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October 19, 2026

English reading briefs and context saved on this day, alongside preserved public trend signals.

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Zhihu Hot List via UAPI · saved Oct 19, 2026, 2:40 PM CST

How should DeepSeek's launch of its self-developed Search API be assessed? It costs 5 yuan per 1,000 successful requests

Background: DeepSeek is a Chinese AI company known for large language models. Model announcements and community claims require separate verification.

DeepSeek
A Chinese AI company that develops large language models and offers a chat service and developer API. Reference ↗
Read original on Zhihu Hot List via UAPI ↗ · Daily record · Monthly report
Juejin via UAPI · saved Oct 19, 2026, 2:33 PM CST

Can a Short-Link Service Really Reach 100,000 QPS in One Weekend by Just Adding Redis?

The reader’s brief

Before sharing a large QPS number, ask what passed: status, destination, latency and workload. Preserve the test window, hot/cold key distribution, dropped iterations and error counts. This article is useful as a measurement checklist, with an explicit unmeasured target. For our full review, open the dated developer briefing from Guides.

Bug Jun's October 16 Juejin article presents 100,000 QPS as a target, not a measured achievement. The author says k6 was unavailable in the validation environment. Its lab starts with one Go process, in-memory mappings and a local append log; PostgreSQL and Redis are a proposed later evolution. A correct redirect requires 302 and the matching Location header. Disable automatic redirect following for endpoint-only tests, and separate planned arrivals, requests sent and correct responses. Grafana's constant-arrival-rate executor starts iterations independently of response time while virtual users are available; its configured rate alone is not achieved correct-response throughput. We read both sources; we did not execute the code, reproduce throughput or audit the implementation.

Read original on Juejin via UAPI ↗ · Daily record · Monthly report
Zhihu Hot List via UAPI · saved Oct 19, 2026, 2:25 PM CST

How Significant Is DeepSeek’s Impact on Baidu Search?

Background: DeepSeek is a Chinese AI company known for large language models. Model announcements and community claims require separate verification.

DeepSeek
A Chinese AI company that develops large language models and offers a chat service and developer API. Reference ↗
Baidu
A Chinese technology company known for internet search, AI and autonomous-driving technology. Reference ↗
Read original on Zhihu Hot List via UAPI ↗ · Daily record · Monthly report

Preserved ranking signals

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China News and Web Trends

Search, portal, internet-native news, and creator-media trend lists from China's public web.

21signals
netease-news

NetEase News

A major portal-style news and commentary app with strong internet-media distribution.

About this platform
7

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #38
  2. #38
    Guo Shiqiang, take a look! Wang Junjie erupts for 31 points and 6 rebounds, drawing praise from U.S. media as a top NBA prospect

    Context: The NBA is North America's top professional basketball league.

    OtherAI context · definition
  3. #39
    Wang Junjie erupts for a career-high 31 points in the NCAA: After playing only 5 minutes, he breaks out and leads his team to a narrow 2-point win

    Context: The NCAA is the U.S. organization governing college sports.

    OtherAI context · definition
  4. #39
  5. #40
  6. #41
  7. #42
toutiao

Toutiao

ByteDance’s algorithmic news and content feed, driven by personalized recommendations and creator posts.

About this platform
7

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #38
  2. #38
    Liu Tao Appears at an Event Commemorating Mazu

    Context: Mazu is a widely worshiped Chinese sea goddess honored in ceremonies across coastal communities.

    CultureAI context · definition
  3. #39
  4. #40
  5. #40
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  7. #41
baidu

Baidu Hot Search

Baidu's ranked search-topic discovery list. It is distinct from Baidu Index and is not an equivalent Google Trends dataset.

About this platform
7

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #39
    4.3MSource metric
  2. #40
    4.2MSource metric
  3. #40
    4.2MSource metric
  4. #41
    Reports Say Bai Yu May Have Become a Father
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    4.1MSource metric
  5. #41
    4.1MSource metric
  6. #42
    4MSource metric
  7. #42
    4MSource metric
Category

Chinese Music Trends

Popular-song charts, streaming rankings, and youth music culture from China's major music platforms.

9signals
Category

Chinese Social Media Trends

Q&A boards, lifestyle communities, forums, movie lists, and other places where Chinese internet users discuss what is trending.

9signals
weibo

Weibo Hot Search

A Chinese public social network where news, entertainment, creators, and institutional accounts meet in topic-based discussion.

About this platform
9

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #38
    Rumor: Wang Yibo Will Hold a Concert Next Year
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    115.2KSource metric
  2. #39
    Huang Duoduo's Back Muscles
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    113.1KSource metric
  3. #39
    310.6KSource metric
  4. #40
    308.8KSource metric
  5. #40
    112.2KSource metric
  6. #41
    112.1KSource metric
  7. #41
    307.9KSource metric
  8. #42
    307.7KSource metric
  9. #42
    110.9KSource metric
Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

Short-video, long-video, and creator-community rankings from major Chinese video platforms and online culture hubs.

16signals
douyin

Douyin

China’s short-video and live-content platform, sister product to TikTok.

About this platform
6

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #39
    7.7MSource metric
  2. #40
    7.7MSource metric
  3. #40
    Wang Leehom’s Zhengzhou Concert
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
  4. #41
    Jia Jinchai: Tian Xiwei’s Slap Transition
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
  5. #42
    Identity V Has Another New Collaboration

    Context: Identity V is an asymmetrical multiplayer horror game.

    EntertainmentAI context · definition
    7.7MSource metric
  6. #42
    7.7MSource metric
kuaishou

Kuaishou

A short-video and livestreaming platform with strong everyday-life, regional, and creator-economy communities.

About this platform
6

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #39
    9.5MSource metric
  2. #40
    Yu Wenle Posts an Apology
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    9.5MSource metric
  3. #41
    9.4MSource metric
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    9.4MSource metric
  5. #42
    9.4MSource metric
  6. #42
    9.4MSource metric
bilibili

Bilibili

China’s youth-oriented video community, similar to YouTube with stronger anime, gaming, and creator subcultures.

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #40
    DIY Ultraman Tiga

    Context: Ultraman Tiga is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero character from the Ultraman franchise.

    EntertainmentAI context · definition
    2M playsSource metric
  2. #41
    What?! Menmen?! 2.0
    OtherMachine translated
    241.1K playsSource metric
  3. #42
    2.7M playsSource metric
  4. #42
    Spent Over 10,000! A Live-Action Danganronpa Trial Is in Session!

    Context: Danganronpa is a Japanese video game and media franchise built around murder mysteries and courtroom trials.

    EntertainmentAI context · definition
    2.4M playsSource metric
Category

Chinese Tech and AI Trends

Developer communities, tech media, product sites, AI discussion, and IT boards from China's internet.

5signals
juejin

Juejin

A developer and tech-writing community, similar to DEV.to for Chinese engineers.

About this platform
5

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #39
    GitHub Daily Trend Brief | 2026-10-17
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 63Source metric
  2. #40
    heat: 54Source metric
  3. #41
    heat: 54Source metric
  4. #41
    heat: 72Source metric
  5. #42
    A Powerful Java Tool for Exporting Excel Files: JXLS

    Context: JXLS is a Java library for exporting Excel spreadsheets.

    TechAI context · definition
    heat: 54Source metric