Tag: Google
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...
Industry Layoffs Continue as Waymo Cuts Staff
Other location industry companies follow with cuts
Autonomous vehicle developer Waymo laid off employees earlier this week in a move that came after large cuts at parent company Alphabet and Google GOOG -0.36%↓ . ...
Google Pays $29.5 Million To Settle Location Tracking Lawsuits
Google has settled location tracking lawsuits worth $29.5 million that were filed by Washington, D.C., and the state of Indiana. Google will pay Washington,...
Google Integrates Waze Employees with Geo Organization
Google GOOG -0.57%↓ last week said it plans to merge its Geo staff with that of the company’s 500-employee Waze navigation app group, according to The Wall Street Journal. Google, which acquired Waze...
Google To Pay $391.5 Million in Massive Location Tracking Probe
The settlement with 40 states is the largest multistate privacy payout in US history.
In the largest privacy settlement of its kind, Google GOOG -0.08%↓ has agreed to pay $391.5 million...
Is Elon Musk Expanding Starlink to Include Satellite Positioning and Imaging...
New trademark documents suggest so...while UT researchers reverse-engineer Starlink's signal
Elon Musk’s satellite venture Starlink has filed new trademarks that include satellite positioning and imagery services. According to...
Google Will Pay $85 Million To Settle Location Data Lawsuit
Arizona contends the tech giant used location data without consumer's permission.
Google GOOG -0.44%↓ has agreed to pay Arizona $85 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the...
Google Maps Facing German Antitrust Probe
A German federal agency is investigating Google Maps over concerns that the mapping giant limits customers’ options to use alternative map companies.
According to published reports, the German Federal...