2025-01-16

'TikTok Refugees' are learning Mandarin Chinese on Duolingo for RedNote

In a few days, TikTok could be banned in the US, rendering the app unusable and removing it from app stores. Instead of making do with Instagram Reels, people looked for a closer alternative and found [...]

2025-04-22

Duolingo will soon start offering chess lessons

Duolingo will soon add chess to its list of non-language courses, alongside music and math. The company has revealed that it will add chess lessons to its app, which will initially be available in bet [...]

2025-02-19

Stephen Colbert mourns Duolingo owl Duo, knows what you did

Duolingo killed its own mascot owl, Duo, in a major marketing move. On "The Late Show," Stephen Colbert ponders whodunnit. [...]

2025-04-29

Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI

Duolingo is now going to be "AI-first," the company has announced — aka it will drop employees in favor of using AI. In a publicly shared email, CEO Luis von Ahn outlined how Duolingo will [...]

2025-04-29

Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI for content creation

Duolingo is now going to be "AI-first," the company has announced — aka it will drop employees in favor of using AI. In a publicly shared email, CEO Luis von Ahn outlined how Duolingo will [...]

2025-02-24

Duolingo Resurrects Its Mascot, Duo the Owl, After Murder By Tesla Cybertruck

"Y'all really think I'd let a Cybertruck take me out?" the scrappy owl noted on social media. [...]

2025-02-14

Duolingo Is Selling a Coffin for Dead Mascot Duo the Owl

This is one of the weirder promotions done by an app in recent months. The company even made a video showing Duo being killed by a Cybertruck. [...]

2025-02-12

Rest in Peace Duo, the Duolingo Owl, Cruelly Murdered by Its Marketing Team

Even on-again-off-again romantic partner Dua Lipa responded to the manufactured death of Duo. [...]

2025-03-10

Get four months of the Disney+ Hulu Duo Basic streaming bundle for only $12 right now

You have to be patient if you want to take advantage of the best streaming deals because they don't come around as often as discounts on laptops and smartphones. One of the best deals as of late [...]