WASHINGTONPOST (Violet Jira) - New Mexico leaders ask Apple and Google not to use ‘New America’ on their maps
Members of the state’s congressional delegation said they don’t want a repeat of what happened with Lake America and the Gulf of America.
Members of the state’s congressional delegation said they don’t want a repeat of what happened with Lake America and the Gulf of America.
Apple Maps and Google Maps are two of the most widely used navigation systems in the U.S.
Apple has relabeled Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for U.S. users of its maps app, following competitor Google days after President Donald Trump ordered a new name for the body of water amid his escalating trade war with Canada
Apple has changed the label on Lake Ontario to "Lake America ," according to an Axios review of Apple Maps on Tuesday afternoon. Why it matters: Apple is the second major digital map provider to make the switch. Google did so over the weekend — at least for those in the United States. Driving the news: President Trump had reportedly asked Apple to make the switch last week, Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told Fox Business on Monday. - Apple's decision comes less than a week after the president's executive order to rename the body of water along the U.S.-Canada border. - The company also eventually changed the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America " and Mount Denali to Mount McKinley last year when Trump renamed those…
President Trump has personally asked Apple to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America " on Apple Maps, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in an interview Monday. Why it matters: The request comes after Google changed the lake's name on mobile and desktop for U.S. users on Saturday. Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
President Trump 's order to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" is stirring up more controversy, as tech companies decide whether to comply or not. The big picture: Google and other digital map providers—like MapQuest and Apple—have split on whether to accept the name change or keep Lake Ontario on their maps. Driving the news: An Axios review of Google and Apple Maps on Sunday showed Google now says "Lake America" on mobile and desktop, while Apple Maps says Lake Ontario. - Google said Saturday that it had changed the maps in accordance with updates from the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and updated Google Maps "to reflect name changes in official government sources." Zoom out: Google's update means that users…
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