Malicious attacks hit DeepSeek following its rapid ascent over OpenAI’s dominance, locking access to non-Chinese users.
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI upstart that dethroned ChatGPT as the most-downloaded free app on Apple’s App Store, has temporarily closed registrations, citing “large-scale malicious attacks” on its services. For now, access is restricted to Chinese customers, raising eyebrows and speculation. …