Watchdogs say fraudsters are extorting small businesses for hundreds of dollars each by posting or threatening to post phony one-star reviews on Google Maps
Movers, roofing companies and others are being bombarded with phony one-star reviews on Google Maps. Then they're asked to pay up. X: @dealbook . LinkedIn: Kay Dean and Naina Hiranandani . Bluesky: @...
Google confirms Google Maps had “a technical issue that caused the deletion of Timeline data for some people”, but says those with backups can restore the data
Update: Google has confirmed the issue, and it indeed advises affected users to restore their data via a previous backup.
New junior developers are reliant on Copilot, Claude, and other AI tools, meaning foundational coding knowledge is now missing, creating problems down the road
100k+ views 70+ votes 50+ votes — Something's been bugging me about how new devs and I need to talk about it. Bluesky: @mariotoday . Mastodon: @rabc@hachyderm.io , @dwallach@discuss.systems , and @s...
West Bank residents, who have long complained of missing and outdated data on Google Maps, say the Israel-Hamas war has made the app even worse for navigation
www.wired.com/story/google... Louise Matsakis / @lmatsakis : A really interesting (and frustrating) story from @peard33.bsky.social about what it's like to use Google Maps in the West Bank www.wired.c...
West Bank residents, who have long complained of missing and outdated data on Google Maps, say the Israel-Hamas war has made the app even worse for navigation
One user told WIRED that Google Maps directed them to “drive right into a wall that's been up since 2003.”
An investigation finds Google Maps isn't proactively deleting location data consistently when users visit abortion clinics, after Google pledged to in July 2022
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post : LinkedIn: Zach Praiss and Heidi Saas Tweets: @snowjake , @abortionfront , @alphabetworkers , @biancarecto , @washingtonpost , @washingtonpost , and @washingtonp...
GM plans to drop Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support in future EVs, using a Google infotainment system to capture more data and inform subscription launches
otherwise, it's hard to imagine why GM would take such a radical step & risk alienating consumers by completely ditching Apple CarPlay GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help ht...
Analysis: Google Maps in the US regularly misleads people looking for abortion providers, instead pointing them towards non-medical crisis pregnancy centers
Chey was a 19-year-old college sophomore living near Orlando, Florida, when she discovered she was pregnant and decided to have an abortion. Tweets: @daveyalba , @daveyalba , @jackgillum , @davidjoach...
Researchers say they realized Russia had invaded Ukraine hours before the news broke thanks to Google Maps traffic info and a SAR satellite image of troops
It was 3:15 a.m. in Belgorod, Russia — much too early for a traffic jam, thought Jeffrey Lewis, who was watching the traffic pileup on Google Maps.
Sources shed light on the increasingly personal battle between Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg, who in private reportedly said “we need to inflict pain” on Apple
exactly what Apple is attacking FB over.) Depesh Mandalia / @depeshm : Who's signing up for Apple ads?! I love the paradoxical wording: a) the Apple ad platform does not track you b) but don't turn of...