The Latest Breaking News from Google Street View

49 Home Renovations That Left People Asking, “Why Would You Do That?”

When a home changes hands, it often needs a little work. And if the new owners are already spending the money on repairs, it might be the perfect time to update the exterior as well. Unfortunately, you can't buy good taste. The TikTok account 'Crime Designs' is dedicated to calling…

Bored Panda · Jul 10

“I Will Be Immortalized On Google Street View Forever”: 81 Bizarre And Funny Google Street View Photos

Google Street View was designed to help people navigate the world, but over the years it has become an accidental treasure trove of hilarious moments. Thanks to perfectly timed photos and people being wonderfully weird, the camera cars have captured everything from bizarre encounters to scenes that look straight out…

Bored Panda · Jun 26

Fifth-Grade Teacher Charged With 25 Horrific Crimes In Disturbing Case

“Why does this keep happening almost every day now? This is sick,” one user wrote.

Bored Panda · Apr 16

Disturbing Murder Case Solved After Google Street View Catches Suspected Killer Putting Body in Trunk

An image from Google Maps Street View showcasing a man bent over the trunk of a car, loading a bag into it, has helped Spanish National Police Officers solve a murder case they had been investigating for over a year.

Latin Times · Dec 18, 2024

Google Street View may have solved murder mystery as man pictured ‘loading body’ into car boot

The images also led police to the remains of a missing man

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024

Controversial artist Jon Rafman's 16-year Google Street View project is still going strong

"I almost see the Google camera as the modern concept of God. It takes no positions, but it’s there, watching."

Digital Camera World · Jun 25, 2024

New AI pinpoints your exact location from one photo with 92% Street View accuracy — beating a pro GeoGuessr player

Graduate students from Stanford University have developed an AI-powered app that can determine your exact location based on Google Street View data.

Windows Central · Jan 4, 2024

If you were given a Google Street View image of anywhere on Earth, could you identify the location?

The competitors at the GeoGuessr World Cup can do just that. The clues are in brick houses, distinctive trousers and unusual telegraph poles

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2023

London's busiest Tube stations soon to be explorable on Google Street View

Google's Street View feature currently covers almost every road in London, along with a section of the Thames stretching from Richmond to Woolwich

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2023

No, this video doesn’t show Russian ballistic missiles in Niger

A video reported to show trucks transporting Russian ballistic missiles in Niger has been widely circulating amongst West African Facebook and TikTok users since August 11. It turns out, however, that the video was filmed in the Republic of the Congo, not Niger, and shows trucks transporting storage tanks.

France 24 · Aug 23, 2023