With scammers costing victims $1 trillion each year, Google is fighting back with the help of AI and Pixel smartphone users are first in line. Here’s what we know.

Play Protect on Pixel phones monitors apps for harmful behavior, alerting users in real-time with notifications. Google already provides several tools to protect your Pixel smartphone from spam calls and messages.

Google is adding a handful of new features to Maps in time for the holidays, including the ability to search for specific products within the app itself. If you need a sweater for your annual ugly sweater party,

The new Maps update also makes it easier to track bus and rail delays and tells you the least busy times to visit local locations.

G oogle Maps now will show you products from nearby stores if you search Google Maps for product related queries. Google wrote, “Now, you can search in Google Maps for items lik