Substations, transformers and backup generators are seen at a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. Data centers are the physical infrastructure that make our digital lives possible, yet most people have never seen one up close or understand how they operate. Roughly 12,000 data centers are in operation in the world, with about half in the US, according to Cloudscene, a data center directory. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows cooling vent fans on the roof next to generators on the lower level of a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. Data centers are the physical infrastructure that make our digital lives possible, yet most people have never seen one up close or understand how they operate. Roughly 12,000 data centers are in operation in the world, with about half in the US, according to Cloudscene, a data center directory. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows cooling vent fans on the roof next to generators on the lower level of a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. Data centers are the physical infrastructure that make our digital lives possible, yet most people have never seen one up close or understand how they operate. Roughly 12,000 data centers are in operation in the world, with about half in the US, according to Cloudscene, a data center directory. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Chris Sharp, Chief Technology Officer of Digital Realty, looks at active servers in the Digital Realty Innovation Lab (DRIL) data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. Data centers are the physical infrastructure that make our digital lives possible, yet most people have never seen one up close or understand how they operate. Roughly 12,000 data centers are in operation in the world, with about half in the US, according to Cloudscene, a data center directory. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

An employee walks down a hallway with rooms containing servers for different companies at a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. Data centers are the physical infrastructure that make our digital lives possible, yet most people have never seen one up close or understand how they operate. Roughly 12,000 data centers are in operation in the world, with about half in the US, according to Cloudscene, a data center directory. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Chris Sharp, Chief Technology Officer of Digital Realty, looks at active servers in the Digital Realty Innovation Lab (DRIL) data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. Data centers are the physical infrastructure that make our digital lives possible, yet most people have never seen one up close or understand how they operate. Roughly 12,000 data centers are in operation in the world, with about half in the US, according to Cloudscene, a data center directory. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) CERN Director General Fabiola Gianotti speaks during an interview with AFP on the Future Particle Collider (FCC) in Meyrin, near Geneva, on March 31, 2025. The CERN physics laboratory chief welcomed China hitting pause on its major particle accelerator project, calling it an "opportunity" to ensure Europe's rival plan goes ahead. Ten years ago, China announced its intention to build the Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC), which would be the world's largest particle accelerator at 100 kilometres (62 miles) long. But Beijing recently put the project on ice, CERN's director-general Fabiola Gianotti told a small group of journalists in a recent briefing. (Photo by Elodie LE MAOU / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Designated Director-General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, (CERN) British physicist Mark Thomson poses for a portrait at the organization's offices in Meyrin, near Geneva, on November 7, 2024. The CERN physics laboratory chief welcomed China hitting pause on its major particle accelerator project, calling it an "opportunity" to ensure Europe's rival plan goes ahead. Ten years ago, China announced its intention to build the Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC), which would be the world's largest particle accelerator at 100 kilometres (62 miles) long. But Beijing recently put the project on ice, CERN's director-general Fabiola Gianotti told a small group of journalists in a recent briefing. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)