Google Maps users will soon be able to view their flight and hotel reservations directly from the mobile app and use augmented reality to direct them as they travel on foot. These new features are part of Google’s expanded Maps offerings aimed at travelers. Reservations have a dedicated section in the Google Maps app. Image: …
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The English writer Virginia Woolf famously said, “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”But while that’s the core belief of most chefs, restauranteurs, and food lovers, it is beginning to feel that the California Legislature disagrees.From the war on plastic to limiting kids’ drinks to minimum wage raises …
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Google is rolling out Duplex to more users and locations. Originally it was limited to Pixel 3 (and XL) users in New York, Atlanta, Phoenix and San Francisco. In March, that expanded to all Pixel owners in 43 states. Soon more Android and even iPhone owners will be able to use the Google Assistant to …
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Airbnb guests can now book tables in 650 curated restaurants across the US in collaboration with Resy, a mobile app for restaurant reservations. For the 650 restaurants, many of which are small businesses, it will mean access to new customers and fewer empty tables. New Feature: Book Restaurant Reservations with Airbnb The new service expands …
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Google has added the ability for local businesses in specific categories, such as restaurants, to add new URLs to their profiles to hyperlink searchers directly to a landing page where they can take specific actions. Some of these actions include placing a reservation or an online order, make an appointment and more. Google posted the …
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Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. America hasn’t seen a solar eclipse for 99 years. The darned things are quite annoying when they arrive, too. It’s not as if you get the full effect if you just pop your head out of …
