Topic: digital assistants

Google Maps Adds AI 'Ask Maps' and 3D Immersive Navigation

March 14, 2026

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Google Maps Adds AI 'Ask Maps' and 3D Immersive Navigation

Google has integrated its Gemini AI into Maps, launching an "Ask Maps" feature that allows users to make complex, conversational queries for tailored local recommendations. A new "Immersive View" for routes provides a photorealistic, 3D preview of journeys, combining traffic, weather, and interio...

Sony's New Headphones Let You Share Audio Wirelessly

Sony is introducing wireless audio sharing and Google Gemini Live AI integration to its WF-1000XM5 earbuds and WH-1000XM6 headphones via firmware updates, enhancing connectivity and user flexibility. The Audio Sharing feature, powered by Bluetooth LE Audio's Auracast, allows multiple users to con...

Gemini App Control Launches: Order Lunch on Your Galaxy S26

Google's Gemini assistant is evolving with new app control capabilities, allowing it to directly operate other applications to execute complex, multi-step tasks based on natural language commands. The feature, launching notably for Samsung Galaxy users, uses advanced language understanding and on...