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 ...

If you have seen ads of What3words splashed across newspapers and are wondering what it is and how it works, we have got you covered. If you have seen ads of What3words splashed across newspapers and ...

Law enforcement agencies are encouraging the public to download the what3words app. The app identifies precise locations. Every 10-foot square is given a unique combination of three words. Police ...

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 ...

No audio available for this content. In this screen capture of the what3words app, the pointer is on mouse’s head at the Magic Kingdom. That grid cell is named “perform.heckle.comfortable” and will ...

What3words divides the world into 57 trillion squares, each with a unique three-word address Police have urged everyone to download a smartphone app they say has already saved several lives. What is ...

'Changing human behaviour and challenging the status quo in any market, and any category is a challenge. But the beauty of what3words is that when people who struggle with addresses, and those who are ...

What3words divides the entire world into three-by-three metre squares and assigns a unique three-word labels to each. The company, which divides the world into three-by-three metre squares and assigns ...

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 ...

While mindlessly wandering the venues of this year’s CES in a sleep-deprived and jet-lagged state, we stumbled into Pepcom’s Digital Experience, a small-ish convention outside of the main CES hall.

Mountain rescuers have questioned the accuracy of using a location app, citing dozens of examples where the wrong address was given to their teams. What3Words (W3W) divides the world into ...