{
  "id": 4969689,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T23:50:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/apple-maps-lake-america-9.7328843"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Apple changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America on its web version of Apple Maps. This follows a similar change by Google for US users, after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the lake. According to CBC Canada, Apple made the change on Tuesday.\n\nThe name change is not universal, with some users and mapping services unaffected. France 24 reports that Canadians still see \"Lake Ontario\", while users elsewhere see both names. MapQuest, which has not made the change, has risen to the top of the US App Store.\n\nThe change has been met with backlash amid trade tension between the US and Canada. The National UAE reports that the move was part of a series of actions by President Trump, who has also tried to rename the \"Gulf of Mexico\" to \"Gulf of America\". The Hill mentions that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said President Trump reached out to Apple directly to request the name change.",
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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": "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"
      },
      {
        "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."
}