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#13376452

26 February 2026

The DeepSeek logo appears on a smartphone screen, and the flags of the US and China display as the background on a laptop computer screen in this photo illustration in Athens, Greece, on February 26, 2026. DeepSeek reportedly does not share its future AI model with American engineers and instead grants early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the US and China. (Photo Illustration by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto)

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#13375946

26 February 2026

The Deepseek logo appears on a smartphone screen with the DeepSeek logo in the background. DeepSeek reportedly does not share its future AI model with American engineers and instead grants early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the US and China in Creteil, France, on February 26, 2026. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#13375949

26 February 2026

The Deepseek logo appears on a smartphone screen with the Chinese flag in the background. DeepSeek reportedly does not share its future AI model with American engineers and instead grants early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the US and China in Creteil, France, on February 26, 2026. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#13375953

26 February 2026

The DeepSeek logo appears on a smartphone screen with an abstract blue illustration in the background. DeepSeek reportedly does not share its future AI model with American engineers and instead grants early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the US and China in Creteil, France, on February 26, 2026. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#13375954

26 February 2026

The Huawei logo appears on a smartphone screen with an abstract red illustration in the background. DeepSeek reportedly does not share its future AI model with American engineers and instead grants early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the US and China in Creteil, France, on February 26, 2026. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#13375945

26 February 2026

The Nvidia logo appears on a smartphone screen with the DeepSeek logo in the background. DeepSeek reportedly does not share its future AI model with American engineers and instead grants early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the US and China in Creteil, France, on February 26, 2026. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#13375963

26 February 2026

The DeepSeek logo appears on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which the Nvidia logo is projected. DeepSeek reportedly does not share its future AI model with American engineers and instead grants early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the US and China in Creteil, France, on February 26, 2026. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#13375964

26 February 2026

The DeepSeek logo appears on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which the Huawei logo is projected. DeepSeek reportedly does not share its future AI model with American engineers and instead grants early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the US and China in Creteil, France, on February 26, 2026. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#13375965

26 February 2026

The DeepSeek logo appears on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which the Huawei logo is projected. DeepSeek reportedly does not share its future AI model with American engineers and instead grants early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the US and China in Creteil, France, on February 26, 2026. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#13375969

26 February 2026

The DeepSeek logo appears on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which the flags of China and the US are projected. DeepSeek reportedly does not share its future AI model with American engineers and instead grants early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the US and China in Creteil, France, on February 26, 2026. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#13375972

26 February 2026

The Huawei logo appears on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which a red abstract illustration is projected. DeepSeek reportedly does not share its future AI model with American engineers and instead grants early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the US and China in Creteil, France, on February 26, 2026. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#13375957

26 February 2026

The DeepSeek logo is displayed on a screen photographed through a magnifying glass. DeepSeek reportedly does not share its future AI model with American engineers and instead grants early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the US and China in Creteil, France, on February 26, 2026. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#13375967

26 February 2026

The Huawei logo appears on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which the Chinese flag is projected. DeepSeek reportedly does not share its future AI model with American engineers and instead grants early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the US and China in Creteil, France, on February 26, 2026. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#13375968

26 February 2026

The DeepSeek logo appears on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which the Chinese flag is projected. DeepSeek reportedly does not share its future AI model with American engineers and instead grants early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the US and China in Creteil, France, on February 26, 2026. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#13375962

26 February 2026

The DeepSeek logo appears on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which the AMD logo is projected. DeepSeek reportedly does not share its future AI model with American engineers and instead grants early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the US and China in Creteil, France, on February 26, 2026. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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#13375959

26 February 2026

The Nvidia logo displays on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which the DeepSeek logo projects. DeepSeek reportedly does not share its future AI model with American engineers and instead grants early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the US and China in Creteil, France, on February 26, 2026. (Photo Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto)

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