Google Maps travel time accuracy: How exactly does it know the distance and time of your trip

Google Maps estimates travel time using a blend of technology and data. It calculates distance, considers speed limits, and ...
PC Gamer

DICE lead responds to criticism that Battlefield 6 beta maps were 'not how Battlefield should be,' urges everyone to 'go play some smaller/medium maps in BF3 and BF4 to get a ...

FPS After adding yet another tiny map, Battlefield 6 players are rightfully clowning on its definition of 'all-out warfare' FPS I have finally played the best version of Battlefield 6, and of course ...
ZDNet

I found a Google Maps alternative that won't track you or drain your battery - and it's free

Every month, Google sends me a report about where I've been, and I have to say that I'm not a fan. In fact, the idea that Google is following me around, via Maps, disturbs me. That's not the only ...
Android Police

These Google Maps tricks make life so much easier

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...
autoevolution

Google Maps Will Get a New Feature Every Navigation App Needs

Google Maps will soon get a new feature in India as part of a partnership between the local government and the American technology giant. If successful, multiple countries should adopt the same ...
CNET

Your Ultimate Google Maps Cheat Sheet for Easy Summer Travel

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 ...
InfoQ

Google Launched LangExtract, a Python Library for Structured Data Extraction from Unstructured Text

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
Polygon

Gamers are taking over wplace, the Google Maps for mass collaboration pixel art

You don't have to wait until Reddit's yearly April Fool's joke to place pixels on a canvas with an army of strangers anymore. Now there's wplace, a new website where everyone is given a single pixel ...
Android Authority

This is the Google Maps feature I really want to see

Thanks to my extremely poor sense of direction, Google Maps is an essential travel app for me — for both short trips to different parts of the city, as well as longer routes that I have no chance of ...
Nature

Google AI model mines trillions of images to create maps of Earth ‘at any place and time’

The technology giant Google has released an artificial intelligence (AI) model that acts as a ‘virtual satellite’ to weave together trillions of disparate observations — satellite images, radar and ...
VentureBeat

Google DeepMind says its new AI can map the entire planet with unprecedented accuracy

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Google DeepMind announced today a ...
CBS News

Man awarded $12,500 after Google Street View camera captured him naked in his yard in Argentina

An Argentine captured naked in his yard by a Google Street View camera has been awarded compensation by a court after his bare behind was splashed over the internet for all to see. The policeman had ...