MIT researchers developed an ultrafast photonic processor optimized for wireless signal classification, achieving nanosecond-scale inference at about 100-fold speed over digital methods, with 95% accuracy. Complementary optics research advanced universal point spread function engineering for 3D optical information processing, promising improvements in light manipulation and imaging. These breakthroughs contribute to next-generation telecommunications, including 6G wireless networks, and optical computing, indicating profound impacts on data processing and remote sensing.