It’s a good thing I mowed the lawn in the rain Sunday because it was neat and free of dandelions when the Google’s car with a camera rolled through to get new images of the Ballard area of Seattle.

Alphabet’s Google announced new features for its two mapping apps, part of the search giant’s ongoing effort to revamp products with its Gemini artificial intelligence models. Users of Google Maps ...

This article is a preview of The Tech Friend newsletter. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday. Google Maps can be amazing — and often maddening — for driving directions. But ...

Google’s Project Green Light has been implemented at a couple intersections along 15th Avenue Northwest in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Next time you avoid sitting ...