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Google Maps’ New Power Saving Mode is Exclusive to the Pixel 10 Series
Google yesterday announced a slew of updates for Pixel and other Android handsets, as part of its Pixel Drop for November 2025. It included features like Nano Banana in Messages, a new crisis badge for the VIP widget, and AI-powered summaries of chats. Among the myriad of additions is a new power-saving feature for Google Maps, which displays a sim...
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Google Maps Gets New Features in India: Conversational Driving Experience, Proactive Traffic Alerts and More
Google Maps has rolled out 10 new India-focused features, including Gemini-powered voice assistance for hands-free navigation, local recommendations, and the ability to ask detailed questions about routes and places. The update also introduces proactive traffic alerts and accident-prone area warnings in select cities. Some features are India-exclus...
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NASA Prepares 2025 Carruthers Mission to Explore Earth’s Hidden Hydrogen Halo
NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, launching in 2025, will capture ultraviolet light from hydrogen atoms to map Earth’s faint geocorona. Operating a million miles sunward, it will study how solar activity drives atmospheric loss, improves satellite protection, and reveals clues to planetary habitability, providing critical insight for fut...
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Why Indians Are Choosing Chauffeur-Driven Travel Over Driving Themselves
Tired of Google Maps tantrums and highway honking? Indians are ditching the wheel and booking chauffeurs for safer, smoother intercity rides.
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Noida Authority Plans New Shelters, Sterilisation Drive For Stray Dogs
Noida Authority has launched a survey to map and monitor the population of stray dogs across the city, aiming to improve sterilisation, vaccination and management efforts, officials said.
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Global First: Indian Scientists Map Cervical Cancer At Molecular Level, Open Doors To Precision Treatment
The study, led by researchers from Bihar, identifies critical genetic and protein changes driving treatment resistance, offering new hope for women with late-stage cervical cancer.
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Women Accidentally Drives Car Into Ditch Near Mumbai, Rescued
The woman was supposed to take the Bay bridge in Belapur, but Google Maps navigated her through a route beneath the bridge - leading to Dhruvatara Jetty.
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Sony Bravia 5 Series 4K Mini LED TVs With Up to 85-Inch Screen Launched: Price in India, Features
Sony Bravia 5 series of smart TVs has been launched in India, with sizes up to 85 inches. Powered by the XR processor, the TV features XR Backlight Master Drive, XR Contrast Booster 10, and XR Triluminos Pro. It supports Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and Studio Calibrated Modes, including Prime Video. The lineup also offers Acoustic Multi-Audio, Voice...
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Curiosity Rover Reaches Uyuni Quad, Begins New Mars Mapping and Surface Analysis Campaign
NASA’s Curiosity rover has entered the Uyuni quad on Mars, beginning a new leg of its mission. The rover completed a 48-metre drive and is now collecting fresh data on sedimentary textures and surface chemistry. With a focus on remote sensing and contact science, the team hopes to uncover clues about past Martian environments.
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Google Maps Updated With Product Search, Trailer-Friendly Routes and Weather Disruption Alerts
Google Maps has introduced several new features designed to enhance the user experience for shopping and driving during the upcoming holiday season. Users will be able to search for specific products within Google Maps, while drivers in North America can use 'trailer-friendly routes' to avoid obstacles and tunnels.
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Google Chrome for iOS Receives Shopping Insights, Other New Features
Google Chrome for iOS has rolled out several new features that aim to make finding information and completing tasks easier. The web browser now lets iPhone users add text queries to visual searches via Google Lens for more helpful and relevant results. It also introduces new ways to save space on iPhone, find better deals while shopping online, and...
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Researchers Create Innovative 3D Maps to Understand Octopus Arm Systems
Researchers at San Francisco State University have developed advanced three-dimensional maps of octopus arms, revealing their complex nervous systems. Led by Robyn Crook, the team used innovative imaging techniques to understand how octopus arms can function almost independently from the brain. These discoveries highlight the unique neuronal organi...
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Mars Gravity Maps Shows Strange Hidden Structures Underneath the Surface
Scientists have unveiled a new gravity map of Mars, revealing hidden structures beneath the surface and active processes affecting Olympus Mons. The map, presented at the Europlanet Science Congress 2024, challenges traditional geological models and shows dense structures under Mars' northern polar plains. Researchers suggest that a mantle plume mi...
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Harvard and Google Created the Most Detailed Map of Brain Using AI
In a landmark achievement, Harvard University and Google have developed the most detailed brain map ever created. This innovative project focused on a cubic millimeter of human cerebral cortex, a sample taken during an epilepsy surgery in 2014. Over a decade, biologists and machine-learning experts meticulously mapped approximately 57,000 cells and...
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Google Maps Shows Walking 6 Km Is Faster Than Driving In Bengaluru. See Post
Google Maps has now confirmed that it is sometimes quicker to walk than to drive from point A to B in Bengaluru.
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Google Maps’ New Power Saving Mode is Exclusive to the Pixel 10 Series
Google yesterday announced a slew of updates for Pixel and other Android handsets, as part of its Pixel Drop for November 2025. It included features like Nano Banana in Messages, a new crisis badge for the VIP widget, and AI-powered summaries of chats. Among the myriad of additions is a new power-saving feature for Google Maps, which displays a sim...
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Google Maps Gets New Features in India: Conversational Driving Experience, Proactive Traffic Alerts and More
Google Maps has rolled out 10 new India-focused features, including Gemini-powered voice assistance for hands-free navigation, local recommendations, and the ability to ask detailed questions about routes and places. The update also introduces proactive traffic alerts and accident-prone area warnings in select cities. Some features are India-exclus...
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NASA Prepares 2025 Carruthers Mission to Explore Earth’s Hidden Hydrogen Halo
NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, launching in 2025, will capture ultraviolet light from hydrogen atoms to map Earth’s faint geocorona. Operating a million miles sunward, it will study how solar activity drives atmospheric loss, improves satellite protection, and reveals clues to planetary habitability, providing critical insight for fut...
-
Why Indians Are Choosing Chauffeur-Driven Travel Over Driving Themselves
Tired of Google Maps tantrums and highway honking? Indians are ditching the wheel and booking chauffeurs for safer, smoother intercity rides.
-
Noida Authority Plans New Shelters, Sterilisation Drive For Stray Dogs
Noida Authority has launched a survey to map and monitor the population of stray dogs across the city, aiming to improve sterilisation, vaccination and management efforts, officials said.
-
Global First: Indian Scientists Map Cervical Cancer At Molecular Level, Open Doors To Precision Treatment
The study, led by researchers from Bihar, identifies critical genetic and protein changes driving treatment resistance, offering new hope for women with late-stage cervical cancer.
-
Women Accidentally Drives Car Into Ditch Near Mumbai, Rescued
The woman was supposed to take the Bay bridge in Belapur, but Google Maps navigated her through a route beneath the bridge - leading to Dhruvatara Jetty.
-
Sony Bravia 5 Series 4K Mini LED TVs With Up to 85-Inch Screen Launched: Price in India, Features
Sony Bravia 5 series of smart TVs has been launched in India, with sizes up to 85 inches. Powered by the XR processor, the TV features XR Backlight Master Drive, XR Contrast Booster 10, and XR Triluminos Pro. It supports Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and Studio Calibrated Modes, including Prime Video. The lineup also offers Acoustic Multi-Audio, Voice...
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Curiosity Rover Reaches Uyuni Quad, Begins New Mars Mapping and Surface Analysis Campaign
NASA’s Curiosity rover has entered the Uyuni quad on Mars, beginning a new leg of its mission. The rover completed a 48-metre drive and is now collecting fresh data on sedimentary textures and surface chemistry. With a focus on remote sensing and contact science, the team hopes to uncover clues about past Martian environments.
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Google Maps Updated With Product Search, Trailer-Friendly Routes and Weather Disruption Alerts
Google Maps has introduced several new features designed to enhance the user experience for shopping and driving during the upcoming holiday season. Users will be able to search for specific products within Google Maps, while drivers in North America can use 'trailer-friendly routes' to avoid obstacles and tunnels.
-
Google Chrome for iOS Receives Shopping Insights, Other New Features
Google Chrome for iOS has rolled out several new features that aim to make finding information and completing tasks easier. The web browser now lets iPhone users add text queries to visual searches via Google Lens for more helpful and relevant results. It also introduces new ways to save space on iPhone, find better deals while shopping online, and...
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Researchers Create Innovative 3D Maps to Understand Octopus Arm Systems
Researchers at San Francisco State University have developed advanced three-dimensional maps of octopus arms, revealing their complex nervous systems. Led by Robyn Crook, the team used innovative imaging techniques to understand how octopus arms can function almost independently from the brain. These discoveries highlight the unique neuronal organi...
-
Mars Gravity Maps Shows Strange Hidden Structures Underneath the Surface
Scientists have unveiled a new gravity map of Mars, revealing hidden structures beneath the surface and active processes affecting Olympus Mons. The map, presented at the Europlanet Science Congress 2024, challenges traditional geological models and shows dense structures under Mars' northern polar plains. Researchers suggest that a mantle plume mi...
-
Harvard and Google Created the Most Detailed Map of Brain Using AI
In a landmark achievement, Harvard University and Google have developed the most detailed brain map ever created. This innovative project focused on a cubic millimeter of human cerebral cortex, a sample taken during an epilepsy surgery in 2014. Over a decade, biologists and machine-learning experts meticulously mapped approximately 57,000 cells and...
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Google Maps Shows Walking 6 Km Is Faster Than Driving In Bengaluru. See Post
Google Maps has now confirmed that it is sometimes quicker to walk than to drive from point A to B in Bengaluru.
