{
  "id": 4952585,
  "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",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-01T22:13:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCrunch",
    "slug": "techcrunch",
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/01/apple-follows-google-in-adopting-trumps-lake-america-name/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple Maps has started displaying \"Lake America\" in place of \"Lake Ontario\" for users in the United States, following President Trump's directive. This change aligns with Google Maps, which also updated the lake's name to \"Lake America\" on August 27, as part of an executive order signed by Trump on the same day. The order instructed the Interior Department to update the lake's name in U.S. geographic naming services and federal databases within 30 days. While Apple Maps will only display \"Lake America\" to American users, Canadian users will continue to see \"Lake Ontario.\" Outside the United States and Canada, both Apple Maps and Google Maps will show both names. The decision to rename the lake has further strained relations between the U.S. and Canada, following a breakdown in trade talks between the two countries. Other map services, like MapQuest, have not followed suit, continuing to use the name \"Lake Ontario\" in their maps.",
  "summary": "Apple Maps is following President Trump's executive order to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "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": "The Verge",
        "title": "Apple Maps follows Google in renaming Lake Ontario",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-maps-follows-google-in-renaming-lake-ontario",
        "published": "2026-09-01T21:22:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "Apple Maps follows Google, changes name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-maps-follows-google-changes-name-of-lake-ontario-to-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-09-01T23:50:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Technology",
        "title": "Apple Maps changes Lake Ontario to Lake America after Trump order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/apple-maps-changes-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-after-trump-order",
        "published": "2026-09-02T00:36:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}