November 12, 20240 Comments

Mattel pulls ‘Wicked’ dolls after printing adult web address on packaging

Still from the film “Wicked” Source: Universal Studios Thousands of Mattel’s “Wicked”-branded fashion dolls are flying off shelves, but not because of consumer demand. The toy company has been forced to pull its line of character dolls after a package misprint. Instead of listing the website for Universal’s “Wicked” movie, boxes featured a link to a pornographic website for a group called Wicked Pictures. “Mattel was made aware of a

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November 11, 20240 Comments

Web Summit kicks off in Lisbon as tech leaders weigh Trump’s return By Reuters

By Martin Coulter LISBON (Reuters) – Lisbon will this week play host to Europe’s biggest annual tech conference, Web Summit, where industry leaders and lawmakers will weigh the pros and cons of Donald Trump’s return to the White House.  Senior executives from firms such as Apple (NASDAQ:), Microsoft (NASDAQ:), and Meta (NASDAQ:) will join high-ranking officials from Europe for debates about the future of artificial intelligence, social media regulation, and

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