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Google Maps is set to bow to Donald Trump's wishes by renaming two key features on maps of the US. As per the President's demands laid out in his inaugural speech, the Gulf of Mexico will soon ...

On Monday, Google said it would update its maps to display Gulf of America as soon as the U.S. government updated its official maps. “We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes ...

Despite this, Google Maps and Apple Maps have not yet been updated to reflect these new names — and realistically might not make the change at all. SEE ALSO: Did Trump's executive order just ...

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President Trump signed an executive order demanding that many landmarks change their names, including the Gulf of Mexico, but Apple Maps hasn't changed. Here's why it isn't quite that simple.