Many people “drop a pin” when they want to send their location to someone else, but what if you don’t have a good connection or need to speak where you are? Now, an app called what3words can help.

How do you translate an address into 26 languages so that it sounds perfectly natural in each one? London-based startup what3words has given every location on Earth a three-word English address; now, ...

CEO Chris Sheldrick's startup is used by Mercedes cars and the Mongolian post office. China's biggest carmaker just invested, too. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Three seemingly nonsensical words can help family members meet at a new trailhead, a nervous person find the right park bench for a first date or a rescue team save a hiker who made a wrong turn. At ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Have you ever been asked to meet at Disneyland? What about the Staples Center? How do you remember where you parked your car? If you are trying to find someone or something at a ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – It’s the crucial tech on your mobile phone that most people don’t even realize they have, and it made a difference last week in the rescue of three boaters on Lake Drummond.

Since WIRED selected what3words as startup of the week in May 2015, the company has gone from strength to strength. Most recently, its grid system was adopted as an addressing standard by La Poste ...

If you’re reading this, chances are you’re well acquainted with Google Maps. For many, Google Maps – with its wealth of way-finding features – will rank highly among their most prized apps. But what ...

Ilitch Sports + Entertainment (IS+E) is proud to announce the integration of innovative location technology what3words to IS+E-operated venues – including Little Caesars Arena, Comerica Park and the ...

Thanks to a simple partnership between two mapping companies, satnavs in millions of new cars across North America and Europe are set to get an upgrade that should make them more accurate and far ...

MACKINAC COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Hunting season is in full swing and hunters are spread out across Michigan’s largest counties. Mackinac County is asking them to download a special app in case ...