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WizVille Local Monitor helps small shops track Google Maps ratings of competitors

TechCrunch

French startup WizVille is launching a new product called Local Monitor to help restaurant owners, haircut places, bakeries and all kinds of small shops track their Google Maps ratings and the ratings of their competitors. And chances are you’re now checking ratings on Google Maps more than ever before.

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Your Nonprofit Should be Using Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Once you map this all out, write the PSA out in script fashion word for word. Don’t be afraid to take the production externally – ask a local production company if they will offer your nonprofit a discount. Research your local radio, broadcast television (ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, etc.) Step 3: Produce the PSA.

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Google will make wheelchair accessibility info more prominent in Maps

The Verge

Starting today, Google Maps will feature a new mode called Accessible Places that, when toggled on, will more prominently show wheelchair accessibility info, the company announced on Thursday. If it’s confirmed that a place does not have an accessible entrance, we’ll show that information on Maps as well.”.

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Google Maps adds an overlay of COVID-19 case trends

The Verge

Google Maps will soon include information on COVID-19 spread in states, counties, and some cities. Areas of the map will be color-coded based on case rate, and a label shows if cases are going up or down. Toggling on the “COVID” layer in the app will show the seven-day average number of confirmed cases in each area per 100,000 people.

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Tesla reportedly puts a stop to free trial of assisted driving service in China

TechNode

The news comes a week after Tesla started providing the limited-time trial of its advanced driver assistance system in China from March 17 to April 16 to local users, provided they have a car with compatible hardware and the newest version of navigation maps. [ IT Home , in Chinese]

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Visual language maps for robot navigation

Google Research AI blog

Building robots that are proficient at navigation requires an interconnected understanding of (a) vision and natural language (to associate landmarks or follow instructions), and (b) spatial reasoning (to connect a map representing an environment to the true spatial distribution of objects).

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As a Disaster Unfolds, Fundraisers Can Do More Than Raise Money

sgEngage

Big Sunday , a service organization based in Los Angeles, provided a list of resources during the wildfires in 2025, including evacuation sites, air quality maps, and insurance tips. Highlight the positives : When a disaster poses a threat, its easy to focus on the frightening images and statistics on social media and local news.