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UNCOVERED: Duolingo - The Untold Story

Technology can supply the words. But language proficiency begins when another person answers

Apps and AI can teach vocabulary and smooth an exchange, but proficiency depends on what someone can do when the script runs out.

Fortune

Apple Turns Into A Mockery After Launching Foldable iPhone, The Most Savage Yet Hilarious Reactions Are Here

“It’s called iPhone Duo because now there are 2 kidneys you have to give up.”

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'Reheating our leftovers': Samsung takes swipe at Apple over its iPhone 18 series reveal

Samsung posted a series of comments within minutes of Apple's announcements, targeting the iPhone 18 Pro and the newly unveiled iPhone Duo. Some of the posts reportedly received more than a million impressions.

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Samsung Brutally Roasts Apple's iPhone 18 and iPhone Duo as 'Reheated Leftovers' in Viral Launch Takedown

Samsung used Apple's latest hardware event to mock the new iPhone Duo, highlighting its own foldable phone history and poking fun at Apple's design choices through witty social media posts.

International Business Times UK

iPhone Duo vs Samsung: South Korean rival mocks Apple’s foldable entry with ‘So far, so same’ and other jabs

Samsung Mobile US engaged in a social media exchange with Apple. The company posted several jabs at Apple's recent iPhone announcements. Samsung highlighted its own foldable phone technology and design innovations. It also playfully involved Duolingo in the online discussion. This social media rivalry has been a recurring theme for…

The Economic Times

'I Deleted Duolingo Last Night': CEO Says ChatGPT Taught Him More Spanish in 7 Days Than He Learned in 2 Years

Claims that ChatGPT can outperform apps such as Duolingo highlight its potential for personalised learning, but remain based on individual experiences rather than comparative evidence.

International Business Times UK

Is Duolingo the Next Netflix-Style Comeback Story?

Evercore upgraded Duolingo to Outperform with a $210 price target, arguing AI chatbot fears were overblown as user growth, retention, and engagement remain strong.

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Duolingo Stock Is Shaking Off AI Fears

AI was supposed to threaten Duolingo’s future. But surging user growth suggests the company may be turning the technology into its biggest growth catalyst.

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In the AI Era, Duolingo Is Betting on Humans

Duolingo is betting that human creativity will become even more valuable in the AI era as it doubles down on the product experience that keeps users coming back.

Barchart

Mamdani’s new campaigns in Mandarin, Bengali and Spanish wins hearts: ‘Bro’s collecting languages like Pokémon’

From Rachel Zegler to Duolingo, social media has been unusually enthusiastic about the mayor’s language skills

The Independent UK

Five Great Reads: the polar expedition racing against time, David Sedaris freaks out about Duolingo, and a doom metal Orthodox priest

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - AU

5 Free Apps That Beat the Summer Slide

Summer break is a welcome pause from homework and school routines, but it can also lead to the “summer slide,” a well-documented learning loss that occurs when students spend months away from academic activities. Research has shown that students can lose some progress in reading and math during long school…

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After receiving backlash, the CEO of Standard Chartered apologizes for hurt over saying ‘lower value human capital’ will be automated by AI

Bill Winters, the CEO of Standard Chartered, says about 15% of “back office” corporate function roles will be reduced in the next four years.

Fortune

Uber chief warns no link yet between AI tokenmaxxing and shipping successful products — company pumps the brakes on all-out AI spending

Uber might be having a serious rethink about lavishing cash on AI services as management still can't draw a clear link between LLM use and beneficial results.

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I’ll keep using Duolingo but this AI language learning app has a hold on me

Homescreen Heroes: Promova is a popular AI-powered language-learning app

Creative Bloq

Mascots are back, but not as you know them

Future-focused brands know that mascots can embody a brand and bring it to life.

Euronews

Music beyond English: seven top languages to discover new sounds

Only listening to music in English shuts doors to other rhythms, textures, sounds and especially words. It’s like only watching American films: you're gonna miss great works. Yes, Spanish‑language music is very trendy now but there’s more, so much more to discover.

The Conversation

The Duolingo taxi test – could being rude to the driver cost you your dream job?

Duolingo recently revealed a seemingly genius trick to assess candidates for a senior position. Hiring managers at the language-learning app read applications and cover letters, scheduled phone interviews and asked all the usual questions about skills and ambitions. But they also found out about how the candidates behaved in the…

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'We’re trying to push something that in some cases did not fit' — Duolingo’s CEO changes course on AI at work

Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn belatedly acknowledges that measuring AI usage for performance reviews distracts from completing the actual job.

Fortune

‘I’m not going to force you’: Duolingo CEO backs off from evaluating employees on their AI usage

Less than a year after announcing Duolingo’s AI-first policy, Luis von Ahn said that no longer applies to evaluating employee performance.

Fortune

United Airlines CEO judges candidates by whether pilots would want to go on a four-day trip with them: ‘If you say no, then they’re out’

Scott Kirby, the CEO of $31.7 billion company United Airlines, said he looks to hire employees who others would “want to hang out with.”

Fortune

Duolingo CEO’s taxi driver test decides who gets hired—before the interview even starts

Candidates in today’s brutal job market are being evaluated in ways they may not even realize.

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From Amazon to Klarna: The 10 Major Corporations Leading the ‘AI-First’ Layoff Trend

We’ve all heard it in recent years: artificial intelligence is coming for your job. While most of us shrugged it off (because ChatGPT was still...

TechRadar

My 8-year-old daughter was struggling with math until we discovered this app

Homescreen Heroes: Duolingo Math teaches up to grade 8 math in a fun and engaging way

Barchart

The Saturday Spread: Using an Overlooked Indicator to Assess True Market Risk

While unusual options activity may be the dominant screener in the options world, volatility skew deserves some love due to its structural intelligence.

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