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Update December 12, 18:43 EST: This vulnerability is now tracked as CVE-2025-14174 and has also been patched by Apple in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS. Google has released emergency ...

Some of the options at launch include a colorful array of vehicles from a purple sedan to a red 4x4 truck. Google has had custom car icons in Maps since at least 2020, and earlier this year, eight new ...

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On Bold Names, Liz Reid, VP, head of Search at Google, shares why she believes AI will expand, not erode, how people explore the web. Photo: Annie Zhao The company said Gemini 3 will improve the ...

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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 ...