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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
iOS 26 Brings Google Maps-Style Location Tracking to Apple Maps
If you opt in to Visited Places, your location history saves automatically, much like Google's Timeline featureByte-Sized Brief iOS 26 brings a Visited Places feature to Apple Maps. Your iPhone can log all the restaurants, shops, etc., you visit. This opt-in feature also offers some customization Maps users, trip planning, or entertaining out-of-town visitors could become much smoother with a new iOS 26 location history feature called Visited Places. Anyone familiar with Google Maps will recognize some overlap; Visited Places is a lot like Google Timeline, an automatic tracking feature that logs the restaurants, parks, stores, and more that you've visited, and when. Apple already gives some location history assistance to iPhone users, with Significant Locations, but this update saves you from tracking down memorable spots you'd like to visit again, where you live or elsewhere. Your location history is organized by category and city, or you can view your whole visits library, and delete or annotate entries. Apple assures that all location information is encrypted and unavailable to the company. But if you still have privacy concerns or don't want this functionality, you can opt out of automatic Download Apple Maps will gain the ability to remember the places you've visited with the iOS 26 update. Visited Places is an opt-in feature that can help you organize favorite spots by city or type, and add ratings or personal Apple Maps Offline Mode: Your Essential Guide to Off-Grid Navigation Read the original article on Lifewire Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
ABBYY University Celebrates More Than 18,000 Graduates as Demand for Purpose-built AI for Automation Increases
AUSTIN, Texas, June 11, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ABBYY today announced that more than 18,000 students have graduated or completed courses at ABBYY University, a free, virtual learning program offering technical training for ABBYY's portfolio of Document AI and Process AI solutions. The number of graduates spiked by 20% within the past year as more organizations turned to ABBYY's industry-leading intelligent document processing (IDP) solutions FlexiCapture and Vantage, and process intelligence solution, Timeline, to accelerate and improve the outcomes of their intelligent automation initiatives. In 2024, students from 119 countries took courses and certifications, led by the USA, India, Australia, the United Kingdom, and France. "I found this course extremely valuable. It went beyond the basics, introducing me to a range of advanced concepts that I hadn't encountered before, which is already proving very helpful for my work," commented Bobby Lamaute, an ABBYY University graduate and Senior Application Developer at Aflac. "One of the aspects I appreciated most was the hands-on approach of the training, as being able to apply the concepts in a practical setting helped reinforce my understanding and see where I can apply them to real world cases for my company. I've not only deepened my technical knowledge but also improved my ability to engage effectively with stakeholders. It's made me feel more credible and capable when discussing technical aspects of projects, which is already making a positive impact on my professional relationships." ABBYY University offers 36 courses available to technical professionals and developers at ABBYY's customer and partner organizations. Its goal is to foster in-depth knowledge of ABBYY solutions and help maximize value from their investment. The top training courses with several thousand completions include: eLearning: ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 Basic ABBYY Vantage Fundamentals ABBYY Vantage Intermediate ABBYY Timeline Core Functionality version 6.1 Ulf Persson, ABBYY's Chief Executive, commented, "We're thrilled to see ABBYY University's hands-on training program equip technical professionals with the skills they need to successfully deploy and maximize ABBYY within their business-critical processes. The impressive number of completed courses and certifications is a true testament to our team's dedication to delivering engaging, diverse, and high-quality learning experiences." For more information and to sign up for ABBYY's University courses, visit the website: Join others in the ABBYY University Community Hub on LinkedIn. About ABBYY ABBYY puts your information to work with purpose-built AI. We combine innovation and experience to transform data from business-critical documents into intelligent actionable outcomes in over 200 languages in real time. We are trusted by more than 10,000 companies globally, including many in the Fortune 500, to drive significant impact where it matters most: accelerating customer experience, operational excellence, and competitive advantage. ABBYY is a global company with headquarters in Austin, Texas and offices in 13 countries. For more information, visit and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. ABBYY can either be a registered trademark or a trademark and can also be a logo, a company name (or part of it), or part of a product name of ABBYY group companies and may not be used without consent of its respective owners. View source version on Contacts Editorial Contact: Gina +1 949-370-0941
Engadget
30-05-2025
- Automotive
- Engadget
Google Maps falsely told drivers in Germany that roads across the country were closed
Chaos ensued on German roads this week after Google Maps wrongly informed drivers that highways throughout the country were closed during a busy holiday. Many of the apparently closed roads were located near large German cities and metropolitan areas, including Berlin, Düsseldorf and Dortmund. As reported by a locally based journalist for The Guardian , drivers opening Google's navigation app would see a swarm of red dots used to indicate no-go areas, which resulted in people looking for alternative routes that caused traffic pile-ups nationwide. The Guardian also reported that police and local authorities were contacted by people confused (and presumably pretty annoyed) about the supposed standstill. To compound the issue, the Google Maps error coincided with the beginning of Germany's Ascension Day public holiday on May 29, which meant the roads were even busier than usual. To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings. Please click here and view the "Content and social-media partners" setting to do so. The problem reportedly only lasted for a few hours and by Thursday afternoon only genuine road closures were being displayed. It's not clear whether Google Maps had just malfunctioned, or if something more nefarious was to blame. "The information in Google Maps comes from a variety of sources. Information such as locations, street names, boundaries, traffic data, and road networks comes from a combination of third-party providers, public sources, and user input," a spokesperson for Google told German newspaper Berliner Morgenpost , adding that it is internally reviewing the problem. "In general, these sources provide a strong foundation for comprehensive and up-to-date maps." Technical issues with Google Maps are not uncommon. Back in March, users were reporting that their Timeline — which keeps track of all the places you've visited before for future reference — had been wiped, with Google later confirming that some people had indeed had their data deleted, and in some cases, would not be able to recover it.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Warning for all Google Maps users to act before Sunday ahead of 'deadline'
A warning has been issued to ALL Google users as data is deleted from accounts in HOURS unless they act now. Google Maps has a Timeline feature - previously known as Location History - which keeps a record of any you've been to via the app. "This is a reminder that Timeline is changing," Google said in a recent warning email, as it sets a Sunday deadline. "Now, if you choose to keep Timeline on, all of your devices will save new visits on their own Timelines - including any devices that previously had Location History reporting turned off. "Because of these changes, you need to choose new settings to avoid losing Timeline data." Open Google Maps on your Android device and tap the You tab at the bottom of the app, then choose Explore Timeline. READ MORE: UK faces 550-mile wall of rain but nine counties in England will be spared READ MORE: UK households who own a green bin face £5,000 fine 'and criminal record' READ MORE UK faces 550-mile wall of rain but nine counties in England will be spared Tap Next on the card that pops up alerting you of the change, choose how many months worth of Timeline data you want to keep on your device, and choose if you want to continue sending user data to Google. Then tap Done. You can automatically back up your Timeline if you need to switch devices. When you back up your Timeline data, it saves an encrypted copy of your data on Google's servers. It can take a few days for changes to your Timeline to reflect in a backup. Generally, data will be moved to your device within a couple of hours. However, if you moved your data when your device had poor network connection or low battery, it can take up to a few days for your data to appear. Go to Activity controls and check your auto-delete setting, which determines how much data is moved to your device. If you moved your data to your device and selected auto-delete activity older than 3 months, 18 months or 36 months, any data beyond that time period has been deleted and can't be recovered.
Forbes
17-05-2025
- Forbes
Google Is Deleting All Your Location Data—Do Not Miss Deadline
How to check your deadline. Google has been tracking your location history in Google Maps, storing that data in its cloud. A year ago, I reported that this is coming to an end. 'Location History can give you more personalized experiences across Google, such as place recommendations, based on where you've been,' the company tells users. But tracking is tracking. And so in a change to what's now called Timeline, Google confirmed 'your Timeline will be saved right on your device — giving you even more control over your data.' And that means deleting all that Timeline data from its cloud, ensuring that it only exists on your phone — that's a good, welcome move. There is some confusion though. Originally, it seemed that this change would kick in on December 1, but then Google confirmed it would happen gradually. Some reports have selected specific dates as to when the delete button will be hit. That's not the case, albeit many will have the same date. But it's an easy assumption to make, given the gradual rollout is not mentioned in the notifications sent out. Pick your timeline It does seem that May 18 has been selected as a date for many users, even though Google clarified 'this update is rolling out gradually… people will see different deletion deadlines, approximately six months from when they were first notified about this change to their account.' That means 180-days before your cloud data is deleted. But this clarification has been widely and understandably missed. You can check your own date by going to your account settings in Google Maps, then tapping Timeline. You can select how long you want to save Timeline data. Either 18 months or until you choose to delete it. That moves data to your phone and triggers the cloud deletion. If you don't pick an option, all your data will delete on the date shown. This update has been complicated by some accidental data deletions along the way. But it's a good move — you don't want this data being stored in anyone's cloud, it's the type of sensitive information you want solely within the encrypted enclave on your device. There's no need to wait until the date. Make the change now.
