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Twelve characters inspired by the twelve Chinese Zodiac animals are all gathered around a long square table. The characters each have a human like body, but their heads each represent different zodiac animals. On the table are various tools and machines related technology – like computers, hard drives, files, data charts, files and keyboards. The characters all seem to be engaging in conversation with one another. Behind the table is an apple tree, with red apples amongst the green leaves on the branches. The room's walls are gradient orange, pink, purple to green and there is a series of 01 lining the walls - representing binary code. At the back of the room there is a 'window' which is shaped like a traditional 'window' tab on a computer. Inside the window is the classic computer desktop depicting a green field and blue sky with clouds. In the centre of the window is an old style Microsoft logo. 

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Ireland's Prime Minister Michael Martin, left, arrives for the EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

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A 163rd Reconnaissance Wing MQ-1 Predator is shown during post flight inspection at dusk from Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California, Jan. 7, 2012. (US Air Force 

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The exterior of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. UN photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

The exterior of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. UN 

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WASHINGTON, DC: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit on March 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Hundreds of nurses and supporters march through midtown Manhattan on Day 26 of the New York State Nurses Association strike, Feb. 6. (Photo by Melissa Bender/NurPhoto via AP)

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth follows President Donald Trump to board Air Force One, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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