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Google Maps releases new AI tools that let you create interactive projects

Google Maps is adding new AI features, including a builder agent and an MCP server — a tool that connects AI assistants to Google Maps’ technical documentation — to help developers and users create ...
Ars Technica

Linux, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft want to break the Google Maps monopoly

Google Maps is getting some competition. The Linux Foundation has announced Overture Maps, a “new collaborative effort to develop interoperable open map data as a shared asset that can strengthen ...
ExtremeTech

Gemini-Powered Google Maps Feature Lets Users Generate Custom Maps

Google Maps is getting a Gemini-powered upgrade. Beyond being able to chat hands-free with Gemini within Maps and receive directions based on popular landmarks, users can now create custom, ...
Mashable

Google Maps Platform adds air quality and pollen information to capture changing climate realities

Google's latest launch suggests Maps is becoming more than a navigation tool, as the company announces three new public APIs covering solar, air quality, and pollen data and predictions to address the ...
Android Police

The Google Maps API is getting a competitor from Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...
Android Authority

Google Maps' controversial new color scheme is coming to third-party apps

Google has announced that it’s updating the default map style in the Google Maps Platform. The Google Maps Platform is composed of APIs and SDKs that let third-party websites, Android apps, and iOS ...
Ars Technica

Google’s next US antitrust issue: Google Maps

Google's latest antitrust headache is coming from the US government, which is starting to take issue with how Google bundles Google Maps and restricts developers from using competing services. Nothing ...