{
  "id": 4939738,
  "title": "Apple Maps follows Google in renaming Lake Ontario",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-maps-follows-google-in-renaming-lake-ontario",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-01T21:22:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/987784/apple-maps-lake-america-renaming"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Apple Maps has changed the name of Lake Ontario to \"Lake America\" for US users, following a similar move by Google. The change is part of an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump amid a trade dispute with Canada. According to 9to5Mac, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Trump had \"reached out to Apple directly\" about making this change.\n\nThe renaming is not uniform, with Apple Maps still showing \"Lake Ontario\" for users in Canada and both names for users elsewhere in the world. Google Maps made a similar change, showing \"Lake America\" for US users, \"Lake Ontario\" for Canadian users, and both names for users elsewhere.\n\nMapQuest has refused to make the change, and has seen a surge in downloads as a result. This is not the first time Trump has tried to rename a large body of water; he previously signed an order to change the name \"Gulf of Mexico\" to \"Gulf of America\".",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump has asked Apple to change Lake Ontario name: Burgum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/trump-has-asked-apple-to-change-lake-ontario-name-burgum",
        "published": "2026-09-01T15:15:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Apple Maps bring up Lake Ontario if you search for 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-maps-bring-up-lake-ontario-if-you-search-for-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-09-01T19:58:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Apple updates Apple Maps to show Lake America for US users, Lake Ontario for Canadian users, and both for the rest of the world, following Trump's EO (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-updates-apple-maps-to-show-lake-america-for-us-users-lake",
        "published": "2026-09-01T20:40:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "Apple Maps now uses ‘Lake America’ instead of ‘Lake Ontario’ after Trump order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-maps-now-uses-lake-america-instead-of-lake-ontario-after-trump",
        "published": "2026-09-01T20:49:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Apple follows Google in adopting Trump’s ‘Lake America’ name",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-follows-google-in-adopting-trumps-lake-america-name",
        "published": "2026-09-01T22:13:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}