FTC clears Musk to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh, the optical hardware company his data centers need

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The FTC has cleared Elon Musk to acquire Mesh Optical Technologies, a startup founded by former SpaceX engineers. Mesh builds optical transceivers that move data between servers and GPUs faster and with less power than copper connections. SpaceX appears to want the team’s expertise to improve networking inside its data centers and AI infrastructure. The deal also shows how optical hardware has become strategically important for large-scale AI compute environments.

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