The Genesis Mission is using AI and supercomputing to simulate experiments, predict outcomes, and generate discoveries much faster. The mission includes aims to advance fusion efforts.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Realta Fusion announced a partnership to manufacture high-temperature superconducting magnets.
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with French President Emmanuel Macron and confirmed their advanced cooperation in various sectors, including fusion.
FIA EU Director Olga Bakardzhieva writes an op-ed for Tagesspiegel on the global race to fusion deployment. She says that the EU – and especially Germany – are stepping up, but more must be done to position the region for commercialization at scale.
Marvel Fusion is exploring new opportunities for its laser technologies, with energy, defense, and health sectors to benefit.
Fusion startup Pranos Fusion raises $6.8 million in funding to build and test their tokamak machine.
Fusion startups are expected to go public in the coming years after General Fusion and TAE led the way earlier this year.
OpenAI is in talks to buy electricity from Helion Energy; the deal could guarantee OpenAI 12.5% of electricity generated by the fusion startup.
Financial Times covers recent investments into fusion energy as companies worldwide work to accelerate commercialization timelines.
The European Commission has adopted a 2026 – 2027 work programme under the Euratom Research and Training Programme that sets out €330 million in EU funding for fusion energy research and a range of nuclear technologies and skills.