ByteDance is allocating a proportionally larger budget to domestic AI chips to mitigate geopolitical risks and heed Beijing’s call.

ByteDance is allocating a proportionally larger budget to domestic AI chips to mitigate geopolitical risks and heed Beijing’s call.

ByteDance is raising its planned AI spending for 2026 to over 200 billion yuan (roughly $30 billion), at least a 25 percent jump from earlier plans. The TikTok parent is…