Friday 13 November 2026
Technology
Google’s Gemini smart glasses are coming to the US and South Korea, with no Australian release announced.
Google has opened pre-orders for its intelligent eyewear, designed with Samsung and sold as Warby Parker and Gentle Monster frames. Its announcement lists prices from $395 and $449 respectively. The glasses have a 12-megapixel camera and open-ear speakers, and Gemini can take photos, give Google Maps directions or translate speech. Calls are hands-free. Google says they go on sale on 10 December and work only with Google accounts from the US and South Korea. It hasn’t announced an Australian release.
Why it matters: If you’re weighing up camera glasses, these only work with US and South Korean Google accounts. Google says an outward-facing light turns on when they take photos or video.
Source: Google: intelligent eyewear collections open for pre-order
Technology
Adobe Acrobat is coming to Gmail and Google Drive, with an “Edit with” option in file previews.
Adobe and Google say Acrobat will appear as a suggested app in Gmail and Google Drive, including an “Edit with” entry point when you preview a file. Adobe will also add Acrobat and more creative tools to its connectors in Gemini and Gemini Enterprise, and bring its creative tools to AI Mode in Google Search. Neither company has given a date or pricing.
Why it matters: If you handle PDFs in Gmail or Drive, opening them in Acrobat should soon take fewer steps.
Source: Google: Adobe partnership, new AI and app integrations
Marketing
Google Ads now says advertisers can’t target people based on an interest in categories its ads already ban.
Google has added one line, first reported by Search Engine Roundtable, to the restricted targeting section of its personalised advertising policy: advertisers are not allowed to target users based on an interest in categories prohibited in Google’s ad network. Those prohibited categories include counterfeit goods, dangerous products or services and products or services designed to enable dishonest behaviour.
Why it matters: If you build custom audiences in Google Ads, check that none are built around interests in categories Google bans from advertising.
Source: Google Advertising Policies Help: Restricted targeting in personalised advertising
Technology
Nintendo will stop letting you sign in to a Nintendo Account with Apple or Google from 26 January 2027.
Nintendo says that from 26 January 2027 you won’t be able to use a Google or Apple account to sign in to a Nintendo Account, or to create a new one. It warns the exact cut-off may be delayed depending on its system work. After that, you sign in with your Nintendo Account email address or Sign-In ID and password, or a passkey. If you’ve never set a password, Nintendo says to use “Forgot your password?” on its login page.
Why it matters: If you sign in to your Nintendo Account with Apple or Google, set a Nintendo password or passkey before 26 January so you can still sign in.
Source: Nintendo Support: Discontinuation of Google and Apple accounts linking to Nintendo Accounts
Technology
Apple says Siri AI will come to the Apple TV 4K from the 2nd generation onwards with tvOS 27.2.1.
Apple’s Siri AI requirements page now lists tvOS 27.2.1 on Apple TV 4K (2nd generation and later). It also needs a Siri AI-enabled, paired device nearby, such as an iPhone 15 Pro or later. Siri AI is still labelled beta. Apple hasn’t said when tvOS 27.2.1 will be released. The device and Siri language must be set to the same supported language, and English is on the list.
Why it matters: If you have a 2nd- or 3rd-generation Apple TV 4K, you may not need the new model to get Siri AI.
Source: Apple Support: Requirements for Siri AI · Our story →
Marketing
Google Ads now shows advertisers how much Google saved them by blocking invalid traffic, and what it credited back.
Google is rolling out an Invalid Traffic Overview Card in Google Ads. For the first time, it shows both the amount Google saved advertisers by blocking invalid traffic before billing and the credits it issued, where possible, for invalid activity it found later. Google says it doesn’t charge for invalid traffic. It also says it has cut advertiser exposure to invalid leads by an average of 30% so far in 2026.
Why it matters: If you run Google Ads, the card gives you a number to check when clicks or leads look suspicious, instead of guessing.
Source: Google: We’re introducing a new transparency tool for invalid traffic in Google Ads, 12 November 2026
Technology
A Microsoft 365 outage is stopping some users reaching Outlook, Teams and other services on Friday morning.
Microsoft’s status page says users may be unable to connect to multiple Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online and Copilot. It blamed a core process that becomes overwhelmed and stops the affected servers responding. At 7:06am Perth time on Friday, Microsoft said it had begun returning a portion of the servers to service and had seen limited recovery in some regions. It warned that recovery may be gradual as apps reconnect.
Why it matters: If email or Teams won’t connect this morning, the fault is likely on Microsoft’s side; check its status page before changing passwords or settings.
Source: Microsoft 365 Status: Users may be unable to connect to multiple Microsoft 365 services · Our story →
Scams & security
Notion says a breach at one of its AI vendors exposed some Notion AI chat transcripts.
Notion says attackers who got into AI provider Fireworks AI accessed Notion AI chat transcripts used for its Insights feature, affecting fewer than 1% of workspaces. It says no other Notion features were affected. Notion contacted affected customers on 9 November, has turned Insights off, and on 11 November revoked Notion API keys found in affected messages. It tells affected users to treat the data as exposed.
Why it matters: If you’ve pasted a password or API key into Notion AI, Notion’s advice for affected users is to change it now.
Source: Notion: Fireworks AI incident (security advisory)
AI at work
Claude can now join Google Meet calls to take notes and answer questions, in beta for Team and Enterprise plans.
Anthropic’s Claude Meetings joins Google Meet as a visible participant, posts a notice in the call’s chat and saves a transcript and summary, but not audio. Other platforms are coming. On Team plans it can join calls with outside guests by default; on Enterprise it stays out unless an admin allows them. Team plans have it on by default, and admins can turn it off; Enterprise admins switch it on. Anthropic asks users to make sure everyone on a call is OK with being transcribed.
Why it matters: Businesses on Claude Team plans should decide now whether staff can bring Claude into meetings, and tell clients when calls are transcribed.
Source: Claude: Introducing Claude Meetings, now in beta
AI at work
Google has put its new Gemini 4 Hydrogen model into Google Search for all users worldwide.
Google calls Gemini 4 Hydrogen the biggest model upgrade to Search yet, and says it is now available globally in Search for all users. Google says it better understands multi-part questions and typos, searches more widely to surface a broader range of links, and gives more visual answers with images, comparison tables and custom tools. Google says responses are also richer across all supported AI Mode languages.
Why it matters: Australians using Google’s AI answers get the new model without paying, and site owners may see AI answers link to a wider range of pages.
Source: Google: Google Search gets a major upgrade with Gemini 4 Hydrogen
