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Google Maps in India is introducing a new AI feature called 'Ask Maps,' announced by CEO Sundar Pichai. This tool allows users to ask detailed questions about locations directly within the app., Technology & Science, Times Now

Google has introduced Ask Maps, a new Gemini-powered AI feature in Google Maps that allows users to ask conversational questions about places, travel options and nearby recommendations.

Google is adding a new AI-powered feature to the popular Google Maps app, which is used by millions of Indians. The company has introduced Ask Maps, a conversational tool built using its Gemini AI models that allows users to ask detailed real-world questions and receive direct answers inside the app.

Google is introducing a new optimisation technique to improve Android from the kernel level. This change could make Android phones faster, smoother, and more efficient. The technique is called Automatic Feedback-Directed Optimisation (AutoFDO).

The latest NotebookLM features can help people who don't have the time to read e-books by turning them into podcasts hosted by two AI presenters that users can even join.

AI’s rapid use has steadily reshaped employment across many industries, prompting companies to restructure their workforces, leading to large-scale layoffs and job displacement. By early 2025, more than 14 million jobs worldwide had been lost directly to AI-driven technologies. It is being predicted that up to 800 million roles could be at risk by 2030. Tech giants Microsoft, Amazon, and Google together cut about 49,000 positions since 2023 due to AI efficiency gains. Not only IT, across other sectors like Manufacturing & logistics, Retail & customer service, AI-automation has also displaced several jobs, leading to a rise in mental-health claims among displaced workers. Amid this, a new report by Goldman Sachs suggests that the machine-led disruption could be far-reaching.

The Samsung Galaxy S26 is a capable camera phone, but in 2026, the competition has never been tougher. From Vivo X300's 200MP Zeiss-tuned system to Google Pixel 10's AI-powered computational photography, these six devices ranging between Rs 69,599 and Rs 89,999, offer compelling imaging credentials that can genuinely match or surpass Samsung's standard flagship., Technology & Science, Times Now

YouTube is now making more money from ads than some of Hollywood's biggest media companies combined. In 2025 alone, the Google-owned platform generated $40.4 billion in ad revenue, overtaking Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount, and Warner Bros Discovery.

Google is deepening its ties with the Pentagon for AI use amid Anthropic's fallout with the US Department of Defense. The company will now allow civilian and military personnel to build custom AI agents on the portal GenAI.mil for unclassified work.

Roblox, Instagram, Google's YouTube and TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, were among platforms identified by the Communications and Digital Ministry last week as being high risk.