Collectors experience a noticeable shift in 2026. Labubu dominated 2025 with its static monster designs from Pop Mart, ...

The University of Cambridge's Emily Goodacre is researching AI toys and how they affect children's play and development. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photo: courtesy of Emily Goodacre) Is this the ...

A wave of AI-powered children’s toys has hit shelves this holiday season, claiming to rely on sophisticated chatbots to animate interactive robots and stuffed animals that can converse with kids.

Nov. 20 (UPI) --Toys that use AI to interact with children might seem like a fun idea, but one organization is warning against them. The nonprofit Fairplay released an advisory Thursday warning ...

Call for new safety standards follows studies in which AI-powered toys shared advice on lighting matches and sexual fetishes ...

Dec. 17 (UPI) --Fears of risks to children's mental health and development have two U.S. senators sounding an alarm and seeking information on toys that use artificial intelligence. Sens. Richard ...

A nonprofit children's safety organization, Fairplay, is urging gift givers to avoid buying AI toys for children this holiday season, according to an advisory issued on Thursday. Fairplay, along with ...

Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are pressing several companies about the sale of AI-powered toys following reports of such items engaging in inappropriate ...