DeepSeek, which was rolled out on Jan. 15, rose to the top of the charts in Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store on Tuesday, and has been downloaded more than 2 million times.
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The start-up has rocketed to the top of app store charts globally, but there are fears that users are handing over sensitive data to the Chinese government.