ficonTEC, a subsidiary of Robotechson, is collaborating with NVIDIA to develop next-generation CPO and photonic interconnect technology.
June 16 — Robotech’s indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary ficonTEC (100% group ownership) today announced continued progress in its partnership with NVIDIA. The two companies are jointly developing scalable manufacturing and testing solutions for next-generation co-packaged optics (CPO) and AI-powered optical interconnect infrastructure.
This collaboration leverages NVIDIA’s leading advantages in AI infrastructure and CPO architecture alongside ficonTEC’s 25 years of expertise in high-precision photonics device alignment, automated assembly, and optical testing systems. Together, the pair is advancing advanced manufacturing and testing methods to accelerate the industrialization of next-gen silicon photonics devices and optical engines tailored for hyperscale AI data centers.
ficonTEC noted that this partnership highlights the critical role of a robust advanced photonics manufacturing ecosystem. The company emphasized that future large-scale AI infrastructure deployments will increasing
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Ripple Invests in African Fintech Company Flutterwave
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Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola stated in an interview that Ripple’s investment values Flutterwave at $3.3 billion. He declined to disclose either the specific amount of Ripple’s investment or what percentage of ownership the blockchain firm will hold in Flutterwave after the deal closes.
Flutterwave is one of Africa’s largest payment infrastructure providers, offering cross-border payment processing, receivables management, and other financial service solutions to businesses across the continent. For Ripple— which has been scaling its footprint in global payment networks and stablecoin markets in recent years—this investment marks a key milestone to further penetrate Africa’s fast-growing payments sector.
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Trump: Russia Should Make a Deal with Ukraine
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Wintermute: Declaring a Cryptocurrency Market Bottom is Premature, but Risk Appetite is Clearly Returning
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Second, the over 100-day Iran conflict has ended, with U.S. President Donald Trump approving the resumption of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the maritime blockade. A formal agreement is set to be signed in Switzerland on June 19. As geopolitical risk premiums rapidly faded, Brent crude oil dropped from around $110 to the $80 range, falling another 6.6% this week. Concurrently, both the U.S. Dollar Index and U.S. bond yields d
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