Stuffed animals that talk back. Chessboards with pieces that move on their own. And a chatty holographic fairy in a crystal ...

In today’s digital age, children are growing up surrounded by technology, with AI-powered talking toys becoming an integral part of ...

Worse yet, as Cross and Erlich note in their report, a toy called Miko — which is being sold at Walmart, Costco, and Target — will often promise that it will keep any information kids may divulge to ...

A wave of AI-powered children’s toys has hit shelves this holiday season, claiming to rely on sophisticated chatbots to ...

Yet that’s what consumer watchdog the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) found in a recent test of new toys for the ...

New research says some "educational" toys for infants actually get in the way of learning. The Trouble With Talking Toys The Trouble With Talking Toys The Trouble With Talking Toys Just because a ...

A complaint with the FTC alleges that internet-connected toys are recording and transmitting kids' conversations in violation of privacy rules. Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's ...

We all know that the best time for your kids to learn a foreign language is when they are young. By exposing your children to bilingual talking toys from the time they are babies, you’ll be able to ...

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Just because a toy's packaging says it's educational doesn't make it so. That's the finding from a new study in JAMA Pediatrics that found some toys being marketed as language promoters got in the way ...