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President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. geographic names database to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” Google has updated Google Maps to show “Lake America” to U.S. users while Canadian users still see Lake Ontario; Apple has not yet changed its maps and MapQuest has refused, triggering a surge in downloads and political backlash.
Microsoft is reshuffling its leadership, with Brad Smith taking charge of communications as Frank Shaw exits. The move comes amid a broader AI and Copilot push, with Nadella stressing the need to align the company’s messaging with its expanding AI strategy.
Apple has removed the waitlist for Siri AI on iOS 27, enabling automatic downloads for eligible devices unless demand spikes. The feature, revealed at WWDC, now operates on a modern architecture and expands to more devices, with beta access and device compatibility required.
Microsoft reports an elevated load across multiple regions has disrupted Outlook, Teams and Copilot. The outage affected 74 countries, with US users seeing large-scale issues before a gradual recovery begins as capacity is restored.