Trump Directs Tech Firms on Map Renaming and Promotes Domestic Data Centers

Trump was sending message to Iran with Kharg Island post, says Vance - reuters.com

Trump was sending message to Iran with Kharg Island post, says Vance  reuters.com

Trump pushes Apple to change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' on its maps

The request comes after Google made the switch for US-based users over the weekend. MapQuest, another US map provider, said it will not change the name.

Trump Says ‘Let Data Reign’ in Call to Support Data Centers

President Donald Trump warned that a growing public backlash to data centers in the US poses an economic threat to communities that oppose new infrastructure needed to power artificial intelligence and risks giving China the upper hand in the AI race.

By Skylar Woodhouse

Trump Says Communities That Oppose Data Centers Risk Becoming ‘Backwards and Poor’ - WSJ

Trump Says Communities That Oppose Data Centers Risk Becoming ‘Backwards and Poor’  WSJ

Trump says voters who oppose data centers will ‘kill the Golden Goose’

The president defends the server farms as polling shows sizable shares of Americans from both political parties are opposed to them.

By Cat Zakrzewski

Trump attacks datacenter pushback, saying opponents ‘want to end up being backwards and poor’

Three-quarters of Americans said in a recent poll that they oppose datacenters being built next to their homes Donald Trump has criticized communities pushing back against datacenter projects across the US amid a growing backlash, warning those that reject them risk becoming “backwards and poor”. As controversy surrounding local datacenter plans continues to swirl around election campaigns nationwide ahead of November’s midterm elections, the US president declared Americans “will only have yo...

By Maya Yang

‘Let Data Reign’: Trump decries opposition to data centres in US

Despite concerns over electricity and water consumption, US president calls on communities to embrace data centres.

‘Backwards and poor’: Trump issues dire warning to communities blocking critical technology

President Donald Trump warned communities rejecting data centers risk becoming "backwards and poor" as states battle over AI boom energy and water costs.

Trump says U.S. communities opposing AI data centers could end up 'backwards and poor'

"China could not be happier with this anti Data Center movement," Trump said as Republicans express concerns about the backlash to data centers.

Could Ford's fight with Trump swing key byelections to the PCs? Experts weigh in

After months on his political backfoot, Doug Ford was on the offensive this week, squaring off with Donald Trump in a war of words. Political analysts and experts say the fight plays to the premier's strengths and has contributed to a spike in his approvals just ahead of three provincial key byelections this week.

By Shawn Jeffords

Trump ramps up pressure on Apple to change name of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’

U.S. President has contacted the tech giant directly to ask for the change, a U.S. official said

By Kelly Geraldine Malone

The Center for Food Safety: Trump Administration Sued for Approving 'Forever Chemical' Pesticide Trifludimoxazin - Morningstar

The Center for Food Safety: Trump Administration Sued for Approving 'Forever Chemical' Pesticide Trifludimoxazin  Morningstar

MapQuest surges in rankings after Google bows to Trump and re-labels Lake Ontario

Trump renamed the body of water as Lake America after trade talks between Canada and the US fell apart

By Rachel Dobkin

MapQuest skyrockets on app stores after 'Lake America' refusal

Trump wants mapmakers to switch to "Lake America." MapQuest has said no. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images MapQuest, the self-proclaimed "OG of online mapping," says it's sticking with "Lake Ontario." Its usage has skyrocketed 50x, the company tells BI. It all started as a "joke about being so old we don't know how to update our maps." It's 2026, and all things late '90s and early 2000s are cool again. Including, apparently, MapQuest. The self-proclaimed "OG of online mapping" has shot up to the f...

Trump Says Communities Will Be ‘Backwards And Poor’ If They Oppose Data Centers

A majority of Americans oppose construction of data centers in their local areas, according to a 2026 Gallup survey.

By Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes Staff

Trump has ‘reached out’ to Apple about renaming Lake Ontario on its maps

The 'Lake America' label was adopted by Google Maps in the U.S. over the weekend

By Ellie Hutchings

Apple may change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' soon after talk with Trump, U.S. Interior Secretary says

Vance says Trump’s dramatic Kharg Island post was meant as a signal to Iran

US Vice President JD Vance stated Donald Trump's social media post conveyed a message to Iran. American military officials confirmed no strikes occurred on Kharg Island overnight. An Iranian official dismissed Trump's post as laughable and not credible. US forces did attack two Iranian launchers on Larak Island recently. These developments renew security concerns in the Strait of Hormuz.

By YASHASVI VASISTHA

Trump losing support from Indian-Americans ahead of November midterms, survey finds

President Trump remains significantly unpopular with Asian-American voters, with 70% seeing him unfavourably.

Trump was sending message to Iran with Kharg Island post, says Vance - The Straits Times

Trump was sending message to Iran with Kharg Island post, says Vance  The Straits Times

Trump says US communities opposing AI data centres risk becoming ‘backwards and poor’ - Moneycontrol.com

Trump says US communities opposing AI data centres risk becoming ‘backwards and poor’  Moneycontrol.com

Apple May Soon Join Google In Renaming Lake Ontario After Donald Trump’s Executive Order

Apple may soon join Google in adopting the name Lake America for the body of water long known as Lake Ontario – at least for U.S. users of its map. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to change the name of the lake amid a trade dispute with Canada marked by threats […]

By Dade Hayes

Christopher Cross Uses Canada Stage to Blast Trump, Jokes About Getting ‘Ejected’ From America

At a Toronto concert, the “Sailing” singer apologized to Canadian fans, urging them not to “give up on us"

By Shirley Halperin

Google Maps now show ‘Lake America’ in US, not ‘Lake Ontario’

Google Maps has changed the name of “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America” for U.S. users to reflect President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the lake, according to a Google statement. Trump announced on Thursday that he was changing the name of the smallest of the five Great Lakes, part of an escalating trade feud with […]

Trump’s South Carolina playbook has the GOP excited — and anxious

By helping Sen. Darline Graham snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, the president risks long-term consequences from a short-term victory

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Google Maps now shows ’Lake America’ in US, not ’Lake Ontario’

By Reuters

Google Maps will show ‘Lake America’ in the US, not ‘Lake Ontario’ - news24.com

Google Maps will show ‘Lake America’ in the US, not ‘Lake Ontario’  news24.com

'You Will Only Have Yourselves To Blame': Trump Warns Anti-Data-Center Crowd Not To 'Kill The Golden Goose'

'You Will Only Have Yourselves To Blame': Trump Warns Anti-Data-Center Crowd Not To 'Kill The Golden Goose' Despite recent polls showing that 70% of Americans oppose building AI data centers in their area (including 60% of Republicans), President Trump on Monday warned that communities that don't embrace them will "end up being backwards and poor." "The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards an...

By Tyler Durden

Trump pushes Apple to change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' on its maps - the-star.co.ke

Trump pushes Apple to change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' on its maps  the-star.co.ke