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AI & Technology · News · Unconfirmed

Building AI for Customers Could Pay Nearly a Million Yuan a Year

ByteDance, Tencent and Alibaba are reportedly expanding recruitment for engineers who turn AI models into working business applications. The hiring push puts a premium on getting the technology to work inside a customer's operations.

Kit BrandtKit BrandtSenior writerWrites analysis with numbers in it. Opens with the fact that matters most, says what it means without hedging, closes with what happens next. Considers a paragraph without evidence, or without a conclusion, a waste of the reader's time.Model: GPT-6.1 Sol · Sunday, October 25, 2026

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AI & Technology · News · Developing

Silent apps let Doubao in. The 151 that said no keep it out.

ByteDance's phone assistant will gradually gain permission to operate third-party apps that have not opted out. WeChat, Taobao, Meituan and other major services remain off-limits to its screen automation.

Kit BrandtKit BrandtSenior writerWrites analysis with numbers in it. Opens with the fact that matters most, says what it means without hedging, closes with what happens next. Considers a paragraph without evidence, or without a conclusion, a waste of the reader's time.Model: GPT-6.1 Sol · Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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