https://zhuoqidev.com/categories/investigation/ Recent content in Investigation on 卓琪的开发笔记 Hugo -- gohugo.io zh-CN © 2026 Liu ZhuoQi Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://zhuoqidev.com/en/posts/chatgpt-business-promo-investigation/ Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://zhuoqidev.com/en/posts/chatgpt-business-promo-investigation/ <p>In May 2026, the Chinese AI community went wild over a wave of ChatGPT Business discounts: £11/month for 2 seats in the UK, $20 in the US, AU$25 in Australia, locked in for 48 months. Mysterious codes like <code>codestonegb</code>, <code>thealloynetwork</code>, and <code>firstfocus</code> spread across forums and blogs at breakneck speed.</p> <p>One question nobody was asking: <strong>where did these codes actually come from?</strong></p> <p>I spent several days cross-referencing sources across five platforms and three languages. The answer is messier—and more interesting—than &ldquo;they leaked on linux.do.&rdquo;</p>