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FTC Clears Musk's Acquisition of Mesh Optical to Tackle AI Interconnect Bottleneck
The FTC has approved Elon Musk's acquisition of Mesh Optical, a startup specializing in optical interconnects for AI data centers. The deal aims to address the growing bottleneck in AI infrastructure by linking Musk's Terafab chips with Gigasat's satellite network. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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The acquisition gives Musk a vertically integrated AI stack, but regulatory scrutiny of such consolidation may intensify as interconnect technology becomes critical to AI performance.
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Elon Musk receives FTC greenlight to buy Mesh Optical as interconnects emerge as AI's tightest bottleneck — the move will expand Musk's growing stack of critical AI infrastructure →
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