This photograph shows a view of a sign marking the Greenwich Meridian in Western Europe with a a beach and the Channel in the background in Villers-sur-Mer on August 25, 2026. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (3rd R) takes his seat between Chief of Staff and Minister for Special Tasks Nina Warken (2nd R), German State Minister for Federal-State Relations in the Chancellery Philipp Amthor (R), German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil (4th L), German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (3rd L), German Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Baerbel Bas (2nd L) and German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer ((L) as they prepare for the start of the second day of a two day retreat meeting of the German cabinet on August 26, 2026 in Neuhardenberg, northeastern Germany. (Photo by Michael Kappeler / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

ASHBURN, VIRGINIA - AUGUST 25: Construction on a new data center from technology and engineering company McDean on August 25, 2026 in Ashburn, Virginia. In the months leading up to midterms, politicians have increasingly debated whether the economic benefits of new data centers outweigh the concerns over their high energy and water demands and impact on local communities. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

ASHBURN, VIRGINIA - AUGUST 25: Construction on a new data center from technology and engineering company McDean on August 25, 2026 in Ashburn, Virginia. In the months leading up to midterms, politicians have increasingly debated whether the economic benefits of new data centers outweigh the concerns over their high energy and water demands and impact on local communities. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

ASHBURN, VIRGINIA - AUGUST 25: Construction on a new data center from technology and engineering company McDean is seen on August 25, 2026 in Ashburn, Virginia. In the months leading up to midterms, politicians have increasingly debated whether the economic benefits of new data centers outweigh the concerns over their high energy and water demands and impact on local communities. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

ASHBURN, VIRGINIA - AUGUST 25: Construction on a new data center from technology and engineering company McDean on August 25, 2026 in Ashburn, Virginia. In the months leading up to midterms, politicians have increasingly debated whether the economic benefits of new data centers outweigh the concerns over their high energy and water demands and impact on local communities. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

ASHBURN, VIRGINIA - AUGUST 25: Construction on a new data center from technology and engineering company McDean on August 25, 2026 in Ashburn, Virginia. In the months leading up to midterms, politicians have increasingly debated whether the economic benefits of new data centers outweigh the concerns over their high energy and water demands and impact on local communities. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Paul Schmidt, lead attorney for Meta, leaves the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building & United States Courthouse as Meta is on trial over social media addiction in Oakland, California, on August 25, 2026. A coalition of US states is seeking around $200 billion in damages against Meta, which they accuse of intentionally designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for children, in a landmark trial. (Photo by Karl Mondon / AFP via Getty Images)