The original doll was not made by Mattel but by a business that perfected its practice making plaster casts of Hitler.

They’re cute, even cuddly, and promise learning and companionship — but artificial intelligence toys are not safe for kids, according to children’s and consumer advocacy groups urging parents not to ...

Mattel Chairman and CEO Ynon Kreiz explains how he has transformed the maker of Barbie and Hot Wheels from a traditional toy ...

Following major backlash on AI toys, Mattel confirmed that it won't be releasing its first OpenAI-powered toy before the end ...

Fairplay, the leading nonprofit committed to helping children thrive in a screen-obsessed culture, released the following statement today in response to Mattel's announcement that it's delaying the ...

Teddy bears and stuffed plushies have long been a mainstay in toy collections. But today they don’t talk back in a child’s imagination — some talk through built-in AI chatbots. Sometimes that’s a ...

It’s great to see Mattel delaying the release of its first AI products,” said R.J. Cross, PIRG’s Our Online Life program director and co-author of two recent reports about AI toys. “We don’t need toy ...

It's just like Santa's workshop, only instead of the North Pole, it's located in Palm Harbor, where dozens of volunteers act like elves every day, making handmade toys for children. 6 Craziest ...

AI is all the rage, and that includes on the toy shelves for this holiday season. Tempting though it may be to want to bless the kids in your life with the latest and greatest, advocacy organization ...

A coalition of leading child-development specialists and technology-safety advocates is urging parents not to purchase AI-powered toys this holiday season, warning that the devices can undermine ...

A combination of strategic planning, good timing and a long-awaited product helped the maker of electronic story boxes weather the onset of tariffs. A popular audio player, Toniebox. Toy sales in the ...

Sydney Wiseman is cofounder of Playhouse MD. She designed Fingerlings, small toys that sold millions of units. Now she's partnered with her sister, a family physician, to make fun medical tools. This ...