13 Hidden Google Maps Features That Can Make Your Trips Better

Some little-known Google Maps features can help travelers on their trips. Airport mapping, location sharing, and map ...
SecurityWeek

Google API Keys in Android Apps Expose Gemini Endpoints to Unauthorized Access

The Google API keys, all using the ‘AIza…’ format, can be abused for retroactive privilege escalation: a key that a developer ...
CNET

Google Upgrades Maps Features With More Gemini and Faster Photo Uploads

When you contribute, you gain points, and the more you contribute, the more you can level up as a Local Guide. All your ...
The Next Web

Google Maps uses Gemini to write captions for your photos

Google Maps now suggests AI-generated captions for uploaded photos using Gemini, live on iOS in the U.S. with a global ...
The Hacker News

⚡ 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 ...
9to5Google

Google shows how you should use ‘Ask Maps’ as the feature rolls out widely

Announced earlier this month alongside “Immersive Navigation,” Google Maps also added a new Gemini-powered “Ask Maps” feature ...
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 ...