Duolingo’s bellwether IPO
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. We were a smaller team this week, with Natasha and Alex together with Chris to sort through yet another summer fren.....»»
Does your Duolingo app icon look sick? You’re not alone
Quick, someone give the Duolingo app icon a tissue! Everyone's favorite language learning owl has a case of the sniffles......»»
EV sales start to fall in California, an industry bellwether
Consecutive quarters of falling EV sales could derail state's zero-emission vehicle transition target......»»
eBay is laying off 1,000 workers
eBay is the latest tech platform to make job cuts in 2024, joining companies like Google, Duolingo, and YouTube. Online retailer eBay has made the decision to lay off 1,000 employees, an estimated 9 percent of the company's workforce. In a note.....»»
Duolingo lays off huge numbers in favour of AI translators
Duolingo adds to the number of multimillion businesses that are laying off their staff in favour of inefficient AI solutions. The post Duolingo lays off huge numbers in favour of AI translators appeared first on Phandroid. Popular language.....»»
Duolingo Year in Review 2023: how to find yours right now
Duolingo's 2023 Year in Review has landed! Want to find your very own Duolingo recap for 2023? Here's everything you need to know......»»
How to change your language on Duolingo
Duolingo lets you learn more than 30 languages. Here's how to change your language on Duolingo when you want to try something new......»»
Why is your Duolingo app melting? Here’s why it looks weird
Does your Duolingo app look weird this morning? More specifically, does it look like Duo is melting? You're not alone! Here's what's going on......»»
Duolingo is adding music lessons to the syllabus
Duolingo, the language learning app, has announced music lessons as part of its course offerings. Attention, students: Duolingo is adding a new subject to its course catalog: music. On Wednesday, the popular language-learning app announced the.....»»
Millions of Duolingo users have scraped personal data sold online
Stolen Duolingo database, including a mix of private and public data, could be yours for just $2......»»
Tesla wins bellwether Calif. trial over Autopilot car crash
California jury finds that Tesla's Autopilot did not fail in what appeared to be the first trial related to a crash involving partially automated driving software......»»
SMIC gets caught in fresh US trade curbs (Part 1)
China's three bellwether semiconductor firms, Yangtze Memory Technology (YMTC), Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), and ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), have begun grumbling over the fresh US semiconductor export control.....»»
Duolingo Math now available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad
Back in August, Duolingo officially announced its new Math app following a teaser in 2021. Now Duolingo Math is finally available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad users – and as the name suggests, the app aims to help people (especially childr.....»»
Duolingo announces new ‘Math’ app focused on kids and more features coming to other apps
Duolingo on Friday announced a new “Math” app during its fourth annual Duocon conference. Duolingo Math, as the name suggests, will help people (especially children) learn and improve their math skills in a fun and intuitive way. more… The po.....»»
Duolingo wants to expand your High Valyrian ahead of "House of the Dragon"
It's been far too long since our last visit to good ol' Westeros, but the wait is nearly over.In roughly a month's time, HBO launches House of the Dragon, the Game of Thrones prequel set 200 years before events of A Song of Ice and Fire during the Ta.....»»
Duolingo reports a 485% increase of people studying Ukrainian
Use of the language learning app Duolingo has surged since the start of the war in Ukraine. According to a statement on Monday from CEO and co-founder Luis von Ahn, Duolingo has seen a 485 percent increase in the number of users learning Ukrainian. T.....»»
Can the Duolingo iPhone app help a language dunce learn some Spanish?
Duolingo is one of the world’s most popular apps, consistently ranking in the top two or three educational apps, and a hugely popular way to learn a language. All of which had, until very recently, been completely irrelevant to me. I’m g.....»»
Duolingo is working on a math app for kids
Duolingo, best known for its whimsical owl and language-learning app, is working on a new product to add to its growing suite: a math app, according to CEO Luis von Ahn. The co-founder mentioned the app during an interview last week, the same day tha.....»»
The tale of two edtech IPOs
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Last week, Natasha and Alex jumped on Twitter Spaces to discuss the tale of two edtech IPOs: Duolingo, the consumer.....»»
5 lessons from Duolingo’s bellwether edtech IPO of the year
Duolingo landed onto the public markets this week, rallying excitement and attention for the edtech sector and its founder cohort. The language learning business’ stock price soared when it began to trade, even after the unicorn raised its IPO pric.....»»
Duolingo Reaches $6.5 Billion Valuation On Day of IPO
On Wednesday, language learning app Duolingo reached a valuation of $6.5 billion after its shares surged nearly 40% in the company's Nasdaq debut. Reuters reports: Duolingo's stock opened at $141.4 per share, blowing past the initial public offering.....»»