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  "id": 16229189,
  "title": "Google Maps changed its default voice to be more 'natural.' People hate it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/google-maps-changed-its-default-voice-to-be-more-natural-people-hate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T20:59:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/google-maps-voice-change-9.7393031"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The new voice for the directions feature on Google Maps started rolling out earlier this year as part of the tech giant's ongoing updates to improve the driving experience and make voice guidance more natural with help from its Gemini chatbot models.",
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "How Google's Sundar Pichai Vetoed Trump's Bid To Rename Atlantic Ocean",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/how-googles-sundar-pichai-vetoed-trumps-bid-to-rename-atlantic-ocean",
        "published": "2026-10-22T09:38:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Google refused Trump request to rename Atlantic Ocean in Google Maps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/google-refused-trump-request-to-rename-atlantic-ocean-in-google-maps",
        "published": "2026-10-23T07:28:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}