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I Cut Google Out Of My Life. It Screwed Up Everything

Week 3: Google Long ago, Google made the mistake of adopting the motto, “Don’t be evil,” in a jab at competitors who exploited their users. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has since demoted the phrase in its corporate code of conduct presumably because of how hard it is to live up to it. Google is no…

Tech News Kashmir Hill

Navigation Apps With Millions of Downloads Exposed as Just Google Maps With Bonus Ads

One of the purported benefits of modern day app stores is to make it easier for companies to review and ensure that the software you download isn’t harmful or malicious. But with upwards of 2.1 million apps on Google Play, sometimes things slip through the cracks, which seems precisely how at least 19 different free…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

Google Is Blitzing CES with a Literal Rollercoaster Full of Google Assistant Tech

OK, it’s a small coaster, but after a couple years of attending CES, between the Google vending machines, the Google-branded monorail, and a bunch of new features for the Google Assistant, it feels like Google is flexing on the world’s biggest trade show in a way it never has before. Headlined by a new translation…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

Google Is Sprucing Up Maps With a New Tab for Commuters and Built-In Music Controls

Depending on whom you ask (and where you live), the average American spends between 17 and 33 minutes each way commuting to work, which adds up to a nearly a day (or more) of wasted time every month. So to help take a little stress out of your daily work route, Google is building a…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

Google Faces Lawsuit in Belgium for Not Blurring Military Sites and Nuclear Power Plants on Maps

Belgium plans to sue Google over the tech giant’s refusal to blur sensitive military sites and nuclear power plants on the company’s various mapping platforms. Military leaders in Belgium have not yet filed a formal complaint but confirmed to Reuters that they intend to sue. “It’s a shame the Belgium Department of Defense have decided to…

Privacy & Security Matt Novak

I Survived Navigating Los Angeles Using Only This Ancient Technology

When I was in high school, before phones and cars directed you to your destination, I would sharpie directions on the tops of my hands so I could read them as I drove. It was an effective (if problematic) way to get from point A to point B without looking down at printed MapQuest directions,…

Tech News Melanie Ehrenkranz

Apple Maps Is Reportedly Getting a Complete Overhaul

Even among the most die-hard Apple fans, the kind who swear by first-party apps like Safari, Apple Photos, and Messages, there’s still one app that often gets ignored in favor of something made by Google: Apple Maps. When it was released in 2012, Apple Maps was a mess, and even Apple knew it. Over time,…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

Apple Maps Was Broken for Hours Today??

On Friday morning Apple Maps was unusable, apparently. It took us quite some time to notice, but the Apple aficionados at 9to5Mac reported this morning that the app wasn’t working for most users. While you could still open the app and see your location, when you tried to get navigation information, you were hit with…

Tech News David Turner

Google is Refining Its Anti-Boob Algorithm After a Woman Flashed Google Maps

A remote road in Pingtung County, Taiwan has suddenly become a highly-rated attraction on Google Maps for the thirstiest denizens of the internet thanks to a video uploaded by a tourist that shows her bare breast. According to the New York Post, which preserved the clip that has since been removed from the platform, the…

Tech News AJ Dellinger

An Artist Turned the Chaos of Urban Sprawl Into a Series of Hypnotic Animations

At some point, you’ve probably found yourself mindlessly scrolling around Google Maps’ satellite view while bored at work. But artist Páraic McGloughlin saw Google Maps as more than just a distraction, and by painstakingly capturing very specific road layouts and agricultural features, he was able to create a series of captivating animations. The animations were…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Google Is Adding Wheelchair-Accessible Routes to Maps

Wheelchair ramps are the kind of thing most people don’t care about until they actually need them. But for anyone who has been knocked off their feet, or simply had to push a baby stroller around, these helpful little slopes and a well-placed elevator or two have the power to turn an impossible journey into…

Tech News Sam Rutherford

Prankster Swaps High School’s Website With Porn Link on Google

This week, parents looking for information on their kid’s AP exam registration might’ve instead ended up with a ton of dicks in their faces. Earlier this week, the Google Maps “My Business” link for Cherokee High School in Georgia navigated to porn. People looking for the school on Monday and Tuesday were reportedly navigated to…

Tech News Melanie Ehrenkranz

10 Tips for Making Journeys Faster with Google Maps and Apple Maps

It’s no exaggeration to say map apps like Google Maps and Apple Maps have transformed the way we get from A to B, replacing paper maps, guesswork, and friendly strangers with the power of our smartphones. But if you’re using these apps in default mode, you may not be getting to your destination as quickly…

Gadgets David Nield

Someone Mapped Out Every Quantum Leap Scott Bakula Has Ever Done

We could be getting a Quantum Leap movie in the future, but for now the television series is still the primary leap Sam Beckett has taken. And if you’re wondering just how many times Scott Bakula leapt before what might be one of the most-depressing endings ever shown on television, here’s a map that lays…

Television Beth Elderkin

Escape This Wretched Earth With Google’s Sweet New Solar System Maps

If you, like me, are tired of this world—these people—tired of being caught in the tangle of their lives, Google now allows you explore 16 other planetary bodies that are more serene than this one. Yesterday, Google announced that it has added 13 new worlds to its digital recreation of our solar system. The site…

Space & Spaceflight Jennings Brown

Today’s Solar Eclipse Left a Path of Nightmarish Traffic in Its Wake

For months, even years, amateur astronomers, photographers, and anyone wanting the best possible view of today’s solar eclipse have been planning trips into the phenomenon’s path of totality. Now that it’s over, all that’s left are millions of grainy Instagram photos—and a traffic nightmare that traces the same path as the eclipse’s shadow. Twitter’s @dicktoblerone…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Skip Astronaut Training and Explore the ISS Right Now in Google Street View

Sometime between your marine biologist and professional ninja phases, you probably dreamed of being an astronaut as a kid. But have you seen all the work that goes into actually becoming one? Save yourself years of G-force training and wearing onesies and just shortcut your way onto the International Space Station, which became available for tour through…

Space & Spaceflight Andrew Liszewski

Google Street View Won’t Let Me Jump Inside This Volcano

Imagine my excitement when I saw the Google blog post about a new Street View adventure that took you inside of a volcano. I’ve always wanted to jump inside of a volcano! Then can you imagine my disappointment when I learned that the new Volcano View only lets you peer into the lava from the…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Take a Very Cheap Trip Around the World Using Over 3,300 Google Maps Screenshots

Planning a trip is tiring, but planning a trip around the world is exhausting. Aren’t vacations supposed to be relaxing? Instead, save yourself a bunch of time, stress, and money by visiting some of the world’s most popular tourist destinations through this impressive hyperlapse video. It’s assembled from 3,305 Google Maps screenshots, so strap in…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Apple’s Latest Desperate Attempt to Catch Google Maps Sounds Especially Ridiculous

Apple is going to try and close the gap between its mapping application, Apple Maps, and Google Maps by deploying a fleet of drones to scan streets, according to Bloomberg. Details are sparse, but what we do know sounds absurd. Per Bloomberg’s sources, Apple’s drones will be able to collect new mapping data faster than…

Tech News William Turton

I Cut Google Out Of My Life. It Screwed Up Everything

Navigation Apps With Millions of Downloads Exposed as Just Google Maps With Bonus Ads

Google Is Blitzing CES with a Literal Rollercoaster Full of Google Assistant Tech

Google Is Sprucing Up Maps With a New Tab for Commuters and Built-In Music Controls

Google Faces Lawsuit in Belgium for Not Blurring Military Sites and Nuclear Power Plants on Maps

I Survived Navigating Los Angeles Using Only This Ancient Technology

Apple Maps Is Reportedly Getting a Complete Overhaul

Apple Maps Was Broken for Hours Today??

Google is Refining Its Anti-Boob Algorithm After a Woman Flashed Google Maps

An Artist Turned the Chaos of Urban Sprawl Into a Series of Hypnotic Animations

Google Is Adding Wheelchair-Accessible Routes to Maps

Prankster Swaps High School’s Website With Porn Link on Google

10 Tips for Making Journeys Faster with Google Maps and Apple Maps

Someone Mapped Out Every Quantum Leap Scott Bakula Has Ever Done

Escape This Wretched Earth With Google’s Sweet New Solar System Maps

Today’s Solar Eclipse Left a Path of Nightmarish Traffic in Its Wake

Skip Astronaut Training and Explore the ISS Right Now in Google Street View

Google Street View Won’t Let Me Jump Inside This Volcano

Take a Very Cheap Trip Around the World Using Over 3,300 Google Maps Screenshots

Apple’s Latest Desperate Attempt to Catch Google Maps Sounds Especially Ridiculous

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