Why I stopped relying on Google Maps in Android Auto — and the app I use now

The problem with Google Maps comes down to its design. It’s an online-first app that depends on constant data to update traffic and points of interest. That dependency becomes a weakness when you lose ...

There’s a big Pluribus spoiler on Google Earth, if you know where to look

If you’ve already watched "The Gap", which is the seventh episode of the first season of Pluribus, you can probably guess ...

Gemini just got a stunning Google Maps upgrade that changes how you'll search locally - here's how

The visual search results are definitely an improvement over the old way, and it's definitely an improvement over a traditional Google search. If Gemini can eventually show relevant photos too, it ...
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Biggest Global Map of Its Kind Captures 2.75 Billion Buildings in 3D

Step aside, Google Maps; stand down, Apple Maps. Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany have ...

This incredible map shows the world’s 2.75 billion buildings

Researchers mapped exactly where buildings are in the world and how much space they take up. The result is a mind boggling ...

Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents simply plug into its tools

Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services “agent-ready by design,” starting with Maps and BigQuery, ...