Google Maps experienced a disruption on Thursday that left its mobile apps unable to load maps or provide directions for several hours. The outage quickly gained traction, with more than 4,000 users ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. A number of popular apps and services including Spotify, Pinterest, and Tinder were inaccessible ...

The app is working now with Google saying the issue has been resolved and that it will publish an "analysis of this incident" ...