Tag: language
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Duolingo Achieves $500M Annual Revenue with Only 9% of Users Paying, Relying on Gamification and AI Enhancements
Duolingo, a leading language learning app, generates approximately $500 million annually with a user base where 80% do not pay for its services. With over 34 million daily users, Duolingo has maintained its position as one of the top education apps through a combination of advertising, which constitutes less than 8% of its revenue, and…
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Mauritania Faces Linguistic Controversy Following Government’s Enforcement of Arabic in Schools
In Mauritania, a significant educational reform has stirred controversy by enforcing Arabic as the main language of learning, sidelining other local languages and raising concerns about linguistic diversity. The law, adopted in August 2022, has prompted activists and educators to advocate for the inclusion of other local languages like Pulaar, Wolof, and Soninke, which were…
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Exploring the Evolution of Google Translate: From Basic Tool to Advanced Neural Networks
In a recent exploration of the technological advancements behind Google Translate, it’s revealed how the service has evolved from a simple pattern-matching tool to a sophisticated neural network capable of translating more than 130 languages by converting language into mathematical vectors. This transformation relies on a machine learning approach known as the transformer model, which…