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Archives for November 2026

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Google’s offering buyouts to more of its employees.

Reuters reports Google employees in Canada, France, Germany, Japan ​and Switzerland started getting buyout offers in June. A Google spokesperson told Reuters it “expanded” the voluntary exit program it offered employees in the US last year, which didn’t include Google Cloud or DeepMind employees.

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
French blood banks were also hit by Europe-wide fridge hacks.

Cold storage rooms at three French Blood Establishment (EFS) sites were impacted on Monday, which massively increased the temperature and defrosting thresholds. The EFS says it wasn’t directly targeted, and the anomalies were detected before any of the stored blood was lost, but the ongoing hacks present a worrying future risk for healthcare facilities.

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Freezer hackers have hit more European food retailers.

Grocery stores and food suppliers in Germany, Italy, Romania, and the United Kingdom are now confirmed to be among the victims of suspected cyberattacks that are tampering with the temperatures of refrigeration units across Europe. Companies in at least 11 countries have now been impacted, but the culprits and motive remain unclear.

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Apple Music is getting a selfie-focused karaoke mode.

Selfie Sing in the iOS 27.3 beta lets iPhone users record a video while singing, complete with on-screen lyrics, via a new “Start Singing” switch. According to MacRumors analyst Aaron Perris, you can then adjust the vocals before sending the clip to your friends. What did they do to deserve that?

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Samsung’s Galaxy Ring now supports sleep apnea detection.

After receiving clearance from the FDA in July, Samsung announced that its more advanced sleep apnea detection feature is now rolling out to its smart ring. The upgraded feature uses an “enhanced algorithm” to analyze vitals during sleep, and was previously only available on the Galaxy Watch 9.