FILE PHOTO: The ByteDance logo is seen in this illustration taken, November 27, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing-based ByteDance plans to move the chief of its Chinese news aggregator Jinri Toutiao, Zhu Wenjia, to Singapore to head global research and development for its hit short video app TikTok, two people familiar with the matter said.
The role is newly created and would be the first senior R&D position for TikTok. Zhu will be in charge of the app's product and technologies including its recommendation algorithms, the people said.
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