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Google Maps faces Waze competition; Amazon Alexa Home Map gets 3D upgrade

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Google is offering Pixel users the ability to set Waze as their default navigation app, moving away from Google Maps. Meanwhile, Amazon is enhancing its Alexa Home Map with a 3D redesign, incorporating Ring camera data to visualize movement around a home. AI

IMPACT Minor improvements in user interface and app defaults for consumer navigation and smart home monitoring.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains updates on two distinct consumer tech products, neither of which represents a frontier release or significant industry shift.

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Google Maps faces Waze competition; Amazon Alexa Home Map gets 3D upgrade

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