Apple follows Google in adopting Trump’s ‘Lake America’ name

Apple Maps is following President Trump's executive order to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.

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The Verge•

Apple Maps follows Google in renaming Lake Ontario

Apple Maps has officially changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, as reported earlier by Bloomberg.

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Engadget•

Lake Ontario is now 'Lake America' on Apple Maps

President Trump reportedly "reached out directly" to the company.

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France 24•

Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ as MapQuest downloads surge

Lake Ontario is now appearing as “Lake America” on Google Maps for US users, following Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the lake. Canadians still see “Lake Ontario”, while users elsewhere see both names.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24

The Verge•

Google needs Hollywood more than the studios need AI

Google has reportedly been reaching out to a number of Hollywood's biggest studios, hoping to strike licensing agreements that would allow it to train its AI models on copyrighted material in exchange for massive piles of cash.

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TechCrunch•

Google’s Android update tackles motion sickness, accessibility, and more

While some of the features see Google playing catch-up to Apple, which already offers similar features for iPhone users, others specifically leverage Gemini to provide various improvements.

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Hacker News•

Apple reveals 'shocking evidence' from ex-employee's MacBook in OpenAI suit

Article URL: https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/31/apple-openai-forensic-macbook-evidence/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49527573 Points: 146 # Comments: 87…

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