Google Maps

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  Bengaluru Woman Helps Local Sugarcane Vendor With Google Maps Listing, Wins Hearts Online

  The woman helped a local sugarcane juice vendor in Banashankari by listing her business on Google Maps.

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  'West Philippine Sea', Once Invisible To Most Users, Now Seen On Google Maps

  A Google Maps scan on Monday of the body of water directly west of the Philippines now shows a name once invisible to most users -- the West Philippine Sea.

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  Mysterious Tower Spotted At Area 51 On Google Earth, Sparks 'Alien Tech' Claims

  The mysterious tower, casting a long shadow, was discovered on Google Maps using specific coordinates.

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  Group Following Navigation App Gets Stranded In Kerala Forest At Midnight, Rescued

  A navigation app typically helps travellers to take easier routes to reach their destination. But what if the route leads through a dense forest at midnight and your car gets stranded amidst heavy rainfall? That's what exactly happened in Nilambur.

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  2 Dead In Car, Truck Collision. Cops Suspect Google Maps Led To Wrong Turn

  All four doors of the car got locked, and four people on board were stuck for an hour until the police came to rescue them.

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  Google NotebookLM Is Getting a New Discover Sources Feature That Can Search the Web

  Google NotebookLM is getting a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will make it easier for users to add sources for a particular topic. Announced on Wednesday, the new feature is dubbed Discover Sources, and it can scour the Internet to find relevant sources for a given topic. The Mountain View-based tech giant said that this feature uses...

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  Google NotebookLM Upgraded With Mind Maps Feature and Output Language Selector

  Google NotebookLM is getting a couple of new features to offer newer ways of interacting with the artificial intelligence (AI) platform. The most notable feature is Mind Maps, which creates a flow chart of the concepts discussed in the content source and allows users to visualise connections between different concepts.

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  Google Rolling Out New Features Across Its Platforms to Help Users Plan Vacations

  Google announced the rollout of several new features across its platforms on Thursday. Some of these features are powered by artificial intelligence (AI), while others are regular updates and language expansions. The Mountain View-based tech giant said that all of these features are aimed at helping users better plan their vacations and trips.

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  FM Claims Access to WhatsApp Messages Led to Seizure of Crypto Worth Rs. 90 Crore

  This week in Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that encrypted communication channels are being misused for financial crimes like money laundering and tax evasion. She revealed that authorities were able to seize over Rs. 90 crores in crypto assets from a syndicate thanks to access to WhatsApp messages.

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  Pokemon Go Owner Niantic Sells Gaming Business to Saudi Group for $3.5 Billion

  Scopely has agreed to buy Niantic’s gaming business. The Niantic games business generated more than $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,702 crore) in revenue from 30 million monthly active users last year, Scopely said.

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  Mexico Says To Sue Google If It Insists On Using "Gulf Of America"

  Mexico will take Google to court if it insists on changing the Gulf of Mexico's name to "Gulf of America" for Maps users in the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday.

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  Apple Reportedly Considering Monetising Maps App via Search Advertising

  Apple is reportedly considering monetising its Maps app. As per a report, the Cupertino-based tech giant is planning to replicate Google Maps’ business model and offer search advertising to businesses. The company is said to prominently feature its clients in the Maps app’s search results. The tech giant is reportedly exploring this option to i...

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  Google Renames 'Gulf Of Mexico' To 'Gulf Of America' For US Users

  Google on Monday changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" for those using its Maps platform in US, complying with an executive order by Donald Trump.

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  Google Maps Misleading Users? BJP MP Calls For "Swadeshi" Alternative

  BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ajeet Madhavrao Gopchade on Monday raised concerns in Parliament over fatal accidents linked to Google Maps errors, urging the development of a homegrown mapping solution.

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  Samsung's One UI 7 Now Bar Feature Tipped to Be Integrated With Google Maps

  One UI 7 operating system, which was launched at the Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event, is tipped to be adding Google Maps integration into the Now Bar. The South Korean tech giant introduced Now Bar and Now Brief at the event as new artificial intelligence (AI) features within the Galay AI suite. Now Bar shows a wide range of information and insights to ...