TikTok parent ByteDance to cut 1,000 gaming jobs in strategic shift

Layoffs come as China company intensifies efforts in generative AI

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ByteDance, operator of short-video app TikTok, has invested aggressively in gaming since 2016. © Reuters

CISSY ZHOU, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- ByteDance is cutting around 1,000 jobs in its gaming unit in the biggest shakeup of what was once intended to be a key segment for the Chinese internet company, people familiar with the matter say.

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