(FILES) People present a diorama as they protest against the Pax Silica in Manila on June 12, 2026. In April, the United States announced that the Philippines had joined Pax Silica, a US-led effort to strengthen supply chains for semiconductors and rare earth elements and reduce participating countries' dependence on China. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Philippines-US-China-AI-technology, FOCUS by Pam Castro and Chad WILLIAMS

This photo taken on September 2, 2026 shows rows of server rack cabinets at the Digital Realty data centre in Singapore. A steady nerve is crucial when keeping watch over hundreds of data centres worldwide, facilities essential to the frictionless online banking, messaging and AI services that society relies on. Analysts sit surrounded by digital maps and dashboards at the Singapore command centre of US firm Digital Realty, a major global operator of the warehouse-like sites filled with whirring servers. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'SINGAPORE-TECHNOLOGY-INFRASTRUCTURE-AI,FOCUS' by Martin ABBUGAO

This photo taken on September 2, 2026 shows solar panels on the roof of the Digital Realty data centre in Singapore. A steady nerve is crucial when keeping watch over hundreds of data centres worldwide, facilities essential to the frictionless online banking, messaging and AI services that society relies on. Analysts sit surrounded by digital maps and dashboards at the Singapore command centre of US firm Digital Realty, a major global operator of the warehouse-like sites filled with whirring servers. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'SINGAPORE-TECHNOLOGY-INFRASTRUCTURE-AI,FOCUS' by Martin ABBUGAO

This photo taken on September 2, 2026 shows the Digital Realty logo at its data command centre in Singapore. A steady nerve is crucial when keeping watch over hundreds of data centres worldwide, facilities essential to the frictionless online banking, messaging and AI services that society relies on. Analysts sit surrounded by digital maps and dashboards at the Singapore command centre of US firm Digital Realty, a major global operator of the warehouse-like sites filled with whirring servers. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'SINGAPORE-TECHNOLOGY-INFRASTRUCTURE-AI,FOCUS' by Martin ABBUGAO

This photo taken on September 2, 2026 shows analyst Daniel Naing speaking during an interview at the Digital Realty data command centre in Singapore. A steady nerve is crucial when keeping watch over hundreds of data centres worldwide, facilities essential to the frictionless online banking, messaging and AI services that society relies on. Analysts sit surrounded by digital maps and dashboards at the Singapore command centre of US firm Digital Realty, a major global operator of the warehouse-like sites filled with whirring servers. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'SINGAPORE-TECHNOLOGY-INFRASTRUCTURE-AI,FOCUS' by Martin ABBUGAO

This photo taken on September 2, 2026 shows Serene Nah, managing director and head of Asia Pacific at Digital Realty, during an interview at the Digital Realty data command centre in Singapore. A steady nerve is crucial when keeping watch over hundreds of data centres worldwide, facilities essential to the frictionless online banking, messaging and AI services that society relies on. Analysts sit surrounded by digital maps and dashboards at the Singapore command centre of US firm Digital Realty, a major global operator of the warehouse-like sites filled with whirring servers. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'SINGAPORE-TECHNOLOGY-INFRASTRUCTURE-AI,FOCUS' by Martin ABBUGAO

This photo taken on September 2, 2026 shows the tower cooling system on the roof of the Digital Realty data centre in Singapore. A steady nerve is crucial when keeping watch over hundreds of data centres worldwide, facilities essential to the frictionless online banking, messaging and AI services that society relies on. Analysts sit surrounded by digital maps and dashboards at the Singapore command centre of US firm Digital Realty, a major global operator of the warehouse-like sites filled with whirring servers. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'SINGAPORE-TECHNOLOGY-INFRASTRUCTURE-AI,FOCUS' by Martin ABBUGAO

This photo taken on September 2, 2026 shows Terence Tang, Digital Realty's command centre Asia Pacific chief, during an interview at the data command centre in Singapore. A steady nerve is crucial when keeping watch over hundreds of data centres worldwide, facilities essential to the frictionless online banking, messaging and AI services that society relies on. Analysts sit surrounded by digital maps and dashboards at the Singapore command centre of US firm Digital Realty, a major global operator of the warehouse-like sites filled with whirring servers. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'SINGAPORE-TECHNOLOGY-INFRASTRUCTURE-AI,FOCUS' by Martin ABBUGAO