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New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza

Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1

How Does Google Maps Know There's Traffic When You Can't See It?

Your car is not looking down the road; it's using millions of tiny clues from other drivers to figure out where traffic is building.

Motor1 · Sep 30

Google Earth Accidentally Spoiled A Massive TV Show Months Before Release And Fans Are Still Not Over It

“The location scouts forgot Google had a camera in the sky,” one person said, while another added, “Spoilers are bad enough, but from Google Earth? Never saw that coming.”

Bored Panda · Sep 29

New York Times Journalist Sent Her Daughter To Struggling Schools As A “Sacrifice,” But It Brutally Backfired

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones chose struggling public schools for her daughter, hoping to fight inequality. She admitted regretting the decision years later.

Bored Panda · Sep 21

6 Times Google Maps Accidentally Snitched On People And Exposed Their Secrets

Here are six times Google Maps accidentally exposed people's secrets.

Bored Panda · Sep 20

Headteacher at top London private school guilty of dangerous driving after leaving cyclist with broken wrists

Catherine Hitchcock caused the cyclist to to fracture both of his wrists following the incident in Wimbledon in February

Evening Standard · Sep 17

Social Media Is Ablaze With Theories About Blacked-Out Triangle In Pacific Ocean, Diver Exposes It

An avid Google Maps explorer found a large black triangle in the middle of the ocean and couldn’t figure out what it was. Even when they asked people online, everyone was baffled, which led to several conspiracy theories. Eventually, the truth came to light, and people were still curious to…

Bored Panda · Sep 17

10 Useful Apps for Browsing, Streaming, Shopping and Staying Connected

A smartphone can now cover most of the small digital tasks that fill a typical day

inkl · Sep 17

They spent 5 years searching Google Maps for an island, found a 5-acre Finnish island and built a solar-powered dream home they now rent for $2,400 a night

A Finnish couple spent five years searching Google Maps for their dream private island before finding a five-acre property in Finland’s archipelago. Aleksi Hautamäki and Milla Selkimäki bought the island, sold their Helsinki apartment and built a solar-powered, off-grid retreat called Project Ö. The secluded island home, complete with a…

The Economic Times · Sep 16

Couple spent 5 years searching Google Maps; found a 5-acre Finnish island and built solar home

A Finnish couple spent five years searching Google Maps and government property records for an island they could call their own before discovering a 5-acre patch of land in the country’s vast archipelago. Aleksi Hautamäki and Milla Selkimäki had explored the region for years and wanted a secluded place that…

The Times of India · Sep 14