Hacker News with Generative AI: Google Maps

Mexico will wait for Google response on Gulf of Mexico before filing lawsuit (pbs.org)
Mexico said Monday it’s awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf of Mexico to its Google Maps service before filing a lawsuit.
Mexico, Google Maps, Lawsuits, Geography
18 points by healsdata 3 days ago | 11 comments
Google Maps blocks Gulf of America reviews after rename criticism (bbc.com)
Google Maps has blocked reviews for the Gulf of Mexico, after criticism of its decision to label it "Gulf of America" for users in the US.
Google Maps, Geography, Controversy, United States
68 points by chrisjj 6 days ago | 67 comments
I pulled data on 1378 restaurants from Google Maps to rank them in order (mattsayar.com)
See how this list was created. This page was last updated February 12, 2025.
Data Analysis, Restaurants, Google Maps, Programming
77 points by MattSayar 7 days ago | 51 comments
Google Maps blocks Gulf of America reviews after rename criticism (bbc.com)
Google Maps has blocked reviews for the Gulf of Mexico, after criticism of its decision to label it "Gulf of America" for users in the US.
Google Maps, Geopolitics, Cartography, User Experience, Criticism
8 points by andsoitis 7 days ago | 9 comments
Google Maps Admits Deleting Critical 'Gulf of America' Reviews (forbes.com)
Google has tacitly admitted to removing negative reviews objecting to the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America from Google Maps. It has also turned off the ability to suggest edits or report inaccuracies for the Gulf of America.
Google Maps, Censorship, Geography, Controversy
19 points by nickcotter 7 days ago | 15 comments
Google Maps now shows the 'Gulf of America' (theverge.com)
Google Maps now shows the “Gulf of America” in place of the “Gulf of Mexico” for users on both web and mobile in the United States.
Google Maps, Geography, Mapping, Errors
88 points by jasperr1 10 days ago | 187 comments
Google Maps Origin Story – 20-Year Anniversary (theguardian.com)
Stephen Ma has every right to claim bragging rights for helping to hatch the world’s most popular online mapping platform. Instead, for the past two decades Ma, one of the four co-founders of Google Maps, has buried himself in a big black hole of anonymity.
Google Maps, History, Technology, Anniversaries
22 points by bookofjoe 10 days ago | 1 comments
Google Maps 'almost destroyed' Google when it went live 20 years ago (sfgate.com)
Google Maps ‘almost destroyed’ Google when it went live 20 years ago
Google Maps, Google, History, Technology, Business
8 points by Stratoscope 12 days ago | 0 comments
Google Maps changed the way we get around. It all began in a bedroom in Sydney (theguardian.com)
Stephen Ma has every right to claim bragging rights for helping to hatch the world’s most popular online mapping platform. Instead, for the past two decades Ma, one of the four co-founders of Google Maps, has buried himself in a big black hole of anonymity.
Google Maps, History, Technology, Australia
21 points by kawera 12 days ago | 10 comments
Is Google Maps fatally misleading drivers in India? It's complicated (restofworld.org)
Earlier this week, an Indian politician urged the country’s Parliament to support homegrown alternatives to Google Maps — blaming the popular navigation app for fatal accidents.
Google Maps, India, Transportation, Technology, Safety
7 points by NDAjam 15 days ago | 0 comments
Google Maps reclassifies the U.S. as a 'sensitive country' (themarysue.com)
Google Maps, Geopolitics, Privacy, Technology
62 points by cratermoon 19 days ago | 41 comments
Google Maps Will Rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America in US (theguardian.com)
Google has confirmed it will rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on Google Maps in the US, after an executive order from Donald Trump.
Google Maps, Geopolitics, United States, Politics, Names
27 points by hackernj 23 days ago | 30 comments
Google Maps in the US Will Change to Gulf of America and Mount McKinley (theverge.com)
Google said today that it plans to update Google Maps to reflect President Trump’s January 20th executive order to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, respectively.
Politics, Geography, Google Maps, United States
56 points by Fake4d 23 days ago | 78 comments
Changes to Google Maps Platform Pricing (developers.google.com)
The following addresses frequently asked questions about changes to Google Maps Platform automatic volume discounts, monthly credit, and services transitioning to Legacy status. You can also view our blog post for additional information.
Google Maps, Pricing, Business, Software, Technology
5 points by shrx 31 days ago | 1 comments
Satellite powered estimation of global solar potential (research.google)
High-quality satellite digital surface models and roof segmentation power Google Maps Platform Solar API expansion in the global south and reduce global revisit times.
Satellite Technology, Renewable Energy, Google Maps, Global South
265 points by jonbaer 63 days ago | 204 comments
Google Maps leads three men to death as car plunges from incomplete bridge (indiatimes.com)
Google Maps, Accidents, Technology, Bridge Safety, News
31 points by perihelions 85 days ago | 33 comments
Pokémon Go Plot to Use Your Data to Fast Track an AI-Slop Google Maps Competitor (jalopnik.com)
Niantic, the privately-held Pokémon Go app parent company, brought the augmented-reality app to the masses in July of 2016, and the game made it onto over a billion phones before 2019.
Pokémon Go, Artificial Intelligence, Google Maps, Gaming
12 points by rntn 90 days ago | 3 comments
How Google Maps fixed India's street name problem [video] (youtube.com)
Google Maps, India, Mapping, Technology, Video
9 points by shubhamjain 103 days ago | 3 comments
Man discovered ancient meteor crater browsing Google Maps for holiday (nypost.com)
A Canadian man researching an upcoming camping trip via Google Maps has uncovered what experts believe to be a gigantic crater — left by an ancient space rock.
Space Exploration, Google Maps, Archaeology, Canada
7 points by keepamovin 161 days ago | 2 comments
Play EarthKart: Google Maps Driving Simulator (steampowered.com)
Google Maps, Video Games, Simulation
13 points by I-M-S 169 days ago | 0 comments
Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour (androidauthority.com)
Google Maps, Advertising, Mobile Technology, User Experience
103 points by LordAtlas 227 days ago | 97 comments
Google Maps and Street View running on a Commodore 64 (readwrite.com)
Retro Computing, Google Maps, Street View
12 points by hochmartinez 241 days ago | 1 comments
Google Maps is killing Timeline for Web (androidauthority.com)
Google Maps, Mapping, Timeline, Web Applications
181 points by donatj 260 days ago | 139 comments
Why You Want to Blur Your Home in Google Maps Street View and How to Do It (cnet.com)
Privacy, Google Maps, Street View
11 points by rmason 279 days ago | 3 comments