http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:00:13 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/09/nvidia-investigates-whether-ceo-jensen-huang-was-targeted-by-chinese-spy-with-whom-he-had-an-affair/stories/20261109072 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/09/nvidia-investigates-whether-ceo-jensen-huang-was-targeted-by-chinese-spy-with-whom-he-had-an-affair/stories/20261109072#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:21:47 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/09/nvidia-investigates-whether-ceo-jensen-huang-was-targeted-by-chinese-spy-with-whom-he-had-an-affair/stories/20261109072 BANGKOK — China denied on Monday there was a spy plot attempt to ensnare Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, calling the spying allegations unsubstantiated and a smear campaign against Beijing. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang listens as President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Oct. 8, in Washington https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/08/google-will-let-schools-turn-off-ai-but-they-may-lose-search/stories/20261108019 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/08/google-will-let-schools-turn-off-ai-but-they-may-lose-search/stories/20261108019#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:19:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/08/google-will-let-schools-turn-off-ai-but-they-may-lose-search/stories/20261108019 NEW YORK — Google is rolling out new controls for schools to limit students’ access to the company’s AI tools. But if schools opt out of AI altogether, they’ll also lose access to Google Search. Google has offered educators new controls around its AI classroom tools, but restricting AI entirely could mean losing access to Google Search. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/03/apple-posts-stronger-than-expected-q4-revenue-in-first-earnings-report-for-new-ceo-john-ternus/stories/20261103091 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/03/apple-posts-stronger-than-expected-q4-revenue-in-first-earnings-report-for-new-ceo-john-ternus/stories/20261103091#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:31:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/03/apple-posts-stronger-than-expected-q4-revenue-in-first-earnings-report-for-new-ceo-john-ternus/stories/20261103091 Apple Inc. posted stronger-than-expected revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter, giving new CEO John Ternus an upbeat start to his tenure, which began in September. The solid results bucked a downward trend for tech giants this quarter, as companies including Alphabet, Amazon and Intel had disappointing quarterly results. The Apple logo is illuminated at a store in Munich, Germany, April 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/03/supermarket-freezers-in-several-european-countries-hit-by-apparent-cyberattacks/stories/20261103090 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/03/supermarket-freezers-in-several-european-countries-hit-by-apparent-cyberattacks/stories/20261103090#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:32:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/03/supermarket-freezers-in-several-european-countries-hit-by-apparent-cyberattacks/stories/20261103090 STOCKHOLM — Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and Estonia were hit Monday by problems with freezers and fridges that apparently were caused by cyberattacks, forcing some to dispose of ruined food. Freezers are seen out of power at ICA Baronen store on Odengatan in Stockholm, Nov. 2, as some of stores have suffered problems with their refrigerators and freezers overnight. Destroyed refrigerated goods are being thrown away from powerless freezers at ICA Baronen store on Odengatan in Stockholm, Nov. 2, as some of stores have suffered problems with their refrigerators and freezers overnight. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/02/one-tech-tip-how-to-get-started-with-ai-agents-and-which-are-best-for-specific-tasks/stories/20261101034 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/02/one-tech-tip-how-to-get-started-with-ai-agents-and-which-are-best-for-specific-tasks/stories/20261101034#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/02/one-tech-tip-how-to-get-started-with-ai-agents-and-which-are-best-for-specific-tasks/stories/20261101034 Agentic artificial intelligence is gaining popularity far beyond tech circles, with Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic and other companies going head-to-head in the surging market for consumer-friendly AI agents. Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference Sept. 29 in San Francisco. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/01/ai-agents-are-only-as-good-as-the-personal-information-you-share-that-raises-privacy-concerns/stories/20261024003 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/01/ai-agents-are-only-as-good-as-the-personal-information-you-share-that-raises-privacy-concerns/stories/20261024003#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/01/ai-agents-are-only-as-good-as-the-personal-information-you-share-that-raises-privacy-concerns/stories/20261024003 Matt Robb wanted to sell his computer keyboard. So he made a listing on Facebook Marketplace — and, as an experiment late last month, he put Meta's new artificial intelligence agent Muse in the driver's seat. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Meta Connect conference Sept. 23 in Menlo Park, Calif. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Meta Connect conference Sept. 23 in Menlo Park, Calif. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Meta Connect conference Sept. 23 in Menlo Park, Calif. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/31/a-first-nation-community-in-canada-is-using-a-data-center-to-preserve-its-heritage/stories/20261026005 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/31/a-first-nation-community-in-canada-is-using-a-data-center-to-preserve-its-heritage/stories/20261026005#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:15:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/31/a-first-nation-community-in-canada-is-using-a-data-center-to-preserve-its-heritage/stories/20261026005 WIIKWEMKOONG UNCEDED TERRITORY, Ontario — For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have passed down their traditions and culture through oral storytelling. Now, a Canadian Indigenous community is using a data center to help preserve its heritage. Wiikwemkoong's Chief Technology Officer Michael McCormick, right, and a worker inspect the community's data center in Wiikwemkoong, Ontario, Canada, July 22. A sign warns visitors to the First Nations community of Wiikwemkoong that they could be monitored in Wiikwemkoong, Ontario, Canada on July 26. Chief Tim Ominika stands on a street in Wiikwemkoong, Ontario, Canada on July 26. A drone takes off from a nesting station on the roof of Wiikwemkoong's civic complex in Wiikwemkoong, Ontario, Canada on July 26. Wiikwemkoong's Chief Technology Officer Michael McCormick, right, and a worker inspect the community's data center in Wiikwemkoong, Ontario, Canada on July 26. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/31/the-anti-ai-writing-police-are-everywhere-what-are-they-looking-for/stories/20261026004 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/31/the-anti-ai-writing-police-are-everywhere-what-are-they-looking-for/stories/20261026004#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/31/the-anti-ai-writing-police-are-everywhere-what-are-they-looking-for/stories/20261026004 On October 6, the Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza won the Caine Prize for African Writing, for the short story “The Blue Fighter.” Less than a week later, The Atlantic published a piece declaring that the story’s narrator “has all the personality of a chatbot.” https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/26/apple-s-duo-phone-dos-and-don-ts-for-folding-phones/stories/20261026006 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/26/apple-s-duo-phone-dos-and-don-ts-for-folding-phones/stories/20261026006#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/26/apple-s-duo-phone-dos-and-don-ts-for-folding-phones/stories/20261026006 Apple’s first folding phone arrived in stores on Friday, bringing the advantages of a flexible display to iPhone loyalists. Such devices also have their own unique care and protection considerations. The newly-launched iPhone Duo is displayed Oct. 23 at the Apple store on Fifth Avenue in New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/26/even-linkedin-is-getting-tired-of-your-ai-written-posts/stories/20261026002 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/26/even-linkedin-is-getting-tired-of-your-ai-written-posts/stories/20261026002#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/26/even-linkedin-is-getting-tired-of-your-ai-written-posts/stories/20261026002 NEW YORK — Bland, AI-generated posts have made LinkedIn the butt of many an internet joke this year. The platform has heard its users’ complaints about lengthy, generic missives never touched by human hands loud and clear. The LinkedIn office in San Francisco in July, 2023. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/25/review-iphone-duo-apple/stories/20261025049 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/25/review-iphone-duo-apple/stories/20261025049#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/25/review-iphone-duo-apple/stories/20261025049 There were many times I didn’t want to put the iPhone Duo down. Once you get used to reading, watching TV, and scrolling through Instagram on a giant screen, it’s hard to go back to a tiny glowing rectangle. The iPhone Duo's inner screen is almost the size of an iPad Mini. The iPhone Duo, right, alongside a passport and Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8. On the iPhone Duo, you can use the rear cameras to take selfies while previewing your shot on the front screen. You can prop the iPhone Duo open to use it as a bedside clock. The iPhone Duo can run two apps at the same time. The iPhone 18 Pro, left, alongside the iPhone Duo. An example using iPhone 18 Pro zoom. iPhone Duo, Apple’s first foldable iPhone, launched Oct. 23. The iPhone Duo works when folded halfway, but not all apps are optimized for it yet. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/24/social-media-platforms-restoring-users-control-feeds/stories/20261024014 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/24/social-media-platforms-restoring-users-control-feeds/stories/20261024014#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/24/social-media-platforms-restoring-users-control-feeds/stories/20261024014 NEW YORK — Instagram this year expanded its feature that lets users provide specific feedback to tailor their feed. And across the social media ecosystem, platforms are increasingly offering similar options to give users greater control over what they see as they scroll. After years of relying heavily on algorithmic recommendations to populate users' feeds, social media platforms are rolling out tools to give users more control over the content they see. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/22/rush-patch-ai-software-vulnerability-70-websites-worldwide/stories/20261022090 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/22/rush-patch-ai-software-vulnerability-70-websites-worldwide/stories/20261022090#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:21:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/22/rush-patch-ai-software-vulnerability-70-websites-worldwide/stories/20261022090 LONDON — Governments and corporations worked throughout the night on urgent security updates after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language vital to 70 percent of websites globally. An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 16, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/16/states-sue-openai-saying-popular-chatbot-hurting-children-deceiving-adults/stories/20261016113 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/16/states-sue-openai-saying-popular-chatbot-hurting-children-deceiving-adults/stories/20261016113#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:03:40 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/16/states-sue-openai-saying-popular-chatbot-hurting-children-deceiving-adults/stories/20261016113 HARRISBURG, Pa. — At least eight states are suing artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, saying the company's popular chatbot model violated state consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults in what prosecutors described as a reckless pursuit of profit. Chat GPT app icon is seen on a smartphone screen in 2025 in Chicago. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/11/lake-america-backlash-fuels-interest-in-google-maps-alternatives/stories/20261011037 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/11/lake-america-backlash-fuels-interest-in-google-maps-alternatives/stories/20261011037#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:15:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/11/lake-america-backlash-fuels-interest-in-google-maps-alternatives/stories/20261011037 Just because Google and Apple are now calling it Lake America doesn’t mean everyone has to. A search for "Lake Ontario" on Google Maps shows up as "Lake America" on Aug. 30 in Bellemont, Ariz. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/10/social-media-addiction-ai-safety/stories/20261010005 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/10/social-media-addiction-ai-safety/stories/20261010005#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:13:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/10/social-media-addiction-ai-safety/stories/20261010005 Years after the risks of social media for kids first became apparent, U.S. states this summer reached an accord hailed as a turning point for child safety. Meanwhile, a new generation of children has begun engaging with an even more potent technology: artificial intelligence. ChatGPT history by a teenager is seen at a coffee shop in Russellville, Ark., on July 15, 2025. Kristin Bride, right, mother of 16-year-old Carson Bride, who died by suicide after being cyber-bullied on an anonymous app on Snapchat, is joined by Amy Neville, left, mother of 14-year-old Alexander Neville, who died from fentanyl poisoning after being deceived by a drug dealer operating on Snapchat, during a Social Media Victims Remembrance Day memorial on Capitol Hill on June 23 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/09/guardrails-chatgpt-teens-don-t-work-as-promised-watchdog-group/stories/20261009024 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/09/guardrails-chatgpt-teens-don-t-work-as-promised-watchdog-group/stories/20261009024#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:17:24 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/09/guardrails-chatgpt-teens-don-t-work-as-promised-watchdog-group/stories/20261009024 Some of the guardrails that OpenAI included in its ChatGPT for Teens product don’t work as intended and the chatbot poses an “unacceptable risk” to children, according to a report Wednesday by Common Sense Media. The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone in front of an image generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/08/fcc-considers-allowing-more-political-robocalls-before-midterms-including-those-created-with-ai-1/stories/20261008078 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/08/fcc-considers-allowing-more-political-robocalls-before-midterms-including-those-created-with-ai-1/stories/20261008078#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:12:21 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/08/fcc-considers-allowing-more-political-robocalls-before-midterms-including-those-created-with-ai-1/stories/20261008078 WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request by a conservative group to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with artificial intelligence-generated voices, before November’s midterm elections. Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology oversight hearing of the Federal Communications Commission on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/05/software-engineers-jobs-changed-ai-avoid/stories/20261005087 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/05/software-engineers-jobs-changed-ai-avoid/stories/20261005087#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:23:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/05/software-engineers-jobs-changed-ai-avoid/stories/20261005087 In 2024, software engineer Laura Housh began using AI as a helper for coding and other tasks. Two years later, Housh says she has a love-hate relationship with AI. President Donald Trump gestures to Elon Musk as he speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington on Sept. 29 after meeting with top executives of AI firms. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/05/privacy-concerns-smart-glasses-scrutiny-norway-seeks-temporary-ban/stories/20261005086 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/05/privacy-concerns-smart-glasses-scrutiny-norway-seeks-temporary-ban/stories/20261005086#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:13:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/05/privacy-concerns-smart-glasses-scrutiny-norway-seeks-temporary-ban/stories/20261005086 A trip to the park. A day at the beach. A workout session at the gym. All in public spaces where smart glasses can snap photos, record conversations or stream video online — without people in the line of their lenses and microphones knowing about it. FILE - Michael Mcloughlin, of El Confidencial, gets a demonstration of Gemini on Android XR glasses at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., on May 20.