Jito fee income reached $3.27 million in the past 24 hours, overtaking Lido for the top spot

GoPro has announced a $285 million all-cash acquisition agreement with private optical module manufacturer Starman Optical. This merger will integrate GoPro’s imaging technology with Starman’s optical device production capacity, supporting GoPro’s transformation from a single consumer electronics brand into a US-based optical solutions provider covering AI infrastructure, defense, and commercial optics, thereby formally entering the optical module industry.

Although more and more data centers are being built, white-collar employment opportunities have not increased accordingly. According to the latest research by the Dallas Federal Reserve, Texas—the state with the largest data center construction capacity in the U.S.—is experiencing a continued decline in job postings for positions highly exposed to AI, with a drop of about 8% in the first quarter of 2025. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate for recent college graduates has risen to “abnormally high levels.” At the same time, data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) shows that the youth unemployment rate in North America has increased from 8.3% to 9.8%.