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MYSTERIOUS: 3 - What They Never Told You

Google Maps just got way more immersive, update rolling out now

This changes everything, but it seems to be starting slow.

Revealed: Italy’s most popular beaches for 2026 – and Sardinia dominates

Italy is home to thousands of kilometres of coastline, but Sardinia is stealing the show this summer. New research has revealed the country’s most popular beaches for 2026, with two-thirds of the list found on the Mediterranean island.

Euronews

The one Google Maps tip everyone should know — how to blur your home in Street View

Learn how to hide your home on Google Maps and keep strangers from peeking at your property.

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Google Maps navigation is about to get more personal – could use your photos and calendar to automatically plan trips

This addition to Google Maps could make navigation so much more seamless

An intrepid hiker just found something unbelievable on Google Maps — and it’s been hiding in plain sight for 390 million years

An amateur astronomer has discovered a 390-million-year-old meteorite crater on Google Maps.

TechRadar

Android Auto finally gets a CarPlay feature for Google Maps that could save you from a speeding fine

It's taken an age for this Android Auto navigation feature to get here – maybe it got lost on the way?

Android Auto is finally getting the Google Maps feature drivers have wanted

Android Auto is finally getting a live, color-changing speedometer in Google Maps after years of waiting, but you'll have to sit tight while this long-overdue update slowly rolls out.

Android Central

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Google Maps is finally getting a speedometer on Android Auto, and it's about time — my ancient GPS system could do this 20 years ago

Google Maps is about to add a feature that has existed elsewhere in one way or another for decades — and it's about time.

Tom’s Guide

The Xpeng L03 Aims To Take On Europe And Undercut Tesla

This Chinese SUV has integrated Google Maps and FSD-like capability, all for about $3,500 cheaper than a Tesla Model Y.

InsideEVs

Science news this week: Gold tongues discovered in tombs, sugar found in space, a new monkey identified in the Congolian rainforest, and ancient impact crater 'geoguessed' by an amateur astronomer

July 18, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend

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I tested the Sonim XP Pro Thermal for a week — and this ultra-rugged phone doesn't feel like a brick in my pocket

The Sonim XP Pro Thermal proves that a rugged, military-grade smartphone with an integrated FLIR night vision camera doesn't have to be weigh as much as a tank.

Tom’s Guide

I tried Google Maps hidden time machine feature — here's how to do it yourself

Google Maps gets me where I need to go, but my favorite tool is the one that shows me where I've been.

Tom’s Guide

'This was one of the most arduous expeditions I've ever done': Scientists confirm that 15-mile-wide pit found on Google Maps is ancient meteor crater

Joël Lapointe was using Google Maps to plan a camping trail through Quebec's Côte-Nord region when he stumbled across a large indentation. Now, scientists have confirmed that the pit was indeed a meteor impact crater that dates back roughly 390 million years.

LiveScience

Waze Is Rolling Out An AI-Powered 'Motorcycle Mode.' Who Is Asking For This?

Google just announced a new AI-powered 'Motorcycle Mode' for its Waze navigation app, which supposedly will 'incorporate motorcycle shortcuts.' But if it sends us the wrong way, how good will those shortcuts be?

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Canada man spots unusual circular pit on Google Maps, scientists say it may be a 390-million-year-old meteor impact crater, findings to be presented at global conference next month

A Quebec resident's Google Maps observation led to scientific research in 2024 and scientists believe a remote circular formation could be an ancient meteor impact crater. Researchers will present their findings at a major planetary science conference in Germany. Further laboratory analysis is required for official confirmation of the discovery.

Times Life

Rajasthan's Forgotten Village Road Trip Circuit: The Offbeat Desert Route Worth Taking

The Circuit Nobody Told You AboutMandawa does not have a single traffic light. The painted havelis here, merchant mansions covered floor to frieze in frescoes of steam trains, European women, and Hindu gods, sit in a town most Rajasthan itineraries skip entirely. This is the Shekhawati region, and it is…

The Economic Times

Friend forgot Rs 1,000 loan, but this Kerala man travelled more than 1,200 km to repay it with interest after over 30 years; here's how he used Google to track down his former colleague

Mohammed Ismail travelled over 1,200 kilometres to repay a debt from 31 years ago. He used Google Maps and Gemini AI to find his former colleague, Edla Lachanna. Ismail had borrowed 3,000 Saudi Riyals during a difficult financial period in Saudi Arabia. Lachanna's family was moved by Ismail's sincerity and…

Tom’s Guide

I tested Google's new Gemini update for Android Auto and it finally fixes everything that made the old Google Assistant so frustrating to use while driving

Google Assistant was the bane of my driving experience, but Gemini is already making up for all those past wrongs.

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Google Maps only showing preview? Here’s how to get the start button back

Google Maps can sometimes not show the Start button to begin navigation. Here's how to get it to show up.

Android Central

Google Maps is about to start ordering your takeout for you

Google Maps could soon let Gemini order food for you, potentially replacing delivery apps.

TechRadar

Google Maps may soon be able to replace Uber Eats and DoorDash by letting you order food from restaurants right in the app

Code found hidden in the latest version of Google Maps for Android points to an AI-powered food ordering system.

The Independent UK

Google Maps gets better at pronouncing Māori placenames after years of complaints

After English, te reo Māori remains country’s second most widely spoken language

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand finally gets a Google Maps tool that correctly pronounces Māori placenames

Language commission hails normalisation of te reo Māori after years of work in identifying frequently mispronounced words

Tom’s Guide

Google Maps actually defaults to the slowest route now — here's how to fix it

Google Maps now defaults to fuel-efficient routes that can be slower. Disable this setting to get fastest navigation.

The Times of India

The 1,200-foot symbol in Kazakhstan that became one of the internet's biggest mysteries

Few things on Google Maps have caused as much collective panic as a giant five-pointed star sitting in the middle of an empty stretch of land in northern Kazakhstan. When people first stumbled upon it online, the reaction was immediate and dramatic. The shape of a near-perfect pentagram enclosed within…

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