The Photonics Pivot

Friday, February 13, 2026

A senior European photonics leader leaves a flagship public institute for Huawei’s research center in London — a move that illuminates far more than a personal career shift. It reveals the growing struggle over who will control the physical infrastructure of AI, telecom networks and the digital economy.

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