AI agents are being sold as the solution for planning trips, answering business questions, and solving problems of all kinds, but getting them to work with tools and data outside their chat interfaces ...

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Google’s new Data Manager API gives advertisers a simpler, centralized way to feed first-party data into its AI systems. Google is rolling out a new Data Manager API that lets you plug first-party ...

Google today announced several new features that are coming to the Google Maps app, including Gemini-powered tips, trending places, and estimates on EV charger availability. When searching for places ...

Google Maps is introducing AI-driven “Know Before You Go” tips for listings and updating the Explore tab with Trending spots. Google Maps will soon also predict EV charger availability when you arrive ...

Most people use Google Maps to take them where they want to go, but if you're limiting the times you open it to just directions, you're missing out on some of the app's most valuable features. Google ...

Google is integrating its Gemini artificial intelligence assistant into the Maps navigation app. Drivers can access new Gemini features through voice commands on the Google Maps app. Google Maps, the ...

Google Maps is one of the most successful apps in history, with more than 10 billion downloads on the Google Play Store alone and coverage in over 250 countries and territories. Yet in a handful of ...

Google Maps is getting a Gemini-powered upgrade. Beyond being able to chat hands-free with Gemini within Maps and receive directions based on popular landmarks, users can now create custom, ...

Google Maps is adding new AI features, including a builder agent and an MCP server — a tool that connects AI assistants to Google Maps’ technical documentation — to help developers and users create ...