Google has found itself back in the crosshairs of a geopolitical battle over President Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico ...

Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Google caught in crossfire over gulf name change Google is back in the crosshairs of a ...

The Geographic Names Information System, which is part of the United States Geological Survey, supplies the designated names used in Google Maps. The gulf name will appear differently for people ...

The Geographic Names Information System, which is part of the United States Geological Survey, supplies the designated names used in Google Maps. The gulf name will appear differently for people in ...

Shortly after Trump’s executive order to rename the body of water, the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) made the change official, prompting Google Maps to follow suit for U.S. users.

and Microsoft—have changed their platforms to say “Gulf of America,” citing their responsibility to follow the Geographic Names Information System, which lists the official names of places ...

The shift follows an official update by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and was reinforced by a proclamation from President Donald Trump, who on Sunday, Feb. 9, declared the date as the ...

The U.S. Geographic Names Information System typically guides naming conventions for companies; however, Google chose to follow the executive order despite criticism. President Claudia Sheinbaum of ...