Google Maps news and trends

Amazon and Google File Dual Lawsuits Against Fake Review Site
Legal // October 28, 2024

Amazon and Google are taking action against a website that generates fake product/business reviews. The two tech giants have filed parallel lawsuits against Bigboostup.com, accusing it of selling phony product and business reviews to scammers to list on Amazon’s stores and on Google Search and Google Maps, Amazon announced Monday...

Google Maps Extends Speedometer, Speed Limit Feature to Apple Users
Google // July 09, 2024

Google Maps is reportedly extending to Apple’s iOS and CarPlay a speedometer and speed limits feature that it has long offered for its own operating system, Android. TechCrunch reported Tuesday (July 9) that it spotted the feature being available to iPhone users in India last week...

Byte-Sized Models Will Have a Big Impact on Democratizing AI  
artificial intelligence // February 06, 2024

When it comes to using artificial intelligence (AI) systems, many firms are fishing with dynamite. That’s because the biggest and most impressive large language models (LLMs), including OpenAI’s GPT-4, are trained on over 1 trillion parameters, and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars a day...

Google Maps to Add AI-Powered Recommendations of Places to Visit
artificial intelligence // February 01, 2024

Google Maps will soon help people discover places with its new feature that uses generative artificial intelligence (AI). This feature is being rolled out to select Local Guides — who are some of the most active users of Maps — this week before being made generally available,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Google Aims New Shopping Tools at Boosting Small Business Sales

November 01, 2023
People want to make conscious choices and contribute to the success of local and independent enterprises. This inclination to “shop small” is driven by various factors, including a desire to nurture the local economy, promote unique and artisanal products, and build a stronger sense of community.  In response to this consumer demand, brands and retailers […]

Delta’s Optimism on Travel Spending Helps CE 100 Index Surge 3.3% 

July 02, 2023
June’s over, and thus far, two quarters in, the year’s been notably strong for the CE 100 Index. All indices were in the black, again, this past week, continuing a...

Is Paying Consumers For Their Time The Future Of Physical Retail?

February 20, 2020
Among the more famous aphorisms of Benjamin Franklin was his 1748 observation that “time is money” —  a fancy way of saying that making money requires the input of time,...

How Google Maps Predicts The Payments Future

October 01, 2019
If you really want to understand human nature — really gain a deep sense about how people operate, and where they want to go — you could do worse than to...

Quick Reads
Amazon and Google File Dual Lawsuits Against Fake Review Site

October 28, 2024
Amazon and Google are taking action against a website that generates fake product/business reviews. The two tech giants have filed parallel lawsuits against Bigboostup.com, accusing it of selling phony product and business reviews to scammers to list on Amazon’s stores and on Google Search and Google Maps, Amazon announced Monday (Oct. 28). “Consumers heavily rely on product reviews when making […]

Google Maps Extends Speedometer, Speed Limit Feature to Apple Users

July 09, 2024
Google Maps is reportedly extending to Apple’s iOS and CarPlay a speedometer and speed limits feature that it has long offered for its own operating system, Android. TechCrunch reported Tuesday (July...

Google Maps to Add AI-Powered Recommendations of Places to Visit

February 01, 2024
Google Maps will soon help people discover places with its new feature that uses generative artificial intelligence (AI). This feature is being rolled out to select Local Guides — who are some...

Google Maps Adds Collaborative Lists and Emojis

November 15, 2023
Google has added a feature to Google Maps that makes it easier for groups to plan trips. This is one of three new features and updates that have been added to Google Maps,...