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Taco John's Introduces Location-Based Order Fulfillment
Fast Mexican food giant Taco John's has...
Google Launches Find My Device Network
In an anticipated announcement, Google GOOG -0.94%↓ this week launched its Find My Device network on Android devices, starting in the United States and Canada.
Google, which is competing with the Apple AAPL 0.76%↑ AirTag, said that...
Waze Makes Six Key Updates
Waze this week added several new features that allow users to navigate roundabouts, avoid curves and other hazards and even find parking. The Google-owned GOOG 0.00%↑...
CES Roundup 2024: Maps, Fleets, Auto, Location Devices…
LAS VEGAS—Overture Maps Foundation Executive Director Marc Prioleau said at CES that the organization’s main assumption is that the base layers of a map should be open...
Overture Buildings Theme Adds 2.3 Billion Buildings via Google
The Overture Maps Foundation has announced the availability of more than 2.3 billion buildings through the addition of Google Open Buildings data set.
Overture’s latest release, Overture 2023-12-14-alpha.0, includes the...
Porsche Expands Google Services
Porsche said this week that it plans to offer Google GOOG 1.22%↑services for navigation, speech and add an app ecosystem for its future car models. The premium automaker...
Waze Getting Hammered By One-Star Google Reviews
Navigation app Waze has been getting hit by a number of one-star reviews in the Google Play Store, according to autoevolution. One of the catalysts in the...
Google May Rake in $100 Million by Selling Map Data to...
Document says Google has data on 350 million buildings, with big companies lined up
Google GOOG 0.90%↑ is hoping to earn $100 million by licensing mapping data to...
Google Delays Launch of Find My Device Network
Google said it would leverage more than 1 billion Android devices to find lost items
At its I/O 2023 conference, Google GOOG 0.00 said it...
Overture Releases First Open Map Dataset
Third-party developers will have access to open map data, rather than relying on Google Maps or Apple Maps
The Overture Maps Foundation (OMF), an initiative formed...
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