DeepSeek App Downloads Temporarily Halted in South Korea Amid Privacy Investigation

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has paused downloads of its popular chatbot applications in South Korea, following intervention from local authorities concerned about data privacy. South Korean officials announced on Monday that the app removals are temporary, as DeepSeek collaborates with regulators to address identified privacy issues and strengthen user protections before a potential relaunch. South…

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DeepSeek’s AI Revolution Hits Finance: Tiger Brokers Leads Wave of Adoption in China

The rise of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, continues to send shockwaves through the tech world, now making significant inroads into the financial industry. Online brokerage Tiger Brokers has announced the integration of DeepSeek’s cutting-edge model, DeepSeek-R1, into its AI-powered chatbot, TigerGPT. This move signals a broader trend as Chinese brokerages and money managers eagerly…

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DeepSeek ‘Excessively’ Gathers Personal Information, claims a South Korean spy agency

In addition to questioning the Chinese AI app DeepSeek’s answers to questions about matters of national pride, South Korea’s spy service has accused the app of “excessively” gathering personal data and using all input data to train itself. According to the National Intelligence Service (NIS), last week it formally advised government agencies to implement security…

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