DeepMind’s Genie 3 Makes Interactive Worlds from Your Prompts That Feel Real

Google DeepMind’s Genie 3 builds interactive 3D spaces from images and text, with first- or third-person views, so you can ...

Google Project Genie Lets You Create and Explore AI-Generated 3D Worlds

Google has launched Project Genie, a web-based prototype that allows users to generate and explore AI-created 3D environments ...
ZDNet

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

Privacy-first: no tracking or data collection. Offline maps and turn-by-turn directions save battery. Free, open-source app for Android and iOS. Every month, Google ...
SpaceNews

Array Labs raises $20 million to scale production of radar satellites for 3D Earth mapping

WASHINGTON — Array Labs, a Silicon Valley startup developing radar-based Earth observation satellites, announced Jan. 5 it raised $20 million in a Series A round as it pushes to bring lower-cost ...
Phys.org

Scientists chart over 140,000 DNA loops to map human chromosomes in the nucleus

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published in Nature. Chromosomes are thread-like structures that carry a cell's ...
IEEE

Spatial Coordinate Transformation for 3D Neural Implicit Mapping

Abstract: Implicit Neural Representation (INR)-based SLAM has a critical issue where all keyframes must be stored in memory for post-training whenever a remapping is needed due to the neural network's ...
Android Police

Google Maps isn't my navigator anymore, but I still can't remove it

Ben Khalesi writes about where artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and everyday technology intersect for Android Police. With a background in AI and Data Science, he’s great at turning geek speak ...
Science Daily

Why GPS fails in cities. And how it was brilliantly fixed

Our everyday GPS struggles in “urban canyons,” where skyscrapers bounce satellite signals, confusing even advanced navigation systems. NTNU scientists created SmartNav, combining satellite corrections ...
Seattle Times

WA landslide risk maps still incomplete over a decade after Oso

Times Watchdog stories dig deep to hold power accountable, right wrongs and create change. This work is made possible by The Seattle Times Investigative Journalism Fund. Donate today to support ...
9to5google

Gemini app rolling out richer, more visual Google Maps results

Google is rolling out an update to the Gemini app today that better displays information pulled from the Google Maps extension. Previously, prompts that invoke Google Maps resulted in responses that ...
Powder

Why Ski Trails and Lifts Are Back on Google Maps

View post: Flowers or Snowdrifts? The Old Farmer's Almanac Reveals Spring 2026 Forecast The feature, which first disappeared in October 2024, includes trails, lodges, and ski lifts, pairing Google’s ...
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 ...