A UK startup says it can cut data centre network power by 81% by replacing every electrical switch with light

For decades, the networks inside data centres have run on electrical switches. They are power-hungry, generate enormous heat, and are increasingly the bottleneck that limits how fast AI systems can process and exchange data. Oriole Networks, a UK startup, says it has a fix: replace every electrical switch in the core network with nanosecond-scale optical […]
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