The jury’s out on screen scraping versus official APIs. And the truth is, any AI agent worth its salt will likely need a mixture of both.

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Google Maps is the only navigation service I ...

To use Google Maps offline, download the area before your trip via Profile > Offline maps > Select your map. Offline mode supports driving navigation, place searches, and GPS tracking, but no live ...

Abstract: As the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues its rapid urbanization, particularly in global hubs like Dubai, traffic congestion has emerged as a significant challenge to economic productivity ...

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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 ...

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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, ...