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DeepSeek Outage Disrupts Millions, Rivals Gain Ground
DeepSeek Suffers Prolonged Outage
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek experienced a prolonged service outage from Sunday evening into early Monday morning. According to a company notice and user feedback, this disruption affected hundreds of millions of users. The Hangzhou-based AI lab's namesake chatbot website and app were offline, with the company investigating the issue and issuing fixes between 1 AM and 9 AM on Monday, based on their online service maintenance records.
User Complaints Amidst Growing Competition
The unexpected service interruption at DeepSeek led to numerous user complaints. While the company worked to restore services, the extended downtime caused significant inconvenience. This incident comes as competition intensifies within China's AI sector, raising concerns that the outage could impact DeepSeek's market position as rivals potentially gain ground.
*Source: SCMP (2026-03-30)*
