Google Maps Adds AI Captions to Improve User Contributions and Sharing

Google Maps is getting a new AI captions feature that aims to boost user contributions in the platform by simplifying the process.
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⚡ Weekly Recap: Axios Hack, Chrome 0-Day, Fortinet Exploits, Paragon Spyware and More

Phishing surge, LinkedIn tracking claims, spyware use, and rising stealers expose growing abuse of trusted systems.

Teenagers and younger kids are learning coded predator phrases like ‘MAP’ online, long before their parents have even heard of it

MAP, NOMAP and 764 are among the coded terms that all speak to pedophilia. Here’s how families can stay ahead of the risk.

Google's Gemma 4 model goes fully open-source and unlocks powerful local AI - even on phones

Now open-source under Apache 2.0, Gemma 4 brings offline, multimodal AI to servers, phones, and Raspberry Pi - giving ...

Google Maps Just Got Its Biggest Update Since 2009. Here’s How AI Is Changing the Way You Drive

Charles Armstrong, the product manager on Google Maps, is trying to explain how the platform’s turn-by-turn directions are getting their biggest update since the service launched in 2009. Maps is an ...

With new plugins feature, OpenAI officially takes Codex beyond coding

OpenAI has added plugin support to its agentic coding app Codex in an apparent attempt to match similar features offered by competitors Anthropic (in Claude Code) and Google (in Gemini’s command line ...
Mashable

Google Maps receives major upgrade with 3D redesign, AI feature

AI features and a brand new way to view Google Maps are currently rolling out in the app for its biggest upgrade in a decade. Credit: Google Maps Google Maps just got a major upgrade. A really major ...
Forbes

Google Maps Could Soon Let You Restyle Street View With AI

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Leaked code shows Google Maps is testing a new tool that lets users restyle Street View ...
CSOonline

‘Silent’ Google API key change exposed Gemini AI data

Google Cloud API keys, normally used as simple billing identifiers for APIs such as Maps or YouTube, could be scraped from websites to give access to private Gemini AI project data, researchers from ...
The New York Times

South Korea Clears Way for Google Maps to Fully Operate

South Korea approved Google’s request to export detailed map data, reversing a longstanding restriction that made the tool largely nonfunctional. By John Yoon Reporting from Seoul South Korea said on ...
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Google Maps Now Makes You Log In to See These Key Features

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...
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Car Icons Are Disappearing From Google Maps in Android Auto (but You Might Be Able to Fix It)

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. February ...