Duolingo software engineer Sarah Deitke said 95% of the company's engineering organization reported learning something new and would recommend its lab-style AI training, which her DevEx AI team uses t…
A developer's guide details how engineering teams are using AI tools to compress software development cycles, citing claims that AI now handles 42% of repetitive coding and testing tasks for top-perfo…
Duolingo launched Chess Game Review, a feature that helps learners understand their chess games by focusing on key moments rather than overwhelming them with engine analysis. The feature uses centipaw…
Austin Armstrong, CEO and co-founder of Syllaby, said in a social media post that ChatGPT taught him more Spanish in seven days than Duolingo did in two years, sharing six prompts that turned the AI i…
AI visibility firm Promptwatch reported that Reddit's share of ChatGPT citations plunged by 86% in mid-August, a trend confirmed by three other AI visibility firms, sparking concern among marketers. H…
Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported that US employers cited artificial intelligence in 112,713 announced job cuts through July 2026, more than double the 54,836 AI-cited cuts in all of 2025, with AI…
Android Authority's Rita El Khoury replaced Duolingo with Google's Gemini AI chatbot for a week to learn Spanish in Mexico, finding it an almost perfect alternative that adapts to her personal needs. …
Duolingo co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn said on the company's August 5th earnings call that the cost of an AI-powered video call dropped from roughly $0.30 to less than $0.01, driven by a shift to op…
Gusto, a human resources platform, has introduced a five-tier AI archetype system for quarterly employee performance reviews, ranging from 'observers' to 'amplifiers,' to standardize AI fluency discus…
Duolingo restored a 10-year-old boy's 301-day language-learning streak after his mother appealed on X, adding gems and a Streak Shield; the plea garnered over 15 million views. The company manually re…
Companies are increasingly embedding AI into every product, but this strategy often backfires, as seen with Duolingo and Microsoft, whose aggressive AI integration led to user backlash and a rollback …
A tech commentator argues that adopting an 'AI-First' company culture, where employees use AI for every task before considering other methods, is bad for business because AI lacks context, cannot repl…
Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn said the company's mission is to provide equal access to education, starting with languages because English proficiency can increase earning potential for nearly 2 billion le…
Union Square Ventures (USV) argues that AI enables startups to obliterate, not just automate, existing markets by democratizing expertise, citing investments in Doctronic, Isembard, and Cofounder as e…
TIME and Statista ranked Duolingo as the world's top EdTech company of 2026, based on financial performance and industry impact. The language-learning app, which now has over 60 million daily active u…
Canva cofounder Cameron Adams said the company does not mandate a specific AI tool for employees, instead giving them budgets to experiment with tools like Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini. Adams argued tha…
Promptwatch, an Amsterdam startup founded in 2025 by Gijs de Groot and Klaas Foppen, raised EUR6 million in seed funding to automate generative engine optimization (GEO) for brands. The round was led …
Companies including Duolingo, Salesforce, Klarna, Harvey, and Adobe are using artificial intelligence to create new products and redefine customer experiences, with AI powering personalized learning, …
A developer building Wishyze, an AI-powered daily ritual engine with over 28,000 users, argues that most AI wellness apps fail due to a structure problem, not a technology problem. The developer found…
Amre learned Python using an AI tutor, demonstrating how AI is transforming education through personalized learning. AI-powered platforms adapt to individual needs, providing instant feedback and tail…