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Google (GOOGL-5.03%) is making travel planning a whole lot easier for users, with artificial intelligence makeovers to its Search and Maps functions released Thursday.
Chances are, you have tons of screenshots piling up and lost somewhere in your camera roll of texts and social media posts of places you want to visit or restaurants you want to eat at. The Alphabet unit has a new feature that turns those pictures into pins on Google Maps. You just upload the screenshot and Maps’ new AI feature will automatically scan and identify the places listed in it, and pin it so that it is easier to access later.
The new “AI…