http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:49:47 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/28/nvidia-unveils-security-platform-stop-ai-agents-going-rogue/stories/20260928085 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/28/nvidia-unveils-security-platform-stop-ai-agents-going-rogue/stories/20260928085#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:01:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/28/nvidia-unveils-security-platform-stop-ai-agents-going-rogue/stories/20260928085 Nvidia on Monday unveiled a new security platform that the chipmaker said can stop artificial intelligence agents from going rogue. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang arrives as President Donald Trump hosts a State Dinner for China's President Xi Jinping in the East Room of the White House on Sept. 24 in Washington. A logo of Nvidia is displayed at at the Computex Taipei exhibition, one of the world's largest computer and technology expos, in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/28/bond-yields-crank-higher-pull-us-stocks-further-record/stories/20260928117 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/28/bond-yields-crank-higher-pull-us-stocks-further-record/stories/20260928117#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:57:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/28/bond-yields-crank-higher-pull-us-stocks-further-record/stories/20260928117 NEW YORK — Yields in the U.S. bond market cranked higher Monday and again touched their highest levels in roughly two decades, which knocked U.S. stocks further from their record high. Michael Gallucchi Traders works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/28/trump-announcing-iowa-steel-plant-nation-largest/stories/20260928098 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/28/trump-announcing-iowa-steel-plant-nation-largest/stories/20260928098#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:56:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/28/trump-announcing-iowa-steel-plant-nation-largest/stories/20260928098 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is announcing a new $15 billion steel plant in Iowa being built with backing from an Indian conglomerate, creating what the White House says will become the largest steel plant in U.S. history. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One on Sept. 27 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/28/bond-yields-rising-why-everyone-should-care/stories/20260928015 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/28/bond-yields-rising-why-everyone-should-care/stories/20260928015#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:21:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/28/bond-yields-rising-why-everyone-should-care/stories/20260928015 NEW YORK — Nearly everyone will feel the impact of what’s going on in the bond market, no matter how far away and abstract it may seem. The seal of the Treasury Department is seen before a news conference Aug. 24 at the Treasury Department in Washington. For sale sign is seen outside of a home in Arlington Heights, Ill., on Sept. 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/28/ios-27-revamped-screen-time-controls-useful-new-features/stories/20260928007 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/28/ios-27-revamped-screen-time-controls-useful-new-features/stories/20260928007#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:21:15 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/28/ios-27-revamped-screen-time-controls-useful-new-features/stories/20260928007 Apple’s latest mobile operating system update, iOS 27, rolled out earlier this month, headlined by a more advanced version of its Siri assistant. But it also comes with a slew of other useful but less well known features for iPhone users. Newly launched Apple iPhone 18 Pros stand on display Sept. 18 at the Apple store on Fifth Avenue in New York. People shop at the Apple store on Fifth Avenue on the day of Apple's launch of the iPhone 18 Pro on Sept. 18 in New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/27/anthropic-openai-sound-alarm-ai-safety-seek-shape-control/stories/20260927139 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/27/anthropic-openai-sound-alarm-ai-safety-seek-shape-control/stories/20260927139#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:54:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/27/anthropic-openai-sound-alarm-ai-safety-seek-shape-control/stories/20260927139 SAN FRANCISCO — As tech titans warned an AI-weary world that their own advanced systems could endanger humanity, the question emerged: What do they have to gain? Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, listens during a Security Council meeting on artificial intelligence at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters on Sept. 23. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, and Clément Delangue, CEO of and co-founder of Hugging Face, attend a Security Council meeting on artificial intelligence remotely at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters on Sept. 23. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/27/it-s-devastating-the-us-canada-trade-war-is-putting-protein-on-the-menu/stories/20260927137 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/27/it-s-devastating-the-us-canada-trade-war-is-putting-protein-on-the-menu/stories/20260927137#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:55:40 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/27/it-s-devastating-the-us-canada-trade-war-is-putting-protein-on-the-menu/stories/20260927137 Attention, protein maxers: One of your highly coveted ingredients is taking center stage in the escalating trade war between the United States and Canada. Whey protein sits for sale at a grocery store on June 10 in Dallas. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/09/27/housing-market-shifting-toward-buyers/stories/20260927045 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/09/27/housing-market-shifting-toward-buyers/stories/20260927045#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/09/27/housing-market-shifting-toward-buyers/stories/20260927045 After years of sellers holding the upper hand, the U.S. housing market is subtly shifting in buyers’ favor. But many are still reluctant to make a move. "Sold" signs in the windows of new townhomes in the Hunter's Crossing subdivision in Sumter, S.C., in 2021. A "Sale Pending" sign outside a house in Morgan Hill, Calif., in 2022. Rob Eaton is hoping to put the profits of selling his vacation home in Vail, Colo., towards a permanent home in the New York City suburbs. Isaac Ketcham said he's putting his goal of homeownership on pause until prices stabilize. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/27/scientists-deeper-rooted-soybeans-climate-extremes-store-carbon/stories/20260927038 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/27/scientists-deeper-rooted-soybeans-climate-extremes-store-carbon/stories/20260927038#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/27/scientists-deeper-rooted-soybeans-climate-extremes-store-carbon/stories/20260927038 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Research scientist Ashish Rajurkar kneels in the dirt, lifting a large clod of soil tangled around a soybean plant. He knocks away pieces of earth from the plant’s roots, which slope straight down instead of out to the side like typical soybean plants. Wolfgang Busch, director of the Harnessing Plants Initiative at the Salk Institute, takes a photograph of genetically engineered soybeans Sept. 1 at a research farm in Urbana, Ill. Ashish Rajurkar, a research scientist at the Salk Institute, examines a greenhouse of genetically-engineered soybeans Sept. 1 at a research farm in Champaign, Ill. Todd Michael, a research professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, works at his lab Dec. 3, 2025 in La Jolla, Calif. Wolfgang Busch, director of the Harnessing Plants Initiative at the Salk Institute, holds up a soybean root that was genetically engineered to grow downward Sept. 1 at a research farm in Urbana, Ill. Plants with contrasting root systems, genetically engineered, left, and not, are displayed at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif. A device measures carbon levels in soil Sept. 1 at a research farm in Champagne, Ill. Genetically engineered soybeans grow Sept. 1 at a research farm in Champagne, Ill. A caterpillar crawls on the leaf of a genetically engineered soybean plant Sept. 1 at a research farm in Champagne, Ill. Preyanka Mehta, a research associate at Cquesta, removes soil from a genetically engineered soybean root Sept. 1 at a research farm in Urbana, Ill. Root samples of genetically engineered soybeans dry after collection Sept. 1 at a research farm in Urbana, Ill. A genetically engineered soybean root, left, which has roots that grow downward and with more root mass, is shown next to a conventional soybean root Sept. 1 at a research farm in Urbana, Ill. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/27/chinese-auto-companies-ev-technology-5-minute-ultrafast-charging/stories/20260927069 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/27/chinese-auto-companies-ev-technology-5-minute-ultrafast-charging/stories/20260927069#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/27/chinese-auto-companies-ev-technology-5-minute-ultrafast-charging/stories/20260927069 HONG KONG — Chinese electric vehicles’ ultrafast charging is only getting faster. Visitors look at a Geely Galaxy E8 electric car during the Auto China 2024 in Beijing in 2024. A BYD electric vehicle charges at a dealership in Camacari, Bahia state, Brazil, in 2025. A chamber with sub-zero temperatures to showcase the battery charging technologies at the BYD booth during Auto China 2026 in Beijing on April 24. Electricity can be seen as a demonstration of CATL's Naxtra battery working in -50 celsius environment at the CATL booth during Auto China 2026 in Beijing on April 25. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/26/kfc-texas-restaurant-test-ideas-fried-chicken-crown/stories/20260926014 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/26/kfc-texas-restaurant-test-ideas-fried-chicken-crown/stories/20260926014#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/26/kfc-texas-restaurant-test-ideas-fried-chicken-crown/stories/20260926014 KFC has been taking a licking from fried chicken rivals like Raising Cane’s, but the global fast-food chain has a plan to return to the top of the U.S. pecking order. Food is presented at a new KFC restaurant Sept. 22 before officially opening in McKinney, Texas. Fried chicken is placed into a bucket at a new KFC restaurant Sept. 22 in McKinney, Texas. A new KFC restaurant presents food and drinks Sept. 22 before officially opening in McKinney, Texas. The sun come through the sign for a new KFC restaurant in McKinney, Texas. Ana Maria Basurto, left, smiles before talking about a new KFC restaurant Sept. 22 in McKinney, Texas. Jacob Mitchell carries a tray of food at new KFC restaurant pre-opening presentation Sept. 22 in McKinney, Texas. Chicken sandwiches are prepared in the kitchen of a new KFC restaurant in McKinney, Texas. Updated offering are display on the drive-thru menu at a new KFC restaurant in McKinney, Texas. A new drink is displayed at a KFC restaurant presentation Sept. 22 before officially opening in McKinney, Texas. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/26/california-farmers-struggling-grape-sales-wine-demand-down/stories/20260926005 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/26/california-farmers-struggling-grape-sales-wine-demand-down/stories/20260926005#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/26/california-farmers-struggling-grape-sales-wine-demand-down/stories/20260926005 LODI, Calif. — It’s harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge. The decline is forcing some growers to tear out vineyards that their families have grown for generations. Kyle Collins, a manager at Allied Grape Growers, looks at wine grapes in an abandoned vineyard Sept. 10 in Lodi, Calif. Freshly harvested grapes are piled in a storage container at Berryhill Family Vineyards on Sept. 10 in Clements, Calif. Unsold wine grapes line a vineyard at Berryhill Family Vineyards on Sept. 10 in Clements, Calif. Merlot grapes hang on a vine at Berryhill Family Vineyards on Sept. 10 in Clements, Calif. Workers operate farm machines at night to harvest wine grapes Sept. 10 at Berryhill Family Vineyards in Clements, Calif. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/26/behind-the-wheel-electric-suv-showdown-rivian-r2-vs-tesla-model-y/stories/20260926007 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/26/behind-the-wheel-electric-suv-showdown-rivian-r2-vs-tesla-model-y/stories/20260926007#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/26/behind-the-wheel-electric-suv-showdown-rivian-r2-vs-tesla-model-y/stories/20260926007 The Tesla Model Y has been the sales king of small electric SUVs since the moment it arrived. The Rivian R2 is a charming electric SUV that distills everything Edmunds likes about the three-row Rivian R1S into a smaller, more affordable package. The Tesla Model Y offers a spacious interior, plenty of range, and advanced driving features that make long trips less tedious. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/25/reprieve-rising-oil-prices-helps-us-stocks-finish-week-higher/stories/20260925103 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/25/reprieve-rising-oil-prices-helps-us-stocks-finish-week-higher/stories/20260925103#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:45:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/25/reprieve-rising-oil-prices-helps-us-stocks-finish-week-higher/stories/20260925103 NEW YORK — A cooldown in oil prices on Friday helped release some of the pressure that’s built up on Wall Street, and U.S. stocks closed out their first winning week in the last three. Michael Pistillo works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/25/more-women-in-the-workforce-in-august-may-be-part-of-a-trend/stories/20260923105 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/25/more-women-in-the-workforce-in-august-may-be-part-of-a-trend/stories/20260923105#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:50:22 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/25/more-women-in-the-workforce-in-august-may-be-part-of-a-trend/stories/20260923105 When Alisha Stallworth, owner of Pound Cake Expressions in Toledo, needed help with her business, she reached out to Women of Toledo, which provides support for women in the work force. Alisha Stallworth, owner of Pound Cake Expressions, stands with a caramel pound cake she baked, outside of her home in Toledo on Sept. 23. Customers can pick up orders placed on her front stoop. Alisha Stallworth, owner of Pound Cake Expressions, sits with a caramel pound cake she baked, outside of her home in Toledo on Sept. 23. Alisha Stallworth, owner of Pound Cake Expressions, sits with a caramel pound cake she baked, outside of her home in Toledo on Sept. 23. Alisha Stallworth, owner of Pound Cake Expressions, sits with a caramel pound cake she baked, outside of her home in Toledo on Sept. 23. Alisha Stallworth, owner of Pound Cake Expressions, holds a caramel pound cake she baked, outside of her home in Toledo on Sept. 23. A poundcake order ready for pickup sits outside of Alisha Stallworth’s home, owner of Pound Cake Expressions, in Toledo on Sept. 23. Alisha Stallworth, owner of Pound Cake Expressions, holds a caramel pound cake she baked, outside of her home in Toledo on Sept. 23. Alisha Stallworth, owner of Pound Cake Expressions, stands with a caramel pound cake she baked inside of her home in Toledo on Sept. 23. Alisha Stallworth, owner of Pound Cake Expressions, slices a caramel pound cake she baked inside of her home in Toledo on Sept. 23. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/25/lunara-bakery-brings-european-style-baked-goods-to-sylvania/stories/20260924091 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/25/lunara-bakery-brings-european-style-baked-goods-to-sylvania/stories/20260924091#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:46:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/25/lunara-bakery-brings-european-style-baked-goods-to-sylvania/stories/20260924091 Judy Kehrle and her husband, Daniel Kuna, do not wait around when their favorite microbakery opens an online ordering window. Owner Lucy Essi poses for a photo outside of Lunara Bakery in Sylvania on Sept. 24. Orders to be picked up cover the tables as Lucy Essi packs a box of European pastries at Lunara Bakery in Sylvania on Sept. 24. A box of European pastries at Lunara Bakery in Sylvania on Sept. 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/24/shaky-day-leaves-stocks-not-far-started/stories/20260924115 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/24/shaky-day-leaves-stocks-not-far-started/stories/20260924115#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:32:16 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/24/shaky-day-leaves-stocks-not-far-started/stories/20260924115 NEW YORK — After whipping through a couple sudden reversals, stocks ended a shaky day of trading on Wall Street Thursday roughly where they began. John O'Hara works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Sept. 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/24/claims-unemployment-benefits-197000-lowest-since-mid-july/stories/20260924096 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/24/claims-unemployment-benefits-197000-lowest-since-mid-july/stories/20260924096#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:59:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/24/claims-unemployment-benefits-197000-lowest-since-mid-july/stories/20260924096 WASHINGTON — Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels and most Americans enjoy job security. A hiring sign is displayed at a grocery store Sept. 16 in Schaumburg, Ill. A hiring sign is displayed at a food court in a grocery store Sept. 16 in Schaumburg, Ill. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/23/stocks-slide-worries-inflation/stories/20260923112 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/23/stocks-slide-worries-inflation/stories/20260923112#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:57:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/23/stocks-slide-worries-inflation/stories/20260923112 NEW YORK — Pressure from the U.S. bond market hit a new level on Wall Street Wednesday after a surprisingly strong report on the economy raised worries about inflation, while oil prices halted their slide. The squeeze caused U.S. stocks to sink. Justin Kanda works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Sept. 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/23/new-mexican-restaurant-set-to-open-at-franklin-park-mall/stories/20260923086 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/23/new-mexican-restaurant-set-to-open-at-franklin-park-mall/stories/20260923086#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:02:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/23/new-mexican-restaurant-set-to-open-at-franklin-park-mall/stories/20260923086 Regional restaurant Mi Cozumel, a family-owned and operated Mexican restaurant, is expected to open its first location in Toledo at Franklin Park Mall in November, the mall said. Franklin Park Mall.