Director of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Customs Department (LTAKL), Aspalila AG Tuah, poses with a photograph of computer servers equipped with AI chips that were confiscated at Kuala Lumpur airport's free trade zone, during a press conference in Sepang on October 28, 2026. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP via Getty Images)

Pedestrians and workers are seen behind an advertising billboard promoting cybersecurity software protecting against AI-driven threats, in Sydney on October 28, 2026. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP via Getty Images)

This picture shows a view of an electrical distribution board 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)

Supporters of Extinction Rebellion Cape Town protest against proposed data centres in the city, outside the Civic Centre in Cape Town, on September 4, 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)

Legal Resources Centre attorney Saadiyah Kadwa talks about the proposed data centre 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)

People walk near a canal at the Barcelona informal settlement in Gugulethu, which is located less than 2km from the site of a proposed large 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)

This picture shows a view of servers 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)

A resident at the Barcelona informal settlement in Gugulethu, fills up a bucket from a communal tap, which is located less than 2km from the site of a proposed large 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)