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 [...]

2025-02-19

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. [...]

2025-02-24

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. [...]

2025-02-12

Rest in Peace Duo, the Duolingo Owl, Cruelly Murdered by ... a Tesla Cybertruck?

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

2025-01-03

The best laptop you can buy in 2025

Laptops are evolving fast, with some new models harnessing AI-powered features that adapt to your usage and improve performance in real time. These AI PCs can optimize battery life, manage power acros [...]

2025-01-17

ThermoWorks RFX review: A wireless grilling tool with unparalleled accuracy

Temperature is a crucial aspect of grilling. Whether you’re searing steaks and burgers or slow smoking brisket, you need an accurate reading of both your grill’s heat levels and the internal tempe [...]

2025-02-20

Why OpenAI is trying to untangle its 'bespoke' corporate structure

On the Friday after Christmas, OpenAI published a blog post titled "Why OpenAI's structure must evolve to advance our mission." In it, the company detailed a plan to reorganize its for- [...]