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Adding an AI tool to Google Earth shook our trust in maps that has been centuries in the making

Adding an AI tool to Google Earth shook our trust in maps that has been centuries in the making

People have always put huge trust in the technology used to create maps, from the ancient Greek dioptra to modern satellites.

06.08.2026 10

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James Cheshire

The cold war maps that can help us rethink today’s Arctic conflict

Donald Trump grew up in cold war America. Maps of the time had an overtly political purpose.

27.01.2026 10

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