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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

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Chinese Social Media Trends

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

18signals
zhihu-daily

Zhihu Daily

A curated daily read from Zhihu, focused on explainers and thoughtful answers.

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #12
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  3. #14
zhihu

Zhihu Hot List

A Chinese Q&A and publishing community, similar to Quora, with personal contributors, professionals, and institutional accounts.

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6

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #12
    1.7M heatSource metric
  2. #12
    1.3M heatSource metric
  3. #13
    1.3M heatSource metric
  4. #13
    It is rumored that a fingerprint test of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 identified GPT-6 Astra. What is going on?

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

    TechAI context · definition
    1.3M heatSource metric
  5. #14
    Google is sending TPU AI chips into space; each run performs calculations for about 15 minutes, then must pause for cooling. What is the outlook for space computing centers?

    Context: A Tensor Processing Unit, or TPU, is Google's specialized chip designed to accelerate machine-learning computations.

    TechAI context · definition
    1.3M heatSource metric
  6. #14
    1.1M heatSource metric
hupu

Hupu

A sports and male-interest forum known for basketball, football, gear, and blunt community debate.

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #13
    Basketball: The Road of an Era
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    830.4KSource metric
  2. #14
    S16 Global Finals Swiss Stage Homework
    OtherMachine translated
    829.8KSource metric
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    CS2 Case-Opening Simulator

    Context: Counter-Strike 2, commonly called CS2, is Valve's multiplayer first-person shooter game.

    TechAI context · definition
    777.9KSource metric
weibo

Weibo Hot Search

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

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4

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #13
    Song Jia and the Golden Rooster Awards
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    583.8KSource metric
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    Zhang Yaqin is rumored to be pregnant
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    200.6KSource metric
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    The Stars Announced for the Bazaar Gala
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    580.8KSource metric
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    199.1KSource metric
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China News and Web Trends

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

19signals
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.

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5

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #13
    6.8MSource metric
  2. #14
    6.7MSource metric
  3. #14
    6.7MSource metric
  4. #15
    6.6MSource metric
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    6.6MSource metric
netease-news

NetEase News

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

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #13
  2. #14
  3. #14
tencent-news

Tencent News

Tencent’s news and information app, mixing portal news, trending stories, and creator-media content.

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4

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #13
    49.4KSource metric
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    1.4KSource metric
  3. #14
    40.6KSource metric
  4. #14
    64.9KSource metric
thepaper

The Paper

An internet-native Chinese news outlet known for public-affairs reporting and social topics.

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #13
  2. #14
  3. #14
toutiao

Toutiao

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

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #13
  2. #13
  3. #14
  4. #14
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Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

9signals
douyin

Douyin

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

About this platform
5

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #13
    9.1MSource metric
  2. #14
    8.8MSource metric
  3. #14
    8.7MSource metric
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    Anita Mui's Ashes Were Allegedly Stolen by Temple Staff
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    8.6MSource metric
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    8.5MSource metric
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Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

10signals
csdn

CSDN

One of China’s largest developer portals for programming articles, Q&A, and technical community content.

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #13
    6.6KSource metric
  2. #14
    DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 Explained: Model Upgrade and Open Search/Fetch APIs—Pitfalls for Agent Developers

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

    TechAI context · definition
    6.5KSource metric
  3. #14
    4.4KSource metric
  4. #15
    6.4KSource metric
guokr

Guokr

A science and knowledge community known for popular science, rational discussion, and explainers.

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #13
  2. #14
  3. #15
    I Hate the Word “Grind”: You Can Scrub Dishes and Shoes, but Don’t Grind Through Practice QuestionsFull Brief

    Context: Shua ti means repeatedly practicing exam questions.

    CultureAI context · definition
juejin

Juejin

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

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #13
    heat: 216Source metric
  2. #14
    heat: 153Source metric
  3. #15
    Claude’s 60 Sub-Agents Challenge the Riemann Hypothesis: A Milestone and the Limits of Autonomous AI Research

    Context: Claude is an AI assistant developed by Anthropic.

    TechAI context · definition
    heat: 153Source metric
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Chinese Music Trends

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

4signals
netease-music

NetEase Cloud Music

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

About this platform
2

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

  1. #13
    What I Miss
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #14
    So
    EntertainmentMachine translated