Google Maps renames Lake Ontario, British infrastructure could face more Iran cyber attacks

Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ ​​for users in the United States, reflecting a recent order by President Donald Trump that changed the name of the lake, the global technology giant says. The Google Maps update comes days after Trump’s order amid an escalating trade war with Canada. It echoes what Google did in 2025 when Trump issued an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. “People using Maps in the U.S. will see ‘Lake America,’ those in Canada will continue to see ‘Lake Ontario,’ and those outside of the U.S. and Canada will see both names,” Google said in a brief statement. Independent

Britain’s energy infrastructure could face further attacks from Iran, a former US cyber chief has warned. The Telegraph revealed last week that hackers affiliated with Tehran shut down a British power plant for four days in an unprecedented cyber attack. And Britain, the US and other Western allies should “expect attacks like this to continue” as Tehran ramps up its cyber warfare, according to Jen Easterly, the former director of the US cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency (CISA). Telegraph 

Incidents of AIs escaping users’ control to lie, ignore instructions and pursue goals in harmful ways have hit a new high, according to research that also suggests the severity of deception and misalignment is worsening. Analysis of real-world loss of control incidents involving AI models flagged by businesses and individuals almost doubled in July compared with June, with more than 300 cases in the month, according to the Loss of Control Observatory, which monitors reports made by AI users on the social media platform X. The Guardian 

After Oppo confirmed some of the camera specs rumored for the upcoming ∫, which will apparently be equipped with three 200-megapixel sensors, Indian leaker Yogesh Brar recently provided more details on the global launch plans for the new Hasselblad camera phones. As was mentioned before, three models are currently planned for China: in addition to the Oppo Find X10, there’s the more compact Find X10 Pro and the top-of-the-line Oppo Find X10 Pro Max. Notebook Check

Reaction streams to Grand Theft Auto 6‘s first gameplay presentation peaked at 3,970,738 viewers across livestreaming platforms, making it the biggest gaming stream of 2026 so far. That’s according to new data from Streams Charts, which claims 9,038 streamers covered Rockstar Games‘ Netflix reveal, racking up 5,227,798 hours watched. That puts GTA 6’s reveal ahead of Summer Game Fest 2026’s 3.81 million peak viewers, as well as June’s Nintendo Direct and State of Play broadcasts. Eurogamer 

Gamescom is the largest in-person gaming event in the world, and this year it lived up to expectations with big games on show from The Witcher 3’s new expansion, to Alien: Isolation 2. Last year over 350,000 people flocked to the halls of the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany to get a chance to see and play the most hotly anticipated games. This year that number of attendees is expected to have been even bigger, with the likes of Xbox and Sega showcasing games to the public alongside indie studios with only one or two developers. BBC 

Richard Browne – an industry veteran who’s worked at companies like Sony, Psygnosis, and Tencent, among others – has rubbished recent rumours which suggested PlayStation could reverse its decision on physical media. Browne said there was “no talk of Sony changing strategy at Gamescom” – I certainly didn’t hear any chatter about it – and that “all publishers are following their guidance for discless in 2028”. He added that “Microsoft will also go discless if they launch a new console”, despite the original source claiming the next Xbox would be “100% physical”. PushSquare.com