Google Maps has a big problem, and it's getting worse in 2026

Local discovery feels more like advertising, making it difficult to find trustworthy results ...

Google Maps is about to get a big dose of AI

The new features, announced at Cloud Next in Las Vegas this week, add generative AI capabilities to Google's mapping platform ...
marktechpost

How to Combine Google Search, Google Maps, and Custom Functions in a Single Gemini API Call With Context Circulation, Parallel Tool IDs, and Multi-Step Agentic Chains

In this tutorial, we explore the latest Gemini API tooling updates Google announced in March 2026, specifically the ability to combine built-in tools like Google Search and Google Maps with custom ...
Indiatimes

How to use Ask Maps feature on Google Maps: A step-by-step guide

Step 1: Once your Google Maps is updated, find the Ask Maps button. You will find it right beneath the search bar inside the app.Step 2: Tap it to open the conversational interface, where you can type ...
The Next Web

Google’s biggest Maps update in a decade puts Gemini in the passenger seat

Ask Maps lets users query the world in natural language. Immersive Navigation rebuilds directions in 3D. Together, they mark the most significant overhaul of Google Maps since Street View. The ...
MacRumors

Google Maps Adds Gemini AI-Powered 'Ask Maps' Feature and 3D Immersive Navigation

Google today added Gemini AI to Google Maps, enabling a new Ask Maps feature. Gemini in maps can answer complex, real-world questions that Google says "a map could never answer before." There is a new ...
Searchenginejournal.com

Google Removes JavaScript SEO Warning, Says It’s Outdated

Google removed outdated JavaScript and accessibility guidance from its documentation. Google Search has rendered JavaScript well for years. It's the latest in a series of JS documentation updates.
The Hacker News

Thousands of Public Google Cloud API Keys Exposed with Gemini Access After API Enablement

New research has found that Google Cloud API keys, typically designated as project identifiers for billing purposes, could be abused to authenticate to sensitive Gemini endpoints and access private ...
Windows Report

Hackers Could Exploit Exposed Google API Keys to Access Gemini AI

Google is facing renewed security scrutiny after researchers revealed that publicly exposed API keys can be abused to access Gemini AI services. The issue centers on Google API keys embedded in client ...
The New York Times

South Korea Clears Way for Google Maps to Fully Operate

South Korea approved Google’s request to export detailed map data, reversing a longstanding restriction that made the tool largely nonfunctional. By John Yoon Reporting from Seoul South Korea said on ...
CSOonline

‘Silent’ Google API key change exposed Gemini AI data

Google Cloud API keys, normally used as simple billing identifiers for APIs such as Maps or YouTube, could be scraped from websites to give access to private Gemini AI project data, researchers from ...