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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

Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

21signals
bilibili

Bilibili

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

About this platform
21

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #52
    “The Glove Factory Was Flooded... This Scene Is Way Too Lovecraftian...”

    Context: Lovecraftian describes an atmosphere of cosmic horror associated with writer H. P. Lovecraft.

    SocietyAI context · definition
    371.8K playsSource metric
  2. #53
    Shanghai TV Teaches You How to Drink Coffee
    CultureMachine translated
    646K playsSource metric
  3. #55
    1.2M playsSource metric
  4. #55
    A World-Shaking Spectacle! What If Black Myth: Zhong Kui Entered Reality? The Pinnacle of Chinese Aesthetics Is Here!

    Context: Black Myth: Zhong Kui refers to a Chinese-themed game or creative work centered on Zhong Kui, a legendary demon queller.

    EntertainmentAI context · definition
    2.1M playsSource metric
  5. #56
    465.9K playsSource metric
  6. #57
    The Principal Really Is Speechless
    SocietyMachine translated
    1.6M playsSource metric
  7. #58
    339.1K playsSource metric
  8. #59
    Spider-Man's Death
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    819.5K playsSource metric
  9. #60
    COD's Most Unresolved Character — General Li Chonggao
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    1.1M playsSource metric
  10. #61
    Dynamic Video | Tim vs. Ashin: Who Has Better Eyesight?
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    390.9K playsSource metric
  11. #62
    2.4M playsSource metric
  12. #63
    [Opus 5.5] One Sentence Made Claude Create a Senbonzakura MV Using 3 Billion Tokens

    Context: Claude is an AI assistant developed by Anthropic.

    TechAI context · definition
    170K playsSource metric
  13. #64
    The Official Account Really Knows How to Have Fun!
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    157K playsSource metric
  14. #64
    484.8K playsSource metric
  15. #66
    1.8M playsSource metric
  16. #67
    219.4K playsSource metric
  17. #68
    640.4K playsSource metric
  18. #68
    Please Fall in Love with Someone Like Me
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    721.9K playsSource metric
  19. #69
    369.3K playsSource metric
  20. #70
    159.5K playsSource metric
  21. #71
    Tourist: I Didn't Come to a Zoo???
    SocietyMachine translated
    121.3K playsSource metric
Category

Chinese Music Trends

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

39signals
netease-music

NetEase Cloud Music

A music streaming platform famous for playlists, comments, and youth music culture.

About this platform
20

Chinese source / Guest charts; playback may require sign-in

  1. #52
    Always Online
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #53
    Saying Goodbye Is Too Hard
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #54
    Pipa Piece

    Context: The pipa is a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument with a pear-shaped body.

    EntertainmentAI context · definition
  4. #55
    No Matter How Far, We'll Be Together
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  5. #56
    I Heard You; Your Pain Is Valid
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  6. #57
    Rust (We Both Made a Pinky Promise)
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  7. #58
    Appear and Leave Again (Live)
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  8. #59
    Some
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  9. #60
    Barefaced
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  10. #61
    You, Free
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  11. #62
    The Last Fireworks of a Summer Night
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  12. #63
    Falling
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  13. #64
    Little Alley
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  14. #65
    Love Message
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  15. #66
    Berry
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  16. #67
    Lonely Patient
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  17. #68
    You
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  18. #69
    Under Mount Fuji

    Context: Mount Fuji is Japan’s highest mountain and a widely recognized cultural landmark.

    EntertainmentAI context · definition
  19. #70
    Best Frenemy
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  20. #71
    Learn Kung Fu and Practice Martial Arts
    EntertainmentMachine translated
qq-music

QQ Music

Tencent’s mainstream music streaming service and one of China’s largest digital music platforms.

About this platform
19

Chinese source / Guest charts; playback may require sign-in

  1. #52
    Back-to-Back Hug
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #53
    Courage
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #54
    Moment
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  4. #55
    Mai Enli
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  5. #56
    Bubble
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  6. #57
    Serious Snow
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  7. #58
    Fruits of Summer
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  8. #59
    Appears, Then Leaves (Live)
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  9. #60
    Practice Love
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  10. #61
    If I Could
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  11. #62
    As Wished
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  12. #63
    Letting Go
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  13. #64
    Lonely Patient
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  14. #65
    ANGEL
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  15. #66
    Why Not?
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  16. #67
    I Feel Like I Have Seen You Somewhere
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  17. #68
    Love Message
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  18. #69
    Wishes and Sorrows
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  19. #70
    At Least I Still Have You
    EntertainmentMachine translated