Chinese startup DeepSeek has taken the world by storm in a matter of days with a ChatGPT o1 reasoning model rival that's reportedly much cheaper to train and doesn't need as much compute and energy. The release of the DeepSeek R1 model and research contributed to tanking the AI market, as some investors may fear the AI bubble could burst. Chinese AI startups do not have access to the latest chips, including NVIDIA's GPUs that the likes of OpenAI, Google, and others use. Yet DeepSeek was able to achieve the same performance as ChatGPT o1 by changing the way you train a reasoning model to, well, reason. Unsurprisingly, DeepSeek rose to the top of the App Store, surpassing ChatGPT in the process. People flocked to test the service regardless of the obvious downsides of using a product like DeepSeek. As of this writing, DeepSeek continues to be the top iPhone app in the App Store. However, new users might have problems accessing the service. DeepSeek is limiting registrations, blaming mysterious cyberttacks. Continue reading... The post Here’s why DeepSeek won’t let you sign up for its breakthrough AI right now appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $199 iPad 9, Galaxy S25 preorder deals, 25% off COSORI air fryer, $20 Anker power strip, more Today’s deals: $329 Apple Watch Series 10, $219 Bose soundbar, 40% off eufy video smart lock, more Today’s deals: $249 iPad 9th-Gen, $1,200 off AOC gaming laptop, Super Bowl TV deals, $79 Roku Ultra, more Today’s deals: $23 space heater, $50 off Meta Quest 3S, Roku smart TVs from $170, $50 wireless CarPlay, more