play Anywhere and fan-made creations today alongside the release of the game’s Anniversary Edition buff.ly/uqmPcBt


The new Gemini for Google TV experience is now rolling out to users of the Google TV Streamer in the US and Canada buff.ly/iZUh8w0


Amazon will kick off its Black Friday Week next week on Thursday, November 20, and the event will run through December 1 buff.ly/YlBbReu


Google is offering YouTube TV subscribers a $20 credit to compensate for the recent removal of Disney-owned content on the platform buff.ly/rsDn1Vl


The first 26H1 build of Windows 11 is now available for Canary testers, but Microsoft said that this update will only add support for new silicon buff.ly/iIYuqg0


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