Google merges Maps and Waze teams but says apps will remain separate
for Google Maps services. Still, Waze is a highly popular navigation app , thanks to its crowd-sourced nature. Individual users can easily report traffic, police, crashes, map problems, radar cameras and more with the touch of a button. Google MapsWith ad revenue slowing down at Google, CEO Sundar Pichai saidthat he hoped to make the company 20 percent more efficient. Part of that, he said, could be achieved via layoffs and merging multiple products.
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