Google on Wednesday announced a new layer it's adding to Google Maps that will let users see timely, critical information about multiple major wildfires at once. The feature could be particularly ...

During its “Search On” event this afternoon, Google announced new changes and updates in an effort to better track climate change. Google Maps is adding a new “Fire” layer to its apps as Google’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

Google Maps is making it easier to find the latest information about wildfires as part of a push to ensure the immensely popular app is more useful during emergencies. On Wednesday, Google said it’s ...

Google Maps is getting a few new features to help people better understand our burning planet. The first is a new “fire” layer in the main map view, which will let you view the exact boundaries of a ...

The map of 1,000 bathrooms is helpful for New Yorkers and visitors. But it also highlights a severe lack of infrastructure. The map of 1,000 bathrooms is helpful for New Yorkers and visitors. But it ...

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 ...