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The majority of Google Maps users across the globe today will notice a significant change on the platform if they zoom into the body of water south of the United States and east of Mexico. Thats because Google has updated the name of that basin from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.Heres what you need to know about the name change, including why it was made, who will see it, and if the worlds other major digital maps providerApplewill follow suit.Why did Google rename the Gulf of Mexico?The fact that Google has renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America is no surprise. As a matter of fact, back in January, Google announced it would be making the name changea move it was widely ridiculed for on social media.So why is Google making the change? Officially, its because the Gulf of Mexico has been renamed the Gulf of America in the United States Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) register. In a blog post announcing the name change, Google said the name change is consistent with our longstanding practices of adopting the names used in the GNIS.But many have claimed that the real reason for the name change is to appease President Trump, which the search giantlike most other American tech companieshas been trying to keep happy since his return to power last month. In January, President Trump issued an executive order that mandated the oceanic basins name be officially changed.Can Trump and Google really do this?As Fast Company previously reported, the president of the United States has the power to rename geographic locals to whatever they wishwithin limitations. While presidents can mandate name changes, they can only do so on the national level. Other countries are under no obligation to recognize any such changesand as far as Im aware, none have yet embraced the new Gulf of America moniker.As a private company, Google doesnt have to follow any naming changesbut not doing so would risk the wrath of the president.Who sees Gulf of America in Google Maps now?Not everyone, but a majority of the world. In a blog post announcing the name change, Google says the specific label youll see on the gulf depends on where you are located in the world. Based on your location, youll see the gulf labeled in one of three ways in Google Maps:Users in the United States: will see the basin labeled as the Gulf of America only.Users in Mexico: will see the basin labeled as the Gulf of Mexico only.Users outside of America and Mexico: will see the basin labeled as Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America).As Google explains, The names you see in the Maps app are based on your country location, which is determined by information from your phones operating system (e.g., iOS and Android), including your SIM, network, and locale.It says users of Google Maps on the web will see the name based on the region set in their accounts search settings, or based on their devices location.Will Apple Maps rename the Gulf of Mexico?While Google Maps is the largest digital mapping provider in the world, it has a strong competitor in Apple Maps.As of the time of this writing, the gulf basin is still labeled as the Gulf of Mexico in the Apple Maps app.Will that change? Thats yet to be seen, but if Apple designates geographic landmarks based on their names in the GNIS register, as Google does, then it is likely we can expect to see the Gulf of America name change show up in the iPhone makers maps, too.Fast Company has reached out to Apple to ask if it will be making the name change. We will update this post with the companys reply.

Hawaiis Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurance companies cant bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Mauis catastrophic 2023 wildfire, allowing a$4 billion settlementthat was on the verge of collapse to proceed.Other steps remain in finalizing the deal between thousands of people who lodged lawsuits and various defendants, including Hawaiian Electric Company.The massive inferno that was the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century decimated the historic town of Lahaina, killing more than 100 people, destroyingthousands of propertiesand causingan estimated $5.5 billionin damage. Soon afterward, attorneys began lodging hundreds of lawsuits.A settlement was announced last summer, but insurance companies held out, insisting that they should have the right to go after the defendants separately to recoup money paid out to policyholders.Mondays ruling resolves a key roadblock to finalizing the deal and sends the case back to a Maui judge to determine next steps.Insurance companies that want to recoup billions paid to policyholders by pursuing legal action against the defendants said in a statement theyre disappointed, but didnt say whether theyll seek review at the U.S. Supreme Court.A key question that was beforeHawaii Supreme Courtwas whether state laws controlling health care insurance reimbursement also apply to casualty and property insurance in limiting companies ability to pursue independent legal action against those held liable. The justices answered yes.Plaintiff lawyers were worried allowing insurers to pursue reimbursement separately would be a deal-breaker, drain what is available to pay fire victims and lead to prolonged litigation.Gerald Singleton, one of the many attorneys representing the plaintiffs, said theyre still trying to make sense of the ruling but are pleased with it. Now the settlement can take the next step forward, he said.A few days before theone-year anniversaryof the Aug. 8, 2023, fire, Gov. Josh Green announced that seven defendants accused of causing the tragedy had agreed to pay $4 billion to resolve claims by thousands of people. They include the main defendant, Hawaiian Electric, as well as the state of Hawaii, Maui County and Kamehameha Schools, the largest private landowner in Hawaii.Attorneys representing the individual plaintiffs agreed to the deal amid fears that main defendant Hawaiian Electric, thepower company blamed for sparking the blaze, could be on the brink of bankruptcy.Victims attorneys acknowledged that $4 billion wasnt enough to make up for what was lost but said the deal was worth accepting, given Hawaiian Electrics limited assets.They need every penny to restitch the fabric to bring the community back together, attorney Jesse Creed told the justices during a hearing before the state Supreme Court last week.Creed said he could relate to the losses the victims face because his own home, childrens schools and place of worship just burned in the Palisades fire, one of the wildfires thatbrought widespread destruction around Los Angeleslast month.Todays decision will help our people heal much sooner, as we continue to rebuild and recover, the governor said in a text message to the AP. Green had previously denounced as unfair insurance companies moves to recoup money theyve paid to policyholders in a legal process thats called subrogation.Subrogation is one way companies recover the amount of claims paid to policyholders.Insurance companies say subrogation is a way to offset costs associated with a catastrophic event so premiums wont have to go up. The process isnt for natural disasters such as hurricanes, but for when there is someone at fault.So far they have paid more than $2.3 billion to people and businesses affected by the Maui tragedy and expect to pay $1 billion more.Subrogation is vital to a healthy and stable insurance market, and allows insurers to hold at-fault parties legally and financially accountable, the insurance companies said in their statement reacting to the ruling: Preserving the rights of insurers to utilize subrogation is of importance to the insurance industry, and is ultimately beneficial to all policyholders and residents statewide.Jacob Lowenthal, another attorney representing the individual plaintiffs, said the ruling doesnt totally prevent insurance companies from getting reimbursed. Instead of going after the defendants, insurers will have to prove to a judge that they deserve to be reimbursed because a policyholder received money from the settlement that was more than their claim.Now that the ruling answered the subrogation question, work can focus on the administrative claims process to determine awards based on facts of each case, he said.The Hawaii Supreme Courts ruling was the correct outcome, Lowenthal said. The resolution of this critical issue allows the global settlement to now move forward, putting money into the hands of the Maui fire victims sooner than later.Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press

Steel rulers are a mainstay in many a workshop. From a design standpoint, you'd think there isn't much to them: Add a satin finish so they don't glare under shop lights, and make the numbers easy to read. With their "Pick Up" line of rulers, Japanese manufacturer Shinwa has met these first two criteriaand they've also added a brilliant third feature we've all needed, but never thought much about. If you've ever struggled to pick up a ruler that isn't at the edge of your workbench, you'll appreciate it. The ruler has a slightly kicked-up tail, like on a skateboard. Once it's tilted back, you can easily grab the thing, even if you've just cut your nails. To me, that's a designer or engineer going the extra mile. (Er, kilometer.)

I own a pressure washer, and as satisfying as all of those cleaning videos on social media, the thing is a pain to maintain. It needs both a hose hookup and gas, and if you're not running it regularly, you've got to empty the tank each time to avoid the carburetor getting gummed up. That said, it's great for washing vehicle exteriors and the underside of mower decks.A South Korean company called SJE developed a better solution. Their Optima Steamer has the portability and cleaning power of a pressure washer, but without the hose hook-up. Instead it has an onboard reservoir that you fill, and offers electric versions (in addition to ones featuring a diesel engine). As the name implies, it uses steam rather than pressure to clean things, and no chemicals, solvents or soaps are required. Here's a demonstration of it cleaning a filthy car:Incredibly, the company claims you can wash an entire vehicle using just one gallon of water. Additionally, because it's steam, you can use it for things you'd never dream of using a pressure washer forlike cleaning the interior of your car:Pretty damn impressive. (I do think that those guys in the vids ought be wearing respirators; while there are no chemicals, it can't be good to breathe in all that atomized detritus.)Additionally, the tool's steam spray kills 99.9% of germs and bacteria. In addition to car washing applications, the Optima is used by hospitals, healthcare facilities, the food & beverage industries, hotels, restaurants, mass transit operators and outdoor equipment maintenance crews.

We have almost opposing attitudes towards time. On the one hand, the timepieces on our wrists and walls make us painfully aware of the passage of time. On the other hand, we also dread that flow, especially when we feel there arent enough hours in a day. We wish we could just make time disappear or ignore it, and yet feel anxious when we lose track of it.This minimalist wall clock embodies that dichotomy, that tug of war that pulls at our minds and hearts. It clearly exists to tell the time or at least some semblance of it. You might not be able to tell the time with precision, though, because this clock feels like its about to vanish into thin air like a ghost, something we wish for yet also dread.Designer: Fatih DemirciTheres no shortage of minimalist clock designs in the market, but almost all of them have one thing in common. They all, or at least most of them, make telling the time easy. After all, without much extraneous decorations and details, its easier to just see the hands and markings, presuming the latter are actually there, which some minimalist designs dont.This clock design concept goes overboard and might as well not have hands at all. Yes, those are there, of course, but theyre just very subtle bumps that you might not even notice if youre looking at it from the wrong angle. Its almost as if time has vanished, which may cause your blood to start pumping.Inspired by the way objects look under drapery, this clock stretches a thin fabric over the hour and minute hands without constricting their movement. The bumps slowly move along the circumference of the clock, like slow-moving ghosts. Its both mesmerizing and haunting, a dichotomy as mysterious as the way you view time.As a clock, this nearly invisible Ghost Clock is probably not the best, since you cant tell the time precisely from it. It does, however, work as an excellent design object, one that injects a bit of mystery and playfulness into your space. And just like a good ghost story, it might even keep you on your toes lest your missed appointments come back to haunt you.The post Nearly invisible clock concept makes time vanish like a ghost first appeared on Yanko Design.

When cellphones, tablets, and laptops became necessities instead of just a luxury that some avail of, one of the previously common items that we looked at that was affected were calendars. Just like with clocks, most people didnt really need to have calendars on their walls or their desks since you can just look at your phone or device to check what day it was. But now we have a sort of resurgence of analog things that can exist along with their digital calendars. Suddenly we started seeing a demand for wall and desk calendars again, and preferably something that can be reused since we also want to be kinder to Mother Earth.Designer: PharhaatThis metal calendar is one such example of a calendar that can be used over and over again or a perpetual calendar as its called. Its main material is a metal plate that can be bent and folded/unfolded into a tent-like calendar that you can place on your desk or on your shelf or wherever you want to place it to see what date it is easily. It is small enough at just 12 x 19 centimeters that you can carry it around easily or transfer it to where you need it. The days of the week and months of the year are engraved on the plate and it comes with rings and metal balls to place on the calendar.The good news is that you will be the one to adjust to the day, date, and month. The bad news is that you will be the one to adjust to the day, date, and month. So you will have to remind yourself to adjust it to the right day, date, and month that are engraved on the metal plate. On the English version (there is a Persian version as well as the calendar is bilingual) , the days of the week are listed on the left side while the numbers are on the upper part with the months on the bottom part. Just move the rings and metal balls around to their respective spaces. It also comes with a full year calendar on card stock that you can place at the back as theres a slot to place it or any card you may want to put there. So yes, you can just look at the full calendar of course (although the print is pretty tiny) but the metal calendar is much more aesthetic. And the fact that you have the move the ring and ball around can be a ritual that you can follow every day. The post Perpetual metal plate calendar lets you create a ritual to adjust the date first appeared on Yanko Design.

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