Facebook has done a fair bit with maps in recent times — last year it opened up its AI tool to OpenStreetMap users and announced its plans to recreate an AR planet based on a 3D map of the world. More ...

If you don't trust Facebook on privacy issues, we have bad news. Credit: Mateusz Slodkowski / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Facebook has a spotty history when it comes to digital privacy, ...

Mapillary, a community-based photomapping platform, has received an $8 million Series A funding round led by Atomico, with participation from Sequoia, LDV Capital and PlayFair. Anyone can contribute ...

Facebook has acquired a startup map company called Mapillary in what is likely an effort to compete with Google Maps and Apple Maps. The Swedish map company, founded in 2013, is similar to its ...

Facebook FB has acquired mapping technology provider Mapillary, per latter’s blog. The deal enables the social media giant to access the Swedish company’s trove of street-view maps and imagery data.

Editor's take: It wasn't all that long ago that digital maps weren't even a thing. I can vividly remember going on family vacations armed with little more than a road atlas from the local gas station ...