That is super cool that it is back! My tin foil hat theory is that from Pixel 8 onward Google outsourced photosphere Google Maps Streetview content to a third party and no longer needed that internal team’s tech anymore. There is usually some dumb business need attached to google’s android features, even if they are useful and cool.

Black hat hackers are drooling at the thought.

Tale as old as time. Stop watching local corporate news stations, they love cops and their bullshit lies.

They love the smell of their own farts.

Fucking billionaires.

The Peter Principle in practice. A Quibi exec is taking over for him, I shit you not.

Major props to those causing a ruckous internally there. That said, they likely fully expected a backlash and likely didn’t care. Anyone who cares can be replaced by another sycophant, at a reduced salary even.