A data science expert took to LinkedIn to explain how Google Maps got a desi makeover in India over time, adapting to the way locals understood directions beyond the Western grid system.

An issue with Google Maps as of late has left users without the ability to see alternate routes on the mobile app and car platforms such as Android Auto. Over the past couple of weeks, some Google ...

New updates to Google Maps have made it possible to show a custom car icon during navigation through both Android Auto and CarPlay. Here’s how it works. Back in February 2025, Google Maps ...

A cool skill that scans screenshots of specific locations is now available in Google Maps for both iOS and Android. After identifying the name and other details of the location, the app lets you ...

Google has introduced a 'Simplify' feature for its iOS app, leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance text comprehension. This new tool aims to make complex web content more accessible by ...

Google DeepMind has used chatbot models to come ... AlphaEvolve can handle much larger pieces of code and tackle more complex algorithms across a wide range of scientific domains, says Balog.

Google has also integrated a custom version of Gemini 2.5 to AI Overviews and AI Mode to enhance the Search experience. Also read: Google renames Find My Device to Find Hub: What’s new ...

Google has been worrying about losing search share to AI engines like ChatGPT for a couple of years. It looks like that's started to happen, an Apple executive testified in court. Google shares ...

Google (GOOG, GOOGL) stock dropped more than 7.5% on Wednesday after Apple's senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue, revealed that Apple (AAPL) is exploring adding AI search engines such as ...

Teach us your ways!) Snapchat announced this week that its “Snap Map” feature now has more than 400 million monthly active users, per TechCrunch. As of last year, the app as a whole had over ...

This led to Google investors getting cold feet on the search giant’s outlook, with the company stock dropping about 8% in response. However, Google has now formally contested Cue’s comments in ...

Currently, the Gulf of Mexico appears as the “Gulf of America” on Google Maps for users within the US. It appears as “Gulf of Mexico” for users outside of the US. On January 20 ...