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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...

Google Is Laying Off Waze Employees

Despite saying there would be no layoffs in December, Google is transitioning its ad business Google GOOG 1.88%↑ is laying off employees at its map company Waze, CNBC reported this week. ...

Google To Pay Nearly $40 Million Over Deceptive Location Tracking

Company has paid more than $500 million in location tracking fines In another fine over misleading location tracking practices, Google GOOG -0.89%↓ will pay $39.9 million to Washington state.  In addition,...

Google, Apple Launch Initiative To Thwart Unwanted Location Tracking

Bluetooth trackers help find keys, luggage and other items, but they also have been used to track people who don’t want to be tracked… Industry...

Hivemapper Collects 1 Million Kilometers of Street-Level Imagery

Hivemapper has announced that it has collected more than 1 million kilometers of unique street-level imagery.  The company says it has done this in just...

Google Maps Faces Renewed Antitrust Scrutiny by DOJ

The U.S. Department of Justice is renewing its antitrust investigation on whether Google GOOG 0.00 bundles its map and search products to force app...

Google Maps Adds Slew of New Features

Immersive view starts working this week in five cities... Google Maps added several new features this week, including the launch of immersive view in London, Los...

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