I tested the new Google Maps Power Saving Mode over 200 miles; here's what you need to know

Thankfully, there’s now a Power Saving Mode in Google Maps. It allows you to activate a black-and-white, full-screen overlay on your always-on display. When enabled, lock your phone during navigation, ...

I left Google Maps behind for a free alternative that doesn't track me (or drain my phone battery)

CoMaps is community-driven, open-source, transparent, and the developers aren't concerned with making a profit. The app is fairly new (just hitting Google Play Store and the Apple App Store around ...

We use Telegram for road trip coordination because Google Maps is missing this essential feature

Google Maps is one of the best navigation apps. It is preinstalled on most Android phones and is usually the first app I open ...
IGN

Interactive Map: Legendary Animals and Fish, Cigarette Cards, Rock Carvings, and More

IGN's Red Dead Redemption 2 map is here! Our Red Dead Redemption 2 interactive map tracks locations across the west, including locations and heat maps for Legendary Animals and Fish, collectibles like ...
Reuters

OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 after 'code red' push to counter Google's Gemini 3

Dec 11 (Reuters) - OpenAI on Thursday launched its GPT-5.2 artificial intelligence model, after CEO Sam Altman reportedly issued an internal "code red" in early December pausing non‑core projects and ...
Engadget

OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 to take on Google and Anthropic

OpenAI's "code red" response to Google's Gemini 3 Pro has arrived. On the same day the company announced a Sora licensing pact with Disney, it took the wraps off GPT-5.2. OpenAI is touting the new ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI fires back at Google with GPT-5.2 after ‘code red’ memo

OpenAI launched its latest frontier model, GPT-5.2, on Thursday amid increasing competition from Google, pitching it as its most advanced model yet and one designed for developers and everyday ...
TechCrunch

Google launched its deepest AI research agent yet — on the same day OpenAI dropped GPT-5.2

Google released on Thursday a “reimagined” version of its research agent Gemini Deep Research based on its much-ballyhooed state-of-the-art foundation model, Gemini 3 Pro. This new agent isn’t just ...
ZME Science

Scientists just released a map of all 2.75 billion buildings on Earth, in 3D

From a digital vantage point in orbit, scientists have mapped every building on Earth—2.75 billion structures, all in 3D. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have unveiled the ...
The Verge

OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 ‘code red’ response to Google is coming next week

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. OpenAI’s Gemini 3 response is coming sooner than expected. OpenAI’s Gemini 3 response is coming sooner than ...
PCGamesN

Beloved, 13-year-old simulator game hits a new Steam peak as stunning DLC lets you cruise beneath the Northern Lights

Viral clips of role-playing streamers. Bespoke gaming setups costing thousands of dollars to enhance immersion. Countless DLC expansions. I even learned today that there are competitive community ...
Bloomberg L.P.

DeepSeek Debuts New AI Models to Rival Google and OpenAI

China’s DeepSeek unveiled two new versions of an experimental artificial-intelligence model it released weeks ago, adding fresh capabilities the startup said would help with combining reasoning and ...