Hours after Italian authorities requested information from DeepSeek about how the company handles user data, the Chinese AI startup's app is no longer

DeepSeek app hits the top spot in the Google Play Store after conquering the Apple App Store as AI fans flock to try out the new LLM.

For the second time in the last month, a Chinese app has skyrocketed to the top spot in Apple’s App Store. The first was Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, which saw a sudden surge in downloads by United States users seeking an alternative to TikTok in anticipation of the ban on that app,

People across China have taken to social media to hail the success of its homegrown tech startup DeepSeek and its founder, after the company unveiled its newest artificial intelligence model, sending shock waves through Silicon Valley and Wall Street.

DeepSeek, a Chinese startup that's throwing tech valuations into chaos and challenging U.S. dominance in the field. Its creators claim it can do what U.S. models do but at a fraction of the cost. Steve DiPaola,