Google has released its new Google Maps and local spam fighting numbers for the 2023 year, citing a big lift in reviews and other local fraud that was blocked. Google credited a new machine learning ...

Google also shared new stats on actions it took in 2023 to block fake reviews and local listings. Google has a new review algorithm that the search company says it better and faster at taking down ...

Google launched four official and confirmed algorithmic updates in 2025, three core updates and one spam update. This is in comparison to last year, in 2024, where we had seven confirmed updates, then ...

In brief: Google receives around 20 million business-related contributions to Maps and Search every day, including hours, ratings, photos, reviews, videos and more. Unfortunately, fake reviews are ...

Google Maps is getting an AI makeover, adding new features like Immersive View and making existing features like driving directions easier to follow. It’s also becoming more like Search. Google Maps ...

Google is experimenting with large language models to help users discover more places in Google Maps. Google is experimenting with large language models to help users discover more places in Google ...

Electric cars from 16 automakers in the US will be able to plan long routes with AI-powered charging suggestions.

There are reports of a major local search ranking change with Google Maps and Local Search results. The reports of this local search algorithm update started to funnel in over the weekend, with some ...