A noindex robots directive is one of the few commands that Google must obey, one of the few ways that a site owner can exercise control over Googlebot, Google’s indexer. And yet it’s not totally ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Google Maps is the only navigation service I ...

For the last two years, the fundamental unit of generative AI development has been the "completion." You send a text prompt to a model, it sends text back, and the transaction ends. If you want to ...

Chandra Steele has been writing about tech for the entirety of her journalism career. She loves making tough topics easy to understand. Before joining Android Police, Chandra was senior features ...

This is an interesting error. We get about 400 instances daily with a high traffic site- considered pretty low frequency. Error: Google Maps JavaScript API error ...

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Google Maps is bringing ...

Google’s move to shift Maps Timeline data from the web to local device storage has caused widespread backup issues. Many users report being unable to restore or access their Timeline data, with no ...

If you use Google Maps for walking or public transportation guidance, we've got some good news for you. According to new reports, the navigation app has made some big changes to how it handles ...

Google Maps suffered an outage that left the mobile version of the service unable to fully load its map or provide directions. Over 4,000 reports were filed on Downdetector since the outage started, ...

Google released an alpha version of an API to access Google Trends data - the Google Trends API. "This new API will help Researchers, Journalists, and Developers to understand Search behaviors and ...