{"id":16135,"date":"2026-06-27T00:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T00:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/?p=16135"},"modified":"2026-06-27T00:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T00:49:17","slug":"ftc-offers-musk-the-ok-to-accumulate-spacex-alumni-startup-mesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/?p=16135","title":{"rendered":"FTC offers Musk the OK to accumulate SpaceX alumni startup Mesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elon Musk is eyeing an acquisition of Mesh Optical Applied sciences, a startup based by three former SpaceX engineers final yr growing {hardware} for quick information middle communications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The potential acquisition, which was revealed in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/legal-library\/browse\/early-termination-notices\/20261601\">Federal Commerce Fee submitting<\/a> and first <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-06-26\/musk-cleared-by-ftc-to-buy-spacex-alumni-firm-mesh-in-m-a-push\">reported by Bloomberg<\/a>, confirmed the company expedited its antitrust evaluate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mesh Optical got here out of stealth in February when it introduced that it raised a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/02\/17\/spacex-vets-raise-50m-series-a-for-data-center-links\/\">$50 million Collection A<\/a> led by Thrive Capital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier than founding Mesh Optical, the startup\u2019s co-founders, Travis Brashears, Cameron Ramos, and Serena Grown-Haeberli, developed the optical communication hyperlinks that hold hundreds of SpaceX\u2019s Starlink satellites interconnected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mesh co-founders noticed a possibility to develop optical transceivers for terrestrial information facilities, as light-based {hardware} is quicker and extra energy-efficient than conventional electrical-based programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SpaceX has not too long ago entered into agreements with Anthropic, Google, and the open-source AI developer Reflection AI to offer them with compute capability at its information facilities, producing a considerable new income stream for the newly public firm. Buying Mesh might finally enable SpaceX to enhance the effectivity of its information facilities, whether or not they&#8217;re situated on Earth or, sooner or later, in area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk is eyeing an acquisition of Mesh Optical Applied sciences, a startup based by three former SpaceX engineers final yr growing {hardware} for quick information middle communications. The potential acquisition, which was revealed in a Federal Commerce Fee submitting and first reported by Bloomberg, confirmed the company expedited its antitrust evaluate. 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