Content scoring tools work, but only for the first gate in Google’s pipeline

Google’s first-stage retrieval still runs on word matching, not AI magic. Here’s how to use content scoring tools accordingly ...
NPR

The Supreme Court lets California use its new, Democratic-friendly congressional map

The Supreme Court is allowing California to use its new congressional map for this year's midterm election, clearing the way for the state's gerrymandered districts as Democrats and Republicans ...
IEEE

StemReg: A Marker-Free Automated Method for Registering Multiscan Terrestrial Laser Scanning Data in Forests Using Stem Mapping

Abstract: Registering multiscan terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data is a prerequisite for applying TLS in precision forestry. Marker-free automatic registration methods based on tree attributes or ...
GitHub

MCP Google Map Server

Google officially announced MCP support for Google Maps on December 10, 2025, introducing Maps Grounding Lite - a fully-managed MCP server for geospatial data and routing. This community project ...
TechCrunch

Google Maps now lets you access Gemini while walking and cycling

Google announced on Thursday that Google Maps users can now access Gemini hands-free while walking and cycling. The update comes a few months after Google Maps rolled out its Gemini-powered hands-free ...