Google Maps Platform Lands in AI Studio

The claim: Google announces that developers can now integrate Google Maps Platform directly into Google AI Studio to build location-aware applications using Gemini models.
The reality: This merely papers over the friction of passing latitude and longitude JSON payloads into a text generation endpoint, trading API calls for higher token bills.
Why should I care? Ehhh
Worth a look if you are already burning API credits inside Google AI Studio for a weekend project.
Read the original: Developers can now build with Google Maps Platform in AI Studio.