Google Maps Gets an AI Agent for Ordering Food and Booking Hotels

In rather unsurprising news, Google has added new AI-driven functionality to Google Maps; this time, it’s an agentic assistant for Ask Maps, allowing users to order food or find and book hotels. Aisha Malik, Techcrunch : With the new agentic food-ordering capabilities, users can open Ask Maps in Google Maps and ask a question like, “Where can I order vegan avocado toast and an oat milk latte near…