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534 Chinese firms Bytedance and Tencent reportedly offer massive 150% pay increases and 35% bonuses to entice AI talent — salaries and increases also expected to balloon in 2026

Tom's Hardware
Tom's Hardware · 12/30/2025 10:54 EDT

Chinese firms Bytedance and Tencent reportedly offer massive 150% pay increases and 35% bonuses to entice AI talent — salaries and increases also expected to balloon in 2026

Tech companies are spending more on AI-focused employees even as the rest of the industry is laying off hundreds of thousands.

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