Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings

The launch of these new features reflects Google’s ambitions to transform Google Maps from a navigation tool into an assistant that's capable of helping users complete real-world tasks.
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Top 5 Local AI Tools for VS Code -- All Powered by Ollama

Five free Marketplace extensions promise private, locally run coding assistance as developers look for alternatives to metered cloud AI.
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Free Google AI Tools: 12 Worth Using, From Opal to Jules

The free Google AI tools worth using in July 2026, from Pomelli to Antigravity, plus three big names that quietly stopped ...
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Google Earth gets AI image generator: Grounded in satellite data, web only

Google Earth AI image generation launched globally today, using Nano Banana 2 to render any location as a historical scene or ...

Google Earth added Nano Banana, and I immediately reimagined Philly with zombies and evil clowns

Can Google Earth's new AI accurately redesign homes, recreate history, and imagine the future? I tested Nano Banana across ...
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Google’s Lyria 3.5 Sharpens Vocals and Lyrics While Rivals Fight in Court

Google DeepMind launched Lyria 3.5 in Google Flow Music on Wednesday, delivering its most expressive AI music generation model yet — with meaningfully better vocals, sharper lyric coherence, and ...
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12 free Google AI tools that do the work of paid software

Google now gives away more usable AI software than most companies sell, and as of July 2026, 12 free Google AI tools are ...