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AI startup DeepSeek pauses signups amid cyber incident


DeepSeek has made quite the splash in the AI world over the last week, now it's pausing new registrations due to a cyber incident.

The company has temporarily paused new user registrations this morning, according to CNBC reporting, due to a cyberattack. TechCrunch reached out to DeepSeek for comment and will update the story if we hear back. This comes just days after DeepSeek first became the topic du jour of the AI world, driven by industry excitement over its R1 model.

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