Google Maps in AI, Vibe Coding Goes Mobile

"Gemini now knows the hours of every restaurant on Earth but still can't tell me why they're all closed when I'm hungry."

What's up builders 👋

Happy Diwali to those who celebrate! Let's dive into what's shipping and what's worth your weekend hacking time.

Google just connected Gemini to live Google Maps data, giving your AI apps access to 250 million places worldwide. Think about what this unlocks: Your AI can now ground responses in real-world location data.

Building a travel assistant? It knows actual restaurant hours. Creating a delivery optimizer? Real-time traffic patterns. Local business chatbot? Verified addresses and reviews. The Gemini API now includes Google Maps grounding, turning every location-aware idea you've had into a weekend project.

Here's the kicker though - while Google's adding Maps to Gemini, they're simultaneously serving what builders are calling the "dumbest possible version" of Gemini in search results. One hand gives developers superpowers, the other fumbles basic consumer features.

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While everyone's obsessing over whether Veo or Sora makes better cat videos (spoiler: that's literally what users want), the builders who are printing money are the ones connecting AI to real business workflows. That real estate voice bot? Built with n8n. The AI ad studio? Powered by v0. The pattern is clear: pick a niche, automate it, ship it.

What are you building this week? Hit reply and tell me about your latest vibe coding adventure.

Keep shipping,

P.S. If localhost scares you as a vibe coder, wait until you discover "merge conflicts" in a repo you've been AI-generating for three weeks straight. That's when the real terror begins. 😅