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President Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America,' prompting the Seneca Nation's president to argue the move breaches a treaty dating back 232 years. The dispute has spilled onto social media, where users are also criticizing mapping services like Google Maps for potentially adopting the new name.
Tim Cook appeared in the Oval Office to praise President Trump and presented him with a glass-and-gold trophy in front of press cameras, an event the author calls the most embarrassing act ever done in Apple's name. The piece contrasts Cook's deferential display with Steve Jobs' history of defying authority and institutions, noting Jobs himself was the son of an immigrant on a student visa.
Polymarket has reportedly raised $300 million from 1789 Capital, an investment fund with Donald Trump Jr. as a partner, as part of a roughly $1 billion funding round according to the Wall Street Journal. This adds to a prior $200 million investment from the same fund, which has also backed other controversial ventures like the Enhanced Games.
Prediction market platform Kalshi has permanently barred former Congressman George Santos from its service, marking the company's first-ever lifetime ban. The action stems from allegations that Santos manipulated betting markets tied to whether he would attend President Trump's State of the Union address earlier this year.
MapQuest has become the top navigation app in Apple's App Store after hundreds of thousands of downloads in recent days. The surge follows the company's statement that it will not rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America,' despite a Trump executive order calling for the change.
President Trump used a Truth Social post to criticize local communities resisting new AI data center construction, saying such opposition would leave them 'backwards and poor' compared to areas that welcome the projects. The remarks follow a National Republican Senatorial Committee memo flagging voter backlash over data centers as a political risk ahead of the midterms, particularly in Ohio's tight Senate race.
President Trump argued that communities blocking data center construction risk falling into economic decline, framing local resistance as a threat to competitiveness. His remarks come as polling shows most Americans are wary of having such facilities built near their homes.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said President Trump personally contacted Apple to push for renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' within Apple Maps. The move follows Trump's push amid rising trade tensions with Canada, and comes after Google already updated its maps for U.S. users to reflect the new name.
Following an executive order from Trump renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, Google Maps updated its labeling based on user location, showing 'Lake America' to US users while Canadian and international users still see 'Lake Ontario'. Apple Maps, however, has not made any change and continues to display the lake's traditional name to all users, including those in the US.
Google Maps has begun displaying Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' for users in the United States, following an executive order signed by President Trump renaming the lake. Canadian users will still see 'Lake Ontario,' while users elsewhere will see both names listed together as 'Lake Ontario (Lake America).'
During NASA's post-launch news conference for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, Administrator Jared Isaacman stepped away mid-briefing to take a call, then returned to let President Trump address reporters and officials over speakerphone. Trump praised the launch's television coverage, complimented Isaacman's leadership, and noted his administration's funding for the agency.
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.