Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Finance & Markets

Donald Trump wanted Atlantic Ocean to be renamed ‘Trump Ocean’ on Google Maps; but why did Sundar Pichai say ‘no’?

Recounting his conversation with the Google CEO, Trump said he had proposed changing the name of the Atlantic Ocean displayed on Google Maps to ‘Trump Ocean.’

Donald Trump wanted Atlantic Ocean to be renamed ‘Trump Ocean’ on Google Maps; but why did Sundar Pichai say ‘no’?

On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump recounted a conversation he had with Google CEO Sundar Pichai during a campaign rally in South Carolina. Trump suggested changing the name of the Atlantic Ocean on Google Maps to "Trump Ocean," but Pichai rejected the idea. Trump claimed that Google could not comply with his request due to the ocean's expansive coverage across multiple countries. He added that the proposal was meant as a joke and not among the most ludicrous ideas he had proposed.

Written by urgent.news from Live Mint's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

Read the original at livemint.com →

More in Finance & Markets

More from Thursday 22 October →