People familiar with the matter said the Doubao team has been in talks with major app platforms well ahead of the second-generation launch, focusing on securing limited but functional access for everyday services. Discussions have involved categories such as ride-hailing, food delivery, and ticketing, where deeper system access determines whether an assistant can complete tasks. Those negotiations are now part of the product roadmap, not a post-launch hurdle.
Shou Zi Chew may be the CEO of Mark Zuckerberg's biggest competitor, TikTok, but at the start of his career, he worked for Zuckerberg as an intern at Facebook. The Singapore native earned an economics degree from University College London before getting his MBA at Harvard Business School, where during the summer he interned at an up-and-coming company: "It was called Facebook," Chew told Harvard's Business School alumni website.
US president Donald Trump said he plans to meet Chinese Premier Xi Jinping in South Korea next month following a phone call in which the Chinese leader also approved of a deal to take control of TikTok's US operations. Trump wrote on Truth Social the call was "productive" and the approval was "appreciated", adding that he would travel to China next year after the two meet.
