Scrap collectors transport sacks of cardboard and plastic waste on a make-shift motorcycle-cart in Amritsar on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP via Getty Images)

People cross a street in front of an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

People wait to cross a street in front of an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

People wait to cross a street in front of an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - The photo taken on July 24, 2026 shows employees walking out of Chinese technology company Huawei's European-themed data center in Guian New Area in Guiyang, in southwestern China's Guizhou Province. China is on course to nearly double its data centre capacity within the next five years, as globally countries aim to avoid a computing crunch that could stymie AI expansion. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH: China-economy-tech-AI, FOCUS by Agatha CANTRILL

The photo taken on July 24, 2026 shows employees walking into Chinese technology company Huawei's European-themed data center in Guian New Area in Guiyang, in southwestern China's Guizhou Province. China is on course to nearly double its data centre capacity within the next five years, as globally countries aim to avoid a computing crunch that could stymie AI expansion. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH: China-economy-tech-AI, FOCUS by Agatha CANTRILL

The photo taken on July 24, 2026 shows Chinese technology company Tencent's data center in Guian New Area in Guiyang, in southwestern China's Guizhou Province. China is on course to nearly double its data centre capacity within the next five years, as globally countries aim to avoid a computing crunch that could stymie AI expansion. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH: China-economy-tech-AI, FOCUS by Agatha CANTRILL

The photo taken on July 24, 2026 shows a man taking photos of Chinese technology company Huawei's European-themed data center in Guian New Area in Guiyang, in southwestern China's Guizhou Province. China is on course to nearly double its data centre capacity within the next five years, as globally countries aim to avoid a computing crunch that could stymie AI expansion. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH: China-economy-tech-AI, FOCUS by Agatha CANTRILL