Work weeks are getting more intense for AI startups

14/08/2025 5 min
Work weeks are getting more intense for AI startups

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China’s labor market is known for being intense, especially in the tech sector. For years high profile tech workers have embraced the “996” schedule – that's 9am to 9pm six days a week.And recently, Silicon Valley startups have reportedly been leaning in to the “996” grind themselves. So now China is taking it up a notch.

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