Adam Hancock Business reporter, BBC News Xia Yu/VCG via Getty Images Whether you reckon they are cute, ugly or just plain weird, chances are you have heard of the furry dolls that have become a global sensation – Labubu. Born a monster, the elf-like creature from Chinese toy maker Pop Mart is now a viral...
On April 16th, 2025, the supreme court of the united kingdom ruled that the categories of female and male would be defined by one’s assigned sex at birth. Just a single step behind the united states in the sprint towards trans genocide, Terf Island has placed trans women not only squarely in its rifle sights,...
Richard Irvine-Brown & Liv McMahon BBC News Wicked Joyful These action figures may look like they were made by machine in a factory – but really they were hand-made Artists and creatives are pushing back against a recent trend using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate “starter pack” images of people as toys – which they...
Liv McMahon & Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporters Robert Timothy/BBC/ChatGPT Left: BBC technology editor Zoe Kleinman. Right: Her AI-generated action figure When scrolling through social media, you may have recently seen friends and family appearing in miniature. It’s part of a new trend where people use generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and Copilot to...