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Google Maps is getting a new AI captions feature that aims to boost user contributions in the platform by simplifying the process.

New Maps tools surface recent media, suggest camera roll uploads, and flag top reviewers with gold profiles, as Google ...

The gradientificiation of Google logos continues this morning with a new Google Maps logo arriving. Back in May of 2025, Google made one of the first major logo changes in years. It’s “G” logo had ...

Google just debuted Nano Banana 2, an updated version of its AI image generator. It combines the abilities of Google’s previous release, Nano Banana Pro—like text rendering and web searching—with ...

Winners & losers: Google appears to have joined the list of companies that gatekeep their products' more popular features behind a sign-in wall. Its Google Maps navigation tool is now showing a ...

He put them on the map. An ultra-rich Minnesota enclave named North Oaks is so secretive and exclusive that they have the distinction of being the only community not seen on Google Maps. Or at least ...

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Google’s Conductor AI extension for context-driven development has been fitted with a new automated review feature intended to make AI-assisted engineering safer and more predictable. It shifts ...

Google has added a new sidebar to Chrome that allows users to access Gemini from any of their tabs. (Google) Following its recent AI makeover of Gmail, Google is bringing more Gemini-powered tools to ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Google Maps is the only navigation service I ...