@typesfast: After a lunch with great Flexport clients in Barcelona today I had 90 minutes free so I used the new Google Maps "Ask M…
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Flexport's founder used Google Maps' new 'Ask Maps' AI feature to create a walking tour in Barcelona, leading to a full-scale replica of a historical galley.
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After a lunch with great Flexport clients in Barcelona today I had 90 minutes free so I used the new Google Maps “Ask Maps” AI feature to “create a walking tour for the founder of Flexport.”
15 minutes later I was standing next to this full scale replica of the lead galley from https://t.co/EMTlUQoSbX
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