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Google Maps’ new ‘Immersive View’ combines Street View with satellites

Google Maps’ new ‘Immersive View’ combines Street View with satellites

Google launched a new mode for Maps on Wednesday, designed to give users a more real-life look at the places they’re going before they even go.   The new Immersive View is sort of a Street View in the sky: you can look over a location from above to get a sense of the neighborhood and then drop to street level to see the specific spots you might want to hit up. Maps overlays its live busyness and traffic info, so you get a quasi-augmented reality look at whatever park or street corner or beach spot you’re looking at. The images behind...

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𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲'𝘀 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲'𝘀 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲

As Covid-19 cases surge, many employees aren't ready or interested in returning to work. They shouldn't have to.   "Many employees are still trying to navigate a lot of uncertainty in both their personal and professional lives. They are trying to figure out what school will look like for their children. They're deciding whether they are ready to be in an office all day after spending the past 19 months working from home.  In making those decisions, companies that try to force a one-size-fits-all approach might quickly find that their employees no longer believe that it's a good fit for...

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