The brand that built its identity on fun and irreverence is learning the hard way: You can’t joke your way through a backlash ...

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In late April and early May 2025, claims (archived) circulated online that Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn said the language-learning app would become "AI-first" and replace contractors with artificial ...

Cheng Xin / Getty Images Duolingo shares hit an all-time high Friday after the language education platform topped first-quarter estimates. The company's revenue, profit, and user numbers all ...

Duolingo, a popular platform for learning various languages, announced it will be adding 148 new courses to its arsenal on Wednesday. The new courses were created using generative artificial ...

Duolingo launched 148 new language classes that were built by generative AI, the company announced Wednesday. The move, which more than doubles it current language offering, comes as the gamified ...

The gamified, owl-mascoted language learning app Duolingo is completing its "AI-first" pivot — and replacing all its human contractors along the way. In an all-hands email that was later posted ...

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 ...

Duolingo is set to replace existing contract workers with AI, the company revealed in a memo this week. Signaling his commitment to making Duolingo “AI-first,” co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn ...

He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Duolingo will soon be able to help you learn another new skill: chess. The platform’s new chess course will use short puzzles ...

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 ...

Duolingo, the world’s most popular learning app, is adding a new subject to its curriculum: Chess. Now in early testing, the Chess course marks the company’s first new subject since launching ...