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Update, Dec. 26, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 24 now includes additional information regarding how to recover an inactive account you can’t remember the password for before it gets ...

Google is launching a new collaboration with location intelligence company Esri that will provide new advanced mapping ...

Those of you who use the Google Maps Timeline to keep track of past trips and directions may notice that your data has mysteriously vanished. Well, not so mysteriously. The fault lies with Google, and ...

Google is adding a new feature for third-party developers building atop its Gemini AI models that rivals like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and the growing array of Chinese open source options ...

Update, March 8, 2025: This story, originally published March 7, has been updated with details of more data that Google has confirmed it will be deleting unless account holders take swift action to ...

An ongoing recent problem on Google Maps has manifested among various users worldwide as the app's Timeline data has been disappearing and causing quite a stir. The company has confirmed that it is ...

Google Maps users started complaining a couple of days ago that their Timeline data had disappeared — and last night, a Google spokesperson confirmed it had been deleted. Speaking to The Verge, the ...