Google Maps updated its US display of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' following an executive order from President Trump, part of an ongoing tariff dispute with Canada. The change mirrors Google's earlier adoption of 'Gulf of America' for the Gulf of Mexico, following updates to the federal Geographic Names Information System. Google says users in Canada will still see 'Lake Ontario,' while those outside North America will see both names.
wired.com
· 2026-08-30
Google has updated Google Maps to display Lake Ontario as "Lake America" for users in the United States, following a Trump executive order and a corresponding change made by the US Geographic Names Information System. Canadian users will still see "Lake Ontario," while users elsewhere in the world will see both names listed together. Apple Maps has not yet made the switch but is expected to follow, having previously adopted the "Gulf of America" relabeling.
engadget.com
· 2026-08-30
The Chinese embassy in Kathmandu reported that a barrier lake created by an ice-rock avalanche remains at a high water level and is overflowing. Officials from China and Nepal are jointly monitoring the site to assess the risk of the lake breaching its banks.
kathmandupost.com
· 2026-08-28
Researchers assessed the outburst susceptibility of two existing glacial lakes, Jialongco and Galongco, plus a potential future lake in the transboundary Poiqu basin north of the main Himalayan divide. Using a systematic hazard framework, they compared factors that could trigger or condition a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) and modeled worst-case downstream impacts rather than a full probabilistic risk assessment. Galongco, with a larger watershed prone to heavy monsoon rain and snowmelt, was found more susceptible to high water levels, though its wide, high dam freeboard reduces breach likelihood.
nhess.copernicus.org
· 2026-08-26
Universal Studios Hollywood spent three years and heavy engineering—pea gravel track fill, glass 'scream screens,' and a 940-foot sound wall—to minimize noise from a new 72-mph looping coaster near a residential area. The measures worked during rider-free tests, but once real passengers boarded, nearby residents reported constant, piercing screams every 30 seconds throughout operating hours. Universal is now adding more sound barriers and adjusting hours to address the ongoing complaints.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-08-25
Japan's Yasaka Shrine has logged the freezing patterns of Lake Suwa since 1443 as a religious divination, treating pressure ridges in the ice as the mythical crossing of a Shinto god. On February 4, 2026, the shrine again declared no crossing had occurred, extending an unbroken run of absences to eight winters — the longest such gap on record, matching one from 1507 to 1514 under an older definition.
jivx.com
· 2026-08-25
Two Intel processors, the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core i7-14700K, have entered Amazon's top-10 best-selling desktop CPU list for the first time in over a year, landing at #6 and #9. AMD still dominates the rankings with Ryzen 9000, 7000, and 5000 series chips filling the remaining eight spots, led by the Ryzen 7 9800X3D.
techspot.com
· 2026-08-24
Chuwi has released the Unibook, a budget laptop built around Intel's new Core Series 3 'Wildcat Lake' processor, priced at $449 with 8GB of RAM. The launch comes as rivals like Dell and Acer struggle to match or undercut Apple's MacBook Neo, which itself saw a $100 price hike just three months after debuting amid a wider memory-chip price surge.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-08-24
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