Gemini now has more visual search results from Maps. Previously, results were mostly text. Results now include photos, review highlights, and more. If you use Gemini to help find restaurants, coffee ...

Keep your hands on the wheel while chatting with Gemini about your route and destination -- or have it handle your to-do list. Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous vehicles, ...

While most people associate Google Maps with real-time navigation, the app has packed in plenty of features over the years. While some of these are related to its main purpose, like offline maps, ...

Google’s meme-friendly Nano Banana image-generation model is getting an upgrade. The new Nano Banana Pro is rolling out with improved reasoning and instruction following, giving users the ability to ...

Google Ads is testing a share icon and button for hotel ads in the Google search results. When you click on the share icon, it lets you share the result with a friend. It is not clear if clicking on ...

Most people use Google Maps to take them where they want to go, but if you're limiting the times you open it to just directions, you're missing out on some of the app's most valuable features. Google ...

Google Maps is one of the most successful apps in history, with more than 10 billion downloads on the Google Play Store alone and coverage in over 250 countries and territories. Yet in a handful of ...

Google Maps is adding new AI features, including a builder agent and an MCP server — a tool that connects AI assistants to Google Maps’ technical documentation — to help developers and users create ...

A high-resolution digital map allows people to plan their routes along the ancient roads of the Roman Empire. Combining historical records with modern mapping techniques, researchers mapped hundreds ...

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...

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