Tag: Google
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...
Google Maps Rolls Out Immersive View
Immersive View allows users to see a venue, with weather information, before they go...
Saying advances in 3D mapping have made it evolve, Google Maps has launched...
U.S. Justice Department Stepping Up Google Maps Probe
Probe originated in late 2020
The U.S. Justice Department is stepping up a Google Maps probe to see if the company is promoting monopolistic practices in its mapping business...
Trimble and Qualcomm Introduce Meter-Level Accuracy for Smartphones
Partnership Builds on 2019 Automotive Agreement
More Android smartphones will benefit from location through Trimble and Qualcomm Technologies’ announcement this week that they are integrating Trimble RTX GNSS technology...
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