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Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Google and Apple’s app stores have been listing dozens of apps from blacklisted companies.

As reported by the Washington Post, an investigation by the Tech Transparency Project found apps on both platforms that were owned by sanctioned organizations, including Russian banks and a Chinese paramilitary group.

Most of the apps have been taken down now, including at least 17 out of 18 on the Google Play Store and 35 out of 52 on the App Store.

AI companies want a new internet — and they think they’ve found the key

MCP has already taken the industry by storm, and now Anthropic is giving it away.

Hayden Field
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Google Maps on iOS now automatically remembers where you parked.

The new feature was recently announced by Rio Akasaka, Google Maps’ senior product manager, as spotted by 9to5Google. You’ll need to first connect your iPhone to your car through USB, Bluetooth, or CarPlay, but when you’re done driving Google Maps will automatically save your vehicle’s location for 48 hours, or until you start driving again.

A screenshot of Google Maps on iOS showing where a vehicle is parked.
Image: LinkedIn