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Google Maps Now Uses AI to Find Where People Are Having Fun

https://gizmodo.com/google-maps-uses-ai-find-where-people-are-having-fun-1850966626 She dreaded this moment. It was a farewell party so politically she’d had to go but now everyone was talking about “where to go next”. Someone pulled up the map and across the town the wearables fed their biometrics in. The heat map shimmered. Her heart sank, particularly when someone synchronised the sound. Her … [Read more…]

Dispatch from an advertising future #256

Neighbourhood apps are great but IRL is better https://www.ft.com/content/ad29c454-9fcf-40f5-bd98-faaf553591d8 No one takes the Estate Agents’ word for it. We used Google Street View to look at the “extensive local amenities” and the distance to the station. Broadband speeds and OFSTED ratings to see the local primary. If you know where to look, there’s so much … [Read more…]