Google Maps Launches Custom Satellite Embeddings for Near Real-Time Planet Monitoring

Google announced Custom Satellite Embeddings powered by AlphaEarth Foundations, enabling high-frequency satellite data ...

Google’s “privacy-preserving” age verification system is coming to the Play Store

Governments around the world are suddenly very keen on online age verification requirements. In some places, this takes the ...

It's not just you: Google Maps traffic lines have disappeared for many users (Update: Fix)

A Google Maps bug is hiding the color-coded traffic lines on Android, iOS, and desktop. Here's what's happening and what ...
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Google Maps "2026 Update" Now Rolling Out, Also Available on Android Auto and CarPlay

Google Maps is therefore getting the big 2026 update on Android, iPhone, Android Auto, and CarPlay, though the new maps ...

How to make Google Maps and Apple Maps show you the actual fastest route, every time

Google Maps, the most-downloaded mapping app in the world in 2025, according to AppTweak data, doesn’t show you the fastest ...