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.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA -- If toys are on your holiday shopping list this year, there are a handful of products that may put your child in danger. CALPIRG Education Funds, an Oakland-based nonprofit that ...

“We are at a new frontier of toy danger,” a U.S. senator warned at Connecticut Children’s in Hartford. He stood at a podium beside a collection of toys including a pair of robotic companions, one a ...