Apple Maps now shows Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for US users after a Trump executive order, while Canadian users still see the original name. Google has made a similar change, but MapQuest says it will not.
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MapQuest became the top free app on Apple’s App Store after refusing to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” The company says hundreds of thousands of users downloaded the app and usage is running about 50 times normal.
Trump urged U.S. communities to accept data centers, saying opponents risk becoming “backwards and poor.” The projects face bipartisan pushback over power use, water consumption, utility costs and noise.
Google Maps now displays Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States after President Trump ordered the federal government to adopt the new name. Canadian leaders and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul rejected the change amid an escalating U.S.-Canada trade fight.
NASA plans to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Sunday for a five-year mission to map stars, galaxies and exoplanets. The $4.3 billion observatory is expected to study dark matter, dark energy and the universe’s expansion from a stable point about 1 million miles from Earth.
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic after the AI company sought limits on military use of its Claude model. The order blocks rules cutting Anthropic off from federal work and bars enforcement of its supply chain risk designation.
Netflix debuted an extended Grand Theft Auto 6 preview, showing Jason Duval and Lucia Camino in heists, shootouts and car chases across the Florida-inspired state of Leonida. The game is scheduled for release Nov. 19 after multiple delays and years of anticipation.
About 100 companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft, warn that AI could soon make cyberattacks more widespread and sophisticated. Their open letter urges governments and organizations to strengthen defenses, share threat intelligence and support critical infrastructure.