DeepSeek's chatbot suffered a major outage of over seven hours in China, its biggest outage since debut in 2025 and an unusual downtime for a globally used app (Bloomberg)

Why it matters: DeepSeek's chatbot experienced over seven hours of downtime in China, disrupting services for its users.
- DeepSeek's chatbot suffered a major outage of over seven hours in China (Bloomberg).
- The outage was the biggest since the chatbot's debut in 2025 (Bloomberg).
- The downtime is considered unusual for a globally used application (Bloomberg).
DeepSeek's chatbot experienced a significant outage exceeding seven hours in China, marking its longest downtime since its 2025 debut. This incident is particularly unusual for a globally utilized application, raising questions about the stability of the AI pioneer's services.




