fal Launches Seedream 5.0 Pro API, Bringing ByteDance’s New Image Model to Developers

Seedream 5.0 Pro is now available on fal, giving developers day 0 production-ready access to ByteDance’s newest visual ...
Skift

The West Got Two Half-Apps Instead of a Super App: Google Maps vs. Uber

The two credible super app contenders in the West have arrived at the same ambition from opposite directions: Uber is a ...
The Associated Press

A vivid multiformat rendering of the consequences of outdated flood maps

After the worst flooding many residents could remember struck Northern Michigan, a reporting team led by Tammy Webber set out ...

Google Maps Prepares to Place Restaurant Orders Instead of Just Guiding You

A Google Maps leak reveals that the app may soon use Gemini AI to place restaurant and takeout orders on your behalf.
GitHub

Google Static Maps API

Because using Google Play Services to show a Google Map may be overkill, or simply because Google Play Services are not available (Amazon, I'm looking at you!). Most of the official API is available ...