Arista Networks' data‑center networking fuels AI growth, Nintendo 64’s legacy shapes modern GPUs

Arista Networks supplies high‑performance networking that links thousands of processors inside the world’s largest data centres. Its solutions are used by major cloud and AI investors such as Microsoft, Meta and Oracle, and the company reported strong Q2 2026 growth, continuing to benefit from the expanding demand for AI workloads that require rapid data exchange.

The 30‑year anniversary of the Nintendo 64 highlights the console’s architectural influence on today’s AI hardware. By combining a central CPU with a dedicated graphics unit based on SGI technology, the N64 introduced concepts such as parallel processing, fast data transfer and shared memory. These principles were later adopted by companies like Silicon Graphics Inc., HPE and modern GPU manufacturers, becoming core components of the supercomputers that power contemporary AI models.