http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sun, 28 Jun 2026 04:10:59 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/06/28/world-robot-staging-ground-tech-entrepreneurs-physical-ai/stories/20260628033 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/06/28/world-robot-staging-ground-tech-entrepreneurs-physical-ai/stories/20260628033#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/06/28/world-robot-staging-ground-tech-entrepreneurs-physical-ai/stories/20260628033 PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Computer scientist Louis Castricato was in his eighth year studying large language models — the artificial intelligence technology behind chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude — when he started to feel like he was hitting a dead end. A Chat GPT app icon is seen on a smartphone screen. Computer scientist Fei-Fei Li speaks in 2024 during the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/06/28/wine-brands-chase-gen-z-with-playful-tie-ins-to-shark-week-nascar-and-more/stories/20260628028 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/06/28/wine-brands-chase-gen-z-with-playful-tie-ins-to-shark-week-nascar-and-more/stories/20260628028#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/06/28/wine-brands-chase-gen-z-with-playful-tie-ins-to-shark-week-nascar-and-more/stories/20260628028 BOSTON — Which wine pairs well with Shark Week? Does a pinot noir have enough acidity to cut through the grime of a Tough Mudder race? Is a big, brassy cabernet bold enough of a quaff for a night of naming dead rodents after an ex? A variety of pinot noir wines, from left, Josh Cellars Reserve, Juggernaut, and Chloe, are displayed at a grocery store in Concord, N.H. on June 8. A variety of California red wines from Line 39, from left, Cupcake Vineyards and Snoop Dogg's 19 Crimes Cali Red, are displayed at a grocery store in Concord, N.H. on June 8. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/06/27/thousands-vespas-swarm-rome-historic-center-iconic-scooter/stories/20260627077 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/06/27/thousands-vespas-swarm-rome-historic-center-iconic-scooter/stories/20260627077#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:03:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/06/27/thousands-vespas-swarm-rome-historic-center-iconic-scooter/stories/20260627077 ROME — More than 10,000 Vespas putt-putt-putted around the Colosseum and past the Roman Forum on Saturday, marking the 80th anniversary of the iconic scooter. Vespa enthusiasts parade in front of the Colosseum during celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the Vespa scooter in Rome on June 27. Vespa enthusiasts parade in front of the Colosseum during celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the Vespa scooter in Rome on June 27. U.S. high jumper John Thomas, of Cambridge, Mass., waves from a Vespa scooter with an unidentified official Olympic driver inside the Olympic Village, in Rome, Aug. 27, 1960. Natalie Dunand, a Vespa enthusiast from France, carries her dog Roxane as she arrives at the Vespa Village during celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the Vespa scooter in Rome on June 25. Vespa enthusiasts parade during celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the Vespa scooter in Rome on June 27. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/06/27/taylor-automotive-transfers-ownership-employees/stories/20260624005 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/06/27/taylor-automotive-transfers-ownership-employees/stories/20260624005#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:07:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/06/27/taylor-automotive-transfers-ownership-employees/stories/20260624005 In front of a new Hyundai, Steve Taylor, Jr., left, and CEO Peter Demczuk, right, stand with employees at Taylor Hyundai of Toledo on June 23 in Perrysburg. Taylor Automotive has transitioned to a 100 percent employee-owned company through a new Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Steve Taylor, Jr., works at Taylor Hyundai of Toledo on June 23 in Perrysburg. Steve Taylor, Jr., works at Taylor Hyundai of Toledo on June 23 in Perrysburg. In front of a new Hyundai, Steve Taylor, Jr., left, and CEO Peter Demczuk, right, stand with employees at Taylor Hyundai of Toledo on June 23 in Perrysburg. Taylor Automotive has transitioned to a 100 percent employee-owned company through a new Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Peter Demczuk, CEO, left, and Steve Taylor, Jr., work at Taylor Hyundai of Toledo on June 23 in Perrysburg. Sales associates William Mays, left, and Chad Hamlin work at Taylor Hyundai of Toledo on June 23 in Perrysburg. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/06/27/watch-duty-fire-tracking-app-expands-monitor-dangerous-floods/stories/20260627005 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/06/27/watch-duty-fire-tracking-app-expands-monitor-dangerous-floods/stories/20260627005#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:08:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/06/27/watch-duty-fire-tracking-app-expands-monitor-dangerous-floods/stories/20260627005 When a fire broke out a few miles from his Altadena, Calif., home the evening of Jan. 7, 2025, Matt Blea and his family needed to make a crucial decision: Should they stay home, or evacuate? A person uses the Watch Duty app to track floods June 18 in San Diego, Calif. People wade through a recreational vehicle park flooded by a king tide on Jan. 3 near Corte Madera in Marin County, Calif. Homes under construction sit on a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean more than a year after the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/06/27/meta-is-now-designing-its-own-cheaper-ai-smart-glasses/stories/20260627006 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/06/27/meta-is-now-designing-its-own-cheaper-ai-smart-glasses/stories/20260627006#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:08:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/06/27/meta-is-now-designing-its-own-cheaper-ai-smart-glasses/stories/20260627006 Meta on Tuesday announced a new line of AI glasses designed in-house, signaling a deeper push into the wearable technology that’s become a new front in the artificial intelligence race. Meta Glasses are pictured on a woman at a press event on June 22. Meta Glasses are seen at a press event on June 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/06/27/behind-the-wheel-hybrid-suvs-jeep-cherokee-vs-subaru-forester/stories/20260627009 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/06/27/behind-the-wheel-hybrid-suvs-jeep-cherokee-vs-subaru-forester/stories/20260627009#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:07:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/06/27/behind-the-wheel-hybrid-suvs-jeep-cherokee-vs-subaru-forester/stories/20260627009 Two new hybrid SUVs have hit the market in the last two years from brands known for their outdoorsy images: the Jeep Cherokee and the Subaru Forester. This photo shows the 2026 Jeep Cherokee. Jeep's small SUV is all-new and comes with a standard hybrid powertrain that gets an EPA-estimated 37 mpg combined. The 2026 Forester Hybrid small SUV gets an EPA-estimated 35 mpg combined. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/06/27/job-selling-historic-reform-new-documentary-traces-uaw-democracy-movement/stories/20260626088 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/06/27/job-selling-historic-reform-new-documentary-traces-uaw-democracy-movement/stories/20260626088#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/06/27/job-selling-historic-reform-new-documentary-traces-uaw-democracy-movement/stories/20260626088 The rank-and-file activism that helped democratize America’s largest auto union began in Toledo, and a documentary has arrived to tell the tale. Mike Balonek, director and co-producer, and George Windau, co-producer, of The Best Union Money Could Buy documentary, stand together surrounded by archival photos in relation to the 1934 Electric Auto-Lite strike at Union Memorial Park in Toledo on June 26. Mike Balonek, director and producer, and George Windau, co-producer of The Best Union Money Could Buy documentary, sit together at the Union Memorial Park in Toledo on June 26. Union Memorial Park was built to commemorate the 1934 strike on the former site of the Electric Auto-Lite company. Mike Balonek, director and co-producer, and George Windau, co-producer, of The Best Union Money Could Buy documentary, stand together at Union Memorial Park in Toledo on June 26. Mike Balonek, director and producer, and George Windau, co-producer of The Best Union Money Could Buy documentary, sit together at the Union Memorial Park in Toledo on June 26. Union Memorial Park was built to commemorate the 1934 strike on the former site of the Electric Auto-Lite company. George Windau, co-producer, and Mike Balonek, director and co-producer of The Best Union Money Could Buy documentary, stand together at the Union Memorial Park in Toledo on June 26. Union Memorial Park was built to commemorate the 1934 strike on the former site of the Electric Auto-Lite company. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/06/26/most-wall-street-rises-but-sinking-ai-stocks-send-lower-week/stories/20260626097 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/06/26/most-wall-street-rises-but-sinking-ai-stocks-send-lower-week/stories/20260626097#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:45:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/06/26/most-wall-street-rises-but-sinking-ai-stocks-send-lower-week/stories/20260626097 NEW YORK — Most of the U.S. stock market rose Friday after oil prices eased back to where they were before the war with Iran, but drops for stocks swept up in the mania around artificial-intelligence technology kept the market in check. Trader Edward Curran works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/06/25/promedica-touts-successful-first-quarter/stories/20260625092 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/06/25/promedica-touts-successful-first-quarter/stories/20260625092#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:27:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/06/25/promedica-touts-successful-first-quarter/stories/20260625092 ProMedica’s financial recovery carried into the first quarter of 2026, with stronger earnings and a deeper cash cushion than the Toledo health system reported a year earlier, executives said on an investor call Thursday. The exterior of the 80,000-square-foot, $35 million ProMedica medical office building is shown in 2023 in Perrysburg. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/06/25/apple-hikes-prices-macbooks-ipads-due-memory-chip-shortage/stories/20260625093 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/06/25/apple-hikes-prices-macbooks-ipads-due-memory-chip-shortage/stories/20260625093#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:54:40 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/06/25/apple-hikes-prices-macbooks-ipads-due-memory-chip-shortage/stories/20260625093 Apple has hiked prices on some of its most popular products, including the MacBook and iPad, because of the rising costs of memory and storage chips sparked by the AI boom. Higher prices went live on Apple’s online store June 25, but some third-party websites, like Best Buy and Target, still display the old prices. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/06/25/wall-street-drifts-mixed-finish-after-micron-soars-apple-drops/stories/20260625109 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/06/25/wall-street-drifts-mixed-finish-after-micron-soars-apple-drops/stories/20260625109#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:08:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/06/25/wall-street-drifts-mixed-finish-after-micron-soars-apple-drops/stories/20260625109 NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market meandered to a mixed finish Thursday after several artificial-intelligence stocks veered back up their roller-coaster ride, while Apple dropped after hiking prices on many of its products. Specialist Patrick King, left, and trader Dylan Halvorsen work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 25. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/25/feilbach-building-receives-5-million-tax-credits/stories/20260625090 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/25/feilbach-building-receives-5-million-tax-credits/stories/20260625090#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:42:14 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/25/feilbach-building-receives-5-million-tax-credits/stories/20260625090 A historic Toledo building will receive tax credits to help with its restoration, among others, Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Thursday. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks at a news conference on June 16 in Columbus. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/06/25/supreme-court-ruling-blocks-lawsuits-roundup-weedkiller/stories/20260625089 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/06/25/supreme-court-ruling-blocks-lawsuits-roundup-weedkiller/stories/20260625089#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:28:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/06/25/supreme-court-ruling-blocks-lawsuits-roundup-weedkiller/stories/20260625089 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sided with the maker of the Roundup weedkiller Thursday in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people the product could cause cancer. The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on June 5 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/06/23/sharp-drops-big-tech-companies-pull-indexes-mostly-lower-wall-street/stories/20260623117 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/06/23/sharp-drops-big-tech-companies-pull-indexes-mostly-lower-wall-street/stories/20260623117#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:38:08 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/06/23/sharp-drops-big-tech-companies-pull-indexes-mostly-lower-wall-street/stories/20260623117 Wall Street gave up more of its recent gains Tuesday after a sell-off in big technology stocks spread from Asia back to the U.S. over worries about potentially higher interest rates by the end of the year. Options trader Anthony Spina, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/06/23/75-caviar-topped-tots-a-day-s-pay-worth-of-beer-here-s-the-world-cup-menu-and-prices/stories/20260623091 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/06/23/75-caviar-topped-tots-a-day-s-pay-worth-of-beer-here-s-the-world-cup-menu-and-prices/stories/20260623091#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:38:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/06/23/75-caviar-topped-tots-a-day-s-pay-worth-of-beer-here-s-the-world-cup-menu-and-prices/stories/20260623091 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — World Cup tickets are expensive. Flights to North America are expensive. Hotel rooms in many places are expensive. Lazaro Luya, the concession chef at Sol Cubano, displays their special, pan with lechon and fresh mariquitas, at Miami Stadium June 21, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Fans attending the World Cup soccer game between Mexico and South Korea in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico, June 18, 2026, buy food at a concession stand inside Guadalajara Stadium. Lazaro Luya, the concession chef at Sol Cubano, displays their special, empanada mundial at Miami Stadium June 21, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. A Netherlands fan takes a drink on the stands while waiting for the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Sweden in Houston, June 20, 2026. A $75 dish is shown containing fried hash brown potatoes, caviar, crème fraiche, and chives at a World Cup match at Miami Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., June 21, 2026. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/23/40-mayors-worldwide-endorse-a-pact-to-shape-data-center-development/stories/20260623092 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/23/40-mayors-worldwide-endorse-a-pact-to-shape-data-center-development/stories/20260623092#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:47:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/06/23/40-mayors-worldwide-endorse-a-pact-to-shape-data-center-development/stories/20260623092 LONDON — Forty mayors from around the world have signed onto a pact announced Tuesday to try to shape how urban data centers are built and operated. Amazon Web Services data center is visible on Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego listens during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Capitol Hill, July 16, 2025, in Washington. A data center is visible in Frankfurt, Germany, Aug. 22, 2025. A worker prepares a plot of land for an AI data center, with a retired power plant being refurbished to provide electricity for the facility in the distance, March 24, 2026, in Independence, Mo. Workers walk outside a data center building under construction in Johor Bahru town at Johor state, Sept. 28, 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/06/22/us-stocks-drift-after-oil-prices-ease-big-tech-stocks-fall/stories/20260622085 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/06/22/us-stocks-drift-after-oil-prices-ease-big-tech-stocks-fall/stories/20260622085#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:28:25 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/06/22/us-stocks-drift-after-oil-prices-ease-big-tech-stocks-fall/stories/20260622085 NEW YORK — U.S. stocks drifted through a mixed day of trading on Monday after oil prices eased and falling Big Tech stocks weighed on Wall Street. Options trader Joseph D'Arrigo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/06/22/eager-to-work-teens-find-a-frustrating-summer-job-search/stories/20260622006 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/06/22/eager-to-work-teens-find-a-frustrating-summer-job-search/stories/20260622006#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:08:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/06/22/eager-to-work-teens-find-a-frustrating-summer-job-search/stories/20260622006 NEW YORK — Jaelyn Chester will wait your tables or stock your shelves. She’ll wash your dishes or scrub your toilets. If only someone would give the 17-year-old a chance. High school students gather outside the Goldenrod, a popular restaurant and candy shop, June 1, 2022, in York Beach, Maine. A sign advertises for help The Goldenrod, a popular restaurant and candy shop, June 1, 2022, in York Beach, Maine. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/06/22/when-it-might-make-sense-to-claim-social-security-at-62/stories/20260622003 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/06/22/when-it-might-make-sense-to-claim-social-security-at-62/stories/20260622003#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:11:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/06/22/when-it-might-make-sense-to-claim-social-security-at-62/stories/20260622003 Most financial experts will tell you to wait to claim your Social Security retirement benefits at least until your full retirement age (which is now 67) or even as late as age 70. Factors to consider when determining the age at which you may want to claim your Social Security retirement benefits include your health and longevity expectations, your marital and parental status, and your economic needs.