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Glonghui, February 27｜Language learning platform Duolingo (DUOL.US) plunged more than 21% in after-hours trading, closing at $92.37. In terms of news, Duolingo announced that its revenue for the fourth quarter last year increased by 35% year-on-year to $282.9 million, and adjusted EBITDA was $84.3 million, both exceeding market expectations. During the period, daily active users grew by 30% year-on-year to 52.7 million, marking the slowest growth rate in four years. In addition, the company expects daily active user growth to be around 20% in 2026, far below the previous growth rate of over 40%. Looking ahead to the first quarter, the company expects revenue of $288.5 million and adjusted EBITDA of about $73.6 million, both below the market consensus of $291.8 million and $84 million, respectively. For the full year, the company expects revenue to be between $1.2 billion and $1.22 billion, also below the market expectation of $1.26 billion. Duolingo will increase its investment in artificial intelligence to drive subscriber growth, which will slow short-term profit growth and profit margins. (Glonghui)

According to Odaily, the development team behind Worldcoin, Tools for Humanity (TFH), is collaborating with Gap, Visa, and Tinder to promote the implementation of its “World ID” human identity verification product. The report states that some Gap stores in San Francisco have already deployed “Orb” devices to collect users’ facial and iris information in order to generate World ID. At the same time, TFH plans to launch a payment card related to Visa, allowing users holding World ID to make purchases using digital assets. The dating app Tinder is also testing this identity system in Japan to verify that users are real individuals and that their age information is accurate. TFH stated that the Orb device converts facial and iris images into anonymous digital identifiers stored on the user’s device, and the company itself does not retain the original biometric data. Its business model intends to generate revenue by charging applications for verification services. (The Wall Street Journal)

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