Do you need to delete this app? . With DeepSeek ascending to top Google’s Play Store after doing the same on Apple’s App Store, there are millions of Americans now

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The buzz around Chinese AI startup DeepSeek began picking up steam earlier this month, when the startup released R1, its model that rivals OpenAI's o1.

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The DeepSeek chatbot, known as R1, responds to user queries just like its U.S.-based counterparts. Early testing released by DeepSeek suggests that its quality rivals that of other AI products, while the company says it costs less and uses far fewer specialized chips than do its competitors.

Nearly a week after it was removed, the TikTok app is still missing from Apple and Google’s app stores. Because these app stores are the primary way many people get the software, TikTok’s absence basically means you can’t newly install the app — at least,

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If you search for TikTok on the App Store, you’ll see a message saying, “TikTok and other ByteDance apps are not available in the country or region you’re in,” while Google Play says, “Downloads for this app are paused due to current US legal requirements.”

Earlier this week, almost overnight, the American tech industry entered a full-on panic. The latest version of DeepSeek, an AI model from a Chinese start-up of the same name, appeared to equal OpenAI’s most advanced program, o1. On Monday, DeepSeek overtook ChatGPT as the No. 1 free app on Apple’s mobile-app store in the United States.

While DeepSeek remains blocked on Italian app stores, a VPN should help bypass the block couples with some extra workarounds. Experts, however, aren't advising it.