Google Maps marks 15-year milestone with new features
Google Maps marked 15 years on the road Thursday with the rollout of new features for the popular mobile app which has helped move navigation into the digital age.
Feb 6, 2020
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There is, in fact, a 'wrong' way to use Google: Five tips to set you on the right path
I was recently reading comments on a post related to COVID-19, and saw a reply I would classify as misinformation, bordering on conspiracy. I couldn't help but ask the commenter for evidence.
Mar 28, 2022
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New AI model can help prevent damaging and costly data breaches
Imperial privacy experts have created an AI algorithm that automatically tests privacy-preserving systems for potential data leaks.
Nov 8, 2022
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Google is weaving generative AI into online shopping features
Google is bringing generative AI technology to shopping, aiming to get a jump on e-commerce sites like Amazon.com Inc.
Jun 16, 2023
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Google's search defaults prey on power of habit, expert says in antitrust trial
Antonio Rangel, a behavioral economist and professor at the California Institute of Technology, knows how to get you to grab a cereal box off a supermarket shelf using product placement and consumer habits. And he said Google ...
Sep 15, 2023
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How do you navigate: Google Maps or Waze?
It's always been a wonder why Google has two fantastic navigation apps under one umbrella. What does Google get from people going to Waze? Shouldn't they all just be at Google Maps?
Oct 24, 2019
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You don't have to be a techie to create an app: Here's how to do it
Jackson Lefebvre isn't a software engineer or computer programmer, nor can he develop websites.
Jun 23, 2023
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'Dumbphone' fans disconnect in face of smartphone dominance
Shunning his smartphone for a "dumb" one changed the way Jose Briones engages with the world—and he likes it that way.
Mar 30, 2023
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Google Maps update: Good lanes and last trains
According to Google, its Google Maps is the largest mapping site in the world. As of Tuesday, the mega-finder can be used as a souped-up personal assistant that anyone with a mobile device can appreciate whether on the highway ...
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From bus routes to gutters, tech-savvy youth map Mali's capital
Under a blazing sun in Mali's capital, Amadou Menta leant over to measure a gutter then jotted down the results on a mapping app on his smartphone.
Aug 29, 2022
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Google Maps
Google Maps (for a time named Google Local) is a web mapping service application and technology provided by Google, free (for non-commercial use), that powers many map-based services, including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder, Google Transit, and maps embedded on third-party websites via the Google Maps API. It offers street maps, a route planner for traveling by foot, car, or public transport and an urban business locator for numerous countries around the world. According to one of its creators (Lars Rasmussen), Google Maps is "a way of organising the world's information geographically".
Google Maps uses the Mercator projection, so it cannot show areas around the poles. A related product is Google Earth, a stand-alone program for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, SymbianOS, and iPhone OS which offers more globe-viewing features, including showing polar areas.
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