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Startup Varda Space Industries snags former Mattel plant in El Segundo
In an expansion of its business of processing pharmaceuticals in Earth’s orbit, Varda Space Industries is renting a large El Segundo plant where toy manufacturer Mattel used to design...
Toys are talking back thanks to AI, but are they safe around kids?
Stuffed animals that talk back. Chessboards with pieces that move on their own. And a chatty holographic fairy in a crystal ball.Your next toy purchase might be powered by...
AI toys and games? Barbie maker Mattel teams up with OpenAI to create new products
Your next toy or game may be able to converse with you.Mattel, the El Segundo toy maker behind Barbie and Hot Wheels, said Thursday that it’s teaming up with...
Mattel taps OpenAI to help it design toys, other products
[LOS ANGELES] Mattel, the maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars, has signed a deal with OpenAI to use its artificial intelligence tools to design and in some...
Mattel Pulls ‘Wicked’ Dolls After Mistakenly Listing Adult Porn Site on Product Packaging
Mattel has pulled its Wicked dolls from shelves after packaging for the movie merchandise mistakenly listed a website to an adult porn site instead of the Wicked movie website.The...
Mattel beats profit estimates on cost controls but trims annual sales forecast
MATTEL topped Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit as the Barbie parent kept a tight leash on costs but lowered its annual sales forecast heading into the crucial holiday...
Mattel recalls Fisher-Price Snuga infant swings on suffocation risks after five deaths
MATTEL is recalling all models of its Fisher-Price Snuga infant swings after five deaths were reported from suffocation hazards between 2012 and 2022, the US consumer protection authority and...
LVWH-backed L Catterton approaches Mattel with acquisition offer: sources
L CATTERTON, the private equity firm backed by luxury goods giant LVMH, has approached Mattel, the toy maker behind Barbie and Hot Wheels, with an acquisition offer, people familiar...
