Google clarifies API key process for local inventory feeds

Google simplified the process for merchants to obtain API keys for local inventory feeds, clearing a hurdle to faster ...

Google makes real-world data more accessible to AI — and training pipelines will love it

Google is turning its vast public data trove into a goldmine for AI with the debut of the Data Commons Model Context Protocol ...
Engadget

Google Maps wasn't loading in some regions due to an outage

Google Maps suffered an outage that left the mobile version of the service unable to fully load its map or provide directions. Over 4,000 reports were filed on Downdetector since the outage started, ...
Lifehacker

Google Maps Is Down

Update (9/12/25): Google Maps is back online. It's not just you: Google Maps is down. According to 9to5Google, the outage started sometime around 1 p.m. PT (4 p.m. PT), and seems to be isolated to the ...
NBC Chicago

Is Google Maps down? What we know amid reports the app is not working

The Google Maps app is functioning properly again after thousands of users across the country reported problems with the app Thursday afternoon, including in the Chicago area. According to the website ...
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads API Releases Monthly In 2026

Google will switch to a monthly release cycle for the Google Ads API in 2026. These are all estimated release dates but Google wants to release more frequent updates and will aim for a monthly release ...
CNN

Why doesn’t Google Maps work in one of Asia’s most developed, tourist-friendly countries?

When Taiwanese traveler Eric Weng goes to South Korea, he resigns himself to toggling between three different map applications to navigate his way around. That’s because Google Maps, ubiquitous in ...
Hindustan Times

Google Maps ‘update’ team thrashed in Uttar Pradesh because villagers thought…

A Google Maps team was recently attacked by villagers while surveying Birhar village at night because the villagers mistook them for thieves. A Google Maps team was recently attacked by villagers ...
techtimes

Google Maps' Secret Upgrade on Android 16 Could Change How You Navigate Forever

Google wants to improve real-time monitoring on Android 16 by adding Live Updates to Google Maps. The feature, initially introduced in the latest Android ecosystem, enables users to keep track of food ...
PC World

Explore the solar system from your desk with Google’s space maps

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Merchant API Is Replacing The Content API For Shopping

Over a decade ago, Google released the Content API for Shopping to let merchants manage their Google Merchant Center feed programmatically. Well, the new Merchant API is officially replacing the ...