Do AI chatbots packaged inside cute-looking plushies offer a viable alternative to screen time for kids? That’s how the companies selling these AI-powered kiddie companions are marketing them, but The ...

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Do AI chatbots packaged inside plush animals really help children, or do they threaten vital developmental milestones? Companies market them as "screen-free playmates" for toddlers, but pediatric ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Newport News woman has handmade over 400 stuffed animals for kids in crisis, something that has become an asset for police and fire crews. “I saw a situation one time that ...