Big story 

Google has returned to the crosshairs of a geopolitical battle over Trump's name change The Gulf of Mexico as the American Gulf, You can ask fresh questions about the role that tech companies will play in strengthening their political narratives.

©Jeff Chiu, Associated Press File

The company's decision to follow Trump's orders on Google Maps promptly sparked a backlash from Mexico. Threatening legal action To the company.

This isn't the first time since Google has faced a dispute over a geographical name change, but experts say this opens a box of Pandora's questions about how major tech companies can help Shapes a global narrative.

“Google, along with other major platforms Have a big influence “We are pleased to announce that to our customers, we are pleased to announce that to our customers, we are pleased to announce that to our customers, we are pleased to announce that to our customers, we are pleased to announce that to our customers, we are pleased to announce that to our customers, we are pleased to announce that to our customers, we are pleased to announce that to our customers, we are pleased to announce that to our customers, we are pleased to announce that to our customers, we are pleased to announce that to our customers, we are pleased to

“What you see on the map is not just data, it shapes a global narrative. When Google changes its name it effectively validates its political stance without intentionally,” he continued.

If you change the name of the waters right after Trump's executive order, US Geography Name Information System (GNIS) We made the changes official and encouraged Google Maps to follow suit to US users.

Apple Map and Bing Map We also updated the system to accommodate the changes.

GoogleKeep it what it hasA long-standing practice of applying name changes when updated with official government sources, as GNIS did. According to Google's policy, if the official name differs from country to country, users will see the official local name.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has quickly resisted change and threatened to file a lawsuit against Google, claiming that the Gulf executive order, which applies only to areas on the continental shelf under US control, is arguing. It is claiming.

The backlash against Google is because tech companies continue to have more influence in the wider society. With this growth, there is a bigger role Geopolitics, Or how geography influences politics and diplomacy.

“High-tech companies are no longer involved in geopolitics, they are shaping it,” said Feakin, who explores the intersection of geopolitics and its intersections with altitude and emerging technologies. It's there.

See the full report for more details thehill.com

Welcome to the hill Technology Newsletterwe are Julia Chapello And Miranda Nutzaro – Track the latest movements from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley.

Has anyone forwarded this newsletter? Please subscribe here.

A real reading

How policy will affect current and future tech sectors:

Musk swings a chainsaw around on the CPAC stage and promotes Doge Cuts

Musk exchanges for an astronaut and calls former International Space Station commander, “Idiot.”

FTC starts to probe “big high-tech censorship”

Doge's efforts to access private data causes sharp pushbacks

Cryptocurrency corner

The SEC's new cyber unit demonstrates a new approach to enforcement

©AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File

Welcome to Crypto Cornernew features in Hill's technology newsletter focus on digital currency and the outlook for Washington.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday Cyber ​​and Emerging Technology Units (CETU), aims to combat cyber-related fraud and protect retail investors.

CETU will beLeading by Laura D'Alliard, former co-leading supreme co-leading of the SEC's Crypto unit 30 fraud experts and lawyers The whole agency.

Coindesk It was pointed out The unit has been redirecting over the years, and the name change is the latest signal by the Trump administration Leaning out of offensive enforcement For the cryptocurrency industry.

For the past three years, the group has been called “Cyber ​​Units” and switched to “Crypto Assets and Cyber ​​Unit” and now switched to “Cyber ​​and Emerging Technologies Unit” and mentioned encryption in the title. Not there.

Acting SEC Chairman Mark Ueda On Thursday, the unit said “not only protects investors, but also promotes capital formation and market efficiency by clearing the way innovation grows.”

“It would eradicate those who are trying to misuse innovation to harm investors and reduce their confidence in new technologies,” he continued.

The statement is particularly different from the previous SEC chairs Gary Genslersaid in 2022 that the unit would act against “people trying to capitalize on crypto market investors,” Coindesk noted.

Refresh

Flagged newstHe is the intersection of technology and other topics:

In other news

Fork with other reads on the hill:

Bannon: “Olgallhi” abandons Republicans

Steve Bannon argued that “oligarchs” close to President Trump will abandon Republicans just like Democrats. Bannon was briefly interviewed by CNN's Donnie O'Sullivan on Wednesday. “President Trump can tell us he doesn't fully trust the oligarchs,” Bannon said. The advisor-turned-podcaster kept saying that he wasn't a conservative…

Musk says X Community's memos are increasingly “covered by government and legacy media.”

Elon Musk on Thursday said he would “fix” the X Community Notes feature on social media platforms, claiming there is no evidence that the feature is “gaming” by the government and legacy media. “Unfortunately, @CommunityNotes is being filmed more and more by the government and legacy media,” Musk wrote to X:

What others are reading

Currently, two important stories on the hill:

Ukrainians are shocked and rebellious in the face of Trump's attack on Zelensky

Ukrainian officials are betrayed but feel rebellious after President Trump denounced the president for Russian invasion this week. read more

Hegseth's proposed Pentagon Cut, General's Fire: What do you know?

Defense Secretary Pete Hegses has directed senior Pentagon officials and military leaders to build a plan that will bring about an 8% cut… read more

What others are reading

Opinions related to the technology submitted to the hill: