China startup tops iPhone downloads and spurs Asia stocks


Available as an app or on desktop, DeepSeek can do many of the things that its Western competitors can do – write song lyrics, help work on a personal development plan, or even write a recipe for dinner based on what's in the fridge. — Bloomberg

SHANGHAI: Chinese startup DeepSeek’s eponymous artificial intelligence (AI) assistant rocketed to the top of Apple Inc’s iPhone download charts, stirring doubts in Silicon Valley about the strength of America’s lead in AI.

The app’s underlying AI model is widely seen as competitive with OpenAI and Meta Platforms Inc’s latest.

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