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September 2021 update to Display & Video 360 API v1
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Search Terms Report Improvements
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Personalized ASR Models from a Large and Diverse Disordered Speech Dataset
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Containerizing Google App Engine apps for Cloud Run
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#IamaGDE: Diana Rodríguez Manrique
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Discontinuing Google Sign-In JavaScript Platform Library for web
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Improved Detection of Elusive Polyps via Machine Learning
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Launching our new Google Identity Services APIs
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Google Apps Script & Google Ads scripts now support Content API v2.1 by default
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Try the new Google Ads scripts experience
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Phone Verification in Content API for Shopping
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Announcing Policy Updates To Bolster Privacy and Security
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Performance reporting now available in the Content API for Shopping
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Updating Bulk Upload in Google Ads Scripts
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Sunsetting the generic rich results search appearance on Search Console
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How we fought Search spam on Google in 2020
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Improved data filtering and comparison on Performance reports
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Hear how digital businesses grew in our new podcast, PubCast
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New Association functionality added to Search Console
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Posted by Alison Cohen, Senior Director of Programs, WhyHungerEditor's Note: Today’s blog is the first in a series of po… Read more
Expanded support for Google public programs
Posted by Amit Litsur, Product Manager, Google Maps PlatformGoogle is committed to supporting organizations with public… Read more
Reminder—set-up a Google Cloud Platform Console account
Posted by the Google Maps Platform teamOn May 2, we announced changes including our new simplified Maps, Routes, and Pla… Read more
Introducing Google Maps Platform
Posted by the Google Maps Platform teamIt’s been thirteen years since we opened up Google Maps to your creativity and pa… Read more
The real world as your playground: Build real-world games with Google Maps APIs
Posted by Clementine Jacoby, Product Manager, Google Maps APIsThe mobile gaming landscape is changing as more and more s… Read more
Updated basemap style for Google Maps APIs
Posted by Rose Yao, Director Product, Google Maps APIsGoogle Maps APIs will soon be updated with a new look and feel to… Read more
With Google Maps APIs, Toyota Europe keeps teen drivers safe and sound
Posted by Christophe Hardy, Manager of Social Business at Toyota Motor EuropeEditor’s note: Today’s post is from Christo… Read more
Removing Place Add, Delete & Radar Search features
Back in 2012, we launched the Place Add / Delete feature in the Google Places API to enable applications to instantly up… Read more
Get your users where they need to go on any platform with Google Maps URLs
Last week at Google I/O we announced Google Maps URLs, a new way for developers to link directly to Google Maps from any… Read more
Google Maps and Particle partner to bring location-aware capabilities to IoT devices
Posted by Ken Nevarez, Solutions Architect for Google Maps APIsParticle and Google Maps make it easy for IoT devices to… Read more
Introducing structured menus in the Google My Business API
Every day, millions of people search on Google for places to eat and drink and many click to see the menu before making… Read more
A new issue tracker for Google Maps APIs
Posted by Kasia Derc-Fenske, Technical Solutions Engineer Manager, Google Cloud and Jesse Scherer, Technical Program Man… Read more
Google Maps APIs sessions at Google Next ‘17
Next 2017 is just a few days away and we’re looking forward to three days of insightful conversations, amazing technolog… Read more
Do you like the new look of the Maps APIs tutorials?
Until recently, our docs have focused on describing features rather than telling a story. We chatted to some developers… Read more
Styling and custom data for polylines and polygons in the Google Maps Android API
Polygons, polylines and ground overlays are useful tools to make your maps work for your users. Today we are rolling out… Read more
Open-Sourcing Google Earth Enterprise
Editors Note: Google Earth Enterprise (GEE) launched on GitHub on March 23, 2017. You can also get more information on t… Read more
Introducing insights in the Google My Business API
Posted by Aditya Tendulkar, Product Manager, Google My BusinessToday we are introducing business location insights in th… Read more
Geolocation and Firebase for the Internet of Things
Posted by Ken Nevarez, Industry Solutions Lead at GoogleGPS is the workhorse of location based services, but there are u… Read more
Address Geocoding in the Google Maps APIs
Forward Geocoding is the process of converting addresses (like a street address) into geographic coordinates (latitude a… Read more
Smart scrolling comes to mobile web maps
If you’re building a website today, your users are more likely to view it on a mobile device than on a desktop or laptop… Read more
Key Improvements for Your Maps API Experience
Originally posted on the Google Developers blog.Posted by Israel Shalom, Product ManagerHere at Google, we’re serving mo… Read more
A sizzling open source release for the Australian Election site
One of the best parts of my job at Google is 20 percent time. While I was hired to help developers use Google’s APIs, I… Read more