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Duolingo CEO says controversial AI memo was misunderstood

In Brief While Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn was loudly criticized this year after declaring that Duolingo would become an “AI-first company,” he suggested in a new interview the real issue was that he “did not give enough context.” “Internally, this was not controversial,” von Ahn told The New York Times. “Externally, as a publicly traded company some people assume that it’s just for profit. Or that we’re trying to lay off humans. And that was not the intent at all.” On the contrary, von Ahn sai

Toymaker suddenly drops lawsuit against “Sylvanian Drama” TikToker

A toy company has voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against a popular TikTok and Instagram account called "Sylvanian Drama." Epoch Company Ltd., is the US maker of adorable fuzzy dolls called Calico Critters. Those dolls are known as "Sylvanian Families" in other markets, and more recently, they became a viral sensation after an Ireland-based content creator, Thea Von Engelbrechten, started making funny videos in which the dolls acted out dark, cringey adult storylines. Claiming that the "Sylv

The backlash against Duolingo going ‘AI-first’ didn’t even matter

Duolingo announced on Wednesday that it beat its quarterly revenue estimates, even though the company faced widespread backlash for choosing to embrace generative AI over human workers. Duolingo stock rose almost 30% on the news. In April, CEO Luis von Ahn shared that Duolingo would become an “AI-first” company, phasing out its use of contract workers. He also discouraged teams from hiring more employees, unless if the team is unable to automate more of its work. With the use of generative AI,

ICE test train reaches speeds of up to 405.0 km/h

DB und Siemens Mobility haben bei Testfahrten einen neuen Geschwindigkeitsrekord für die Strecke Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle erreicht • Fahrten liefern wichtige Erkenntnisse für die Sanierung von Schnellfahrstrecken sowie die technische Weiterentwicklung von Hochgeschwindigkeitszügen Die Deutsche Bahn (DB) und Siemens Mobility haben mit einem ICE-Testzug auf der Schnellfahrstrecke Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle eine Geschwindigkeit von 405,0 km/h erreicht. Fahrten mit Geschwindigkeiten über 300 km/h sind sehr s

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