Gemini now has more visual search results from Maps. Previously, results were mostly text. Results now include photos, review highlights, and more. If you use Gemini to help find restaurants, coffee ...

Gemini now puts Google Maps first in local searches, replacing long text replies with an instant visual overview. Generic red dots are replaced by emoji-style pins and detailed cards featuring photos, ...

Google Maps on iOS quietly gained a new feature recently that automatically recognizes where you've parked your vehicle and saves the location for you. Announced on LinkedIn by Rio Akasaka, Google ...

iOS 26 brought several solid upgrades to Apple Maps, including a feature centered on your typical routes and patterns that might save you from unexpected traffic delays. Apple Maps in iOS 26 can learn ...

It took decades for archaeologists to realize this 3,500-year-old tablet depicts an ancient city at scale. But how did its creators pull that off? Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania ...

Google Maps is rolling out new features designed to help users save time and feel more prepared, including a Gemini-powered “know before you go” tool. The navigation app is also launching an improved ...

Texas Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, right, huddles with other democrat senators and staff members to fight against a bill on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate ...

A federal court ruled that Texas cannot use its recently passed congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections and will instead have to rely on a previous map from 2021. Texas Republican state ...

A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using a redrawn U.S. House map that touched off a nationwide redistricting battle and is a major piece of President Donald Trump’s efforts to preserve a ...

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 ...

In what the agency hopes will spur a major leap in American geoscience, the U.S. Geological Survey has released a new mapping tool that allows anyone to peer into the earth beneath their feet. Dubbed ...

A high-resolution digital map allows people to plan their routes along the ancient roads of the Roman Empire. Combining historical records with modern mapping techniques, researchers mapped hundreds ...