Overall, the new layer is somewhat useful, but it doesn't seem like a very serious effort, and it pales next to the wealth of weather apps and sites already available. To add the weather layer to a ...

In a relatively quiet move, Google Maps has removed a layer from its app that showed COVID-19 hotspots. In 2020, Google Maps added a layer to its app on mobile phones and the web that showed COVID-19 ...

Ian Sherr (he/him/his) grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, so he's always had a connection to the tech world. As an editor at large at CNET, he wrote about Apple, Microsoft, VR, video games and ...

New Yorkers will no longer be forced to buy something they don’t need in order to use the restroom at a shop or drugstore, thanks to a new layer in Google Maps that shows New York City public restroom ...

We've all been there: you're out and about and suddenly need a public restroom. Google Maps can be a good resource for finding one nearby. If I'm in a new city, I usually try the closest Starbucks or ...

Google made several Google Maps announcements in its Search On event on Wednesday. They highlight some of Google's navigation-related initiatives that might not have an immediate impact on the way ...

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