How Duolingo uses streaks and notifications to keep users coming back to the app; 70% of Duolingo's 30M+ DAUs have weeklong streaks and 5M have one-year streaks
The learning app doesn't just teach languages. It harnesses the power of streaks and hooks you with perfectly timed nudges. Bluesky: @silversalty.bsky.social . X: @kushkatakia and @jakewengroff . Lin...
An excerpt from Walter Isaacson's new Elon Musk biography details Musk's decision to buy Twitter and how his moods fluctuated wildly before the official closing
https://www.wsj.com/... David P / @the_dp@mastodon.social : “Musk's anti-woke sentiments were partly triggered by the decision of his oldest child, Xavier, then 16, to transition. ” Hey, I'm transgen...
A look at the frayed relationship between Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook as Apple rolls out its new privacy feature for iPhones
Facebook is not happy Emily Birnbaum / Politico : Senate to lift the hood on social media algorithms Ian Sherr / CNET : Apple's M1 chip gives Mac some iPhone shine. Now we find out how much Andy Meek ...
Chinese tech startups are finding it harder to attract venture capital and are shedding staff, while tech giants are slashing bonuses and travel expenses
The Economist : Tweets: @kushkatakia and @theeconomist Tweets: Kush Katakia / @kushkatakia : More money was raised for venture-capital funds in China in the first half of 2018 than in America, the fi...
The rise of mobile video in India is requiring YouTube and others to innovate to better serve Indian users, who average 40+ hours/month of video from data plans
Explosion of video is transforming India's media landscape, and companies are scrambling to feed demand Tweets: @jwangark , @shadmashaikh , @abhishekn , @ericbellmanwsj , @safimichael , @lavsmohan , @...
Sources detail how tech magnate Masayoshi Son invests in companies, often acting quickly and detached from fund's investor committee and Softbank's directors
SoftBank is on a shopping spree, investing billions in firms such as Uber and WeWork, both directly and through an affiliated tech fund Tweets: @davecbenoit , @kushkatakia , @zerohedge , @krisnair , @...