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Bloomberg
6 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Funko Names Netflix Executive to Lead the Toymaker's Turnaround
Funko Inc., the struggling maker of pop-culture figurines, named Netflix executive Josh Simon as its new chief executive officer. Simon, who oversees consumer products at Netflix, will take over on Sept. 1 and join the company's board, Funko said Tuesday in a statement. He succeeds interim chief Mike Lunsford.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
$30,000 worth of Labubus headed for black market recovered from SoCal home
When police searched a home in Upland as part of a recent burglary investigation, they weren't looking for piles of cash or bags full of jewelry, but boxes of what has become the must-have item of the year. Within each of the 14 boxes taken from the home, Chino police said, were those little customizable monsters that are taking over America — Labubu. According to a social media post on Monday, Chino police recovered $30,000 worth of the furry figurines, which usually retail for about $30, from a home as part of an investigation into a series of thefts from a local warehouse. The figurines are usually sold at Pop Mart stores and create a fervor whenever new supplies are released. A child-sized Labubu sold at auction for $150,000, according to media reports, and limited edition monsters can retail for $150. When police searched the home, they found an operation to resell and ship the figurines across the country, officials said. One person inside the home tried to run away but eventually surrendered. The Labubus were then returned to their rightful owner. With their popularity soaring, Labubu heists are not unheard of in the Southland. Last week, thieves robbed a La Puente business that advertised its stock of Labubu figurines online. One Stop Sales said that thieves broke into their shop and stole multiple boxes of merchandise, including Labubu monsters. The shop owners later announced that some of their merchandise were recovered by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Labubu, the furry figurines sold exclusively at Chinese-based Pop Mart, are often sold in timed online events and then customers can pick up at storefronts across the U.S. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. Solve the daily Crossword
Reuters
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Spanish collector sets world record with over 5,000 dog figurines
TERRASSA, Spain, July 28 (Reuters) - Spanish collector Marià Gabarro did not care for real dogs but won a posthumous place in the Guinness World Records this year for the largest collection of canine-related items - 5,025 figurines, soft toys or dog-head walking sticks. Gabarro, a sales manager from Terrassa, a town about 30 km (19 miles) from Barcelona, started his mammoth collection of figurines in his 60s. When he died last year, aged 94, his children decided to see if the haul could claim a record as a tribute to their parents. Gabarro acquired the figurines at markets and stored them in two houses. Teresa Gabarro, 54, one of four siblings who now lets her West Highland White Terrier play with the soft toys, said: '(My parents) really liked the non-real dogs, but not the live ones."
CNA
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
Life-sized Smiski to make appearance at Kinokuniya Takashimaya
Smiskis are all the rage right now – tiny, glow-in-the-dark collectible figurines from Japan that have charmed fans with their unique human-like poses. Whether it's reading, doing yoga, meditating, or cheekily hanging off your phone (à la the popular Sonny Angel), collectors have accumulated shelves worth of these little figures, making their own Smiski set-ups. Now, you can take your obsession to the next level. A life-sized Smiski will be at bookstore Kinokuniya's main outlet in Takashimaya on Saturday (Jul 19) from 2.30pm to 5pm. You can grab a photo with it during one of three photo sessions. There's a session from 2.30pm to 3pm, another from 3.30pm to 4pm, and the last one is from 4.30pm to 5pm. Aside from meeting the giant blank-faced creature, fans who purchase two or more Smiski items during the fan meet will be able to redeem a Smiski-themed masking tape, while those who purchase five or more Smiski items can redeem a Smiski drawstring bag. Offers are while stocks last. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Books Kinokuniya 🇸🇬 (@kinokuniya_singapore)
The Standard
10-07-2025
- The Standard
US scrutinizes Chinese AI for ideological bias, memo shows
Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "Artificial Intelligence AI" in this illustration. (Reuters)
