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 [...]

2025-04-25

The Morning After: The Switch 2 pre-order struggle

Nintendo may not have enough Switch 2 consoles for everyone, it seems. It’s struggling to meet demand both in Japan and the US, where pre-orders were already delayed due to the tariff fiasco. The of [...]

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 [...]

2025-01-22

Dozens of subreddits are banning X links from their communities

Dozens of subreddits have opted to block links to X in their communities over the last 24 hours in a movement that appears to be gaining momentum across Reddit. Hundreds more appear to be actively dis [...]

2025-02-07

The Morning After: Apple’s Invite app and its less welcome third-party porn apps

The week has been a mixed bag for Apple. First, it launched a new iPhone app for organizing events and being actually social; then, it had to contend with a third-party app store offering a porn app i [...]

2025-01-23

Roli finally introduces a larger teaching piano keyboard, complete with AI

Roli just introduced the simply-named Piano at NAMM, a 49-key smart keyboard that's primarily intended for learners, but has some neat bells and whistles for experienced musicians. It features li [...]

2025-02-28

Engadget Podcast: iPhone 16e review and Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+

The keyword for the iPhone 16e seems to be "compromise." In this episode, Devindra chats with Cherlynn about her iPhone 16e review and try to figure out who this phone is actually for. Also, [...]

2025-03-28

What AI Is Teaching Us About Ancient Civilizations

While teaching humans about their ancient civilizations may seem like an odd job for artificial intelligence, it has potential. Traditionally, archeological surveys and decipherment have been painstak [...]

2025-04-22

Knight Takes Pawn. Chess Lessons Are Coming to Duolingo

The course is in beta now, but will be available to everyone in a few months. [...]