Startup News: Lightmatter Is Coming for Cable Installers

Startup news: Lightmatter is targeting cable installers as AI data centers move more data between chips. The company raised $700 million to build optical links for the infrastructure behind AI. Installers still handle racks, repairs, and 2 a.m. failures—but the job is being narrowed from the ground up. Is copper actually safe, or is that coworker already wrong? Pick a side in the comments.