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Received — 8 October 2026 ⏭

UK motorists can now see live fuel prices on Google Maps

✇The Guardian
By: Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
8 October 2026 at 01:00

Move expected to make pump pricing more transparent and encourage competition after diesel hits record £2 a litre

Drivers will be able to see live petrol prices on Google Maps for the first time from Thursday, in a move that will help motorists shop around for the cheapest fuel.

Millions of motorists will be able to find the cheapest petrol and diesel prices by searching for a local forecourt in the Google app, in what could prove to be “a major development” in making fuel prices more fair, according to campaigners.

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© Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

© Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

© Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Received — 1 September 2026 ⏭

Map Apps Are Handling Trump’s Renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America Differently

✇NYT: Technology
By: Victor Mather
1 September 2026 at 20:40
Navigation companies face a new dilemma after President Trump ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America.

© Keito Newman/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press

The companies making map apps are having to respond to President Trump’s order to change the lake’s name from Lake Ontario to Lake America.
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