This picture shows a view of doors leading to a server hall inside the JN1 Equinix 4 megawatts capacity data centre in Germiston, near Johannesburg, on October 1, 2026. As the South African government encourages data centre development to promote "Africa's digital gateway", civil society groups have demanded a moratorium and the establishment of controls. With around 63 centres, South Africa is the most advanced data centre market on the continent, which has less than one percent of global facilities, and is keen to attract more in a sector being propelled by the AI boom. (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP via Getty Images)

Housing Assembly (HA) movement activist Kenneth Matlawe stands at the site of a proposed data centre near Cape Town International Airport, in Cape Town on September 7, 2026. As the South African government encourages data centre development to promote "Africa's digital gateway", civil society groups have demanded a moratorium and the establishment of controls. With around 63 centres, South Africa is the most advanced data centre market on the continent, which has less than one percent of global facilities, and is keen to attract more in a sector being propelled by the AI boom. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This photograph shows a figurine in front of the logo of the US artificial intelligence safety and research company Anthropic during a photo session in Paris on February 13, 2026. Anthropic, one of the world's leading artificial intelligence companies, on Monday made public its plans to sell shares on the stock market, a significant test of whether the AI boom can deliver profits. Its filing shows rapidly growing sales while setting out a range of risks for investors, from its conflict with the Trump administration to AI systems acting on their own. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This photograph shows a smartphone displaying the logo of the US artificial intelligence safety and research company Anthropic, in Mulhouse on April 21, 2026. Anthropic, one of the world's leading artificial intelligence companies, on Monday made public its plans to sell shares on the stock market, a significant test of whether the AI boom can deliver profits. Its filing shows rapidly growing sales while setting out a range of risks for investors, from its conflict with the Trump administration to AI systems acting on their own. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This photograph shows a smartphone displaying the logo of the US artificial intelligence safety and research company Anthropic, in Mulhouse on April 21, 2026. Anthropic, one of the world's leading artificial intelligence companies, on Monday made public its plans to sell shares on the stock market, a significant test of whether the AI boom can deliver profits. Its filing shows rapidly growing sales while setting out a range of risks for investors, from its conflict with the Trump administration to AI systems acting on their own. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This photograph shows a smartphone displaying the logo of the US artificial intelligence safety and research company Anthropic, in Mulhouse on April 21, 2026. Anthropic, one of the world's leading artificial intelligence companies, on Monday made public its plans to sell shares on the stock market, a significant test of whether the AI boom can deliver profits. Its filing shows rapidly growing sales while setting out a range of risks for investors, from its conflict with the Trump administration to AI systems acting on their own. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This illustration photograph shows the logo of the US multinational technology Meta company displayed on a smartphone in Mulhouse, eastern France on February 11, 2026. Paris' courthouse will rule on US tech giant Meta's appeal against a French Competition Authority decision on the remuneration of the press in Paris on October 29, 2026. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) The Microsoft logo is seen at the "ALL IN 2026" conference at the Palais des Congres de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, on September 17, 2026. Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, the company said on October 26, 2026, roughly a quarter of its workforce, as the tech giant seeks to cut costs while pouring money into artificial intelligence. Staff on select teams in the United States, Canada, India and Britain at vice president level and below will be eligible, a Microsoft spokesperson said, while some groups of employees, including some working on data centers, sales and marketing, are excluded. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP via Getty Images)