In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at new advances in fusion power, how the new budget bill undermines clean energy, a new trick to treat autoimmune diseases and more.

Alphabet's Google said on Monday it has struck a deal to buy power from a project in Virginia fueled by fusion, the reaction that powers the sun and the stars but is not yet commercial on Earth.

Google will invest in Commonwealth Fusion Systems and buy 200 MW of electricity from its forthcoming power plant.

Google bets on fusion power as its greenhouse gas emissions grow It’s making a nuclear fusion deal that’s too little, too late to help the company meet its near-term climate goals.

For years, Gillette Fusion5 has been the top razor available. With each blade lasting 20 smooth and irritation-free shaves, it remains hard to beat.

No one has made fusion power viable yet. Why is Big Tech investing billions? By Evan Halper The Washington Post,Updated June 23, 2025, 3:18 p.m.

Nuclear fusion has the potential to deliver nearly limitless power – but before it can even get started, the world must build a massive supply of enriched lithium fuel from scratch. “One of ...

The conversation got heated at a Seattle-area conference Tuesday when three companies vying to commercialize fusion power took the stage.

This article provides a brief overview of the current state of the fusion power industry and discusses the developing regulatory framework as we await the reality of commercial fusion power.

This fusion of public and private power should allow U.S. firms to push countries to adopt their products, platforms, and standards. The opposing pole is anchored by China and its state-capitalist ...

Commercial fusion power plants may be cheaper and easier to build thanks to a breakthrough by TAE Technologies that allows reactors to generate their own containment fields without the need for ...

A team of fusion researchers at TAE Technologies, Inc., in the U.S., working with colleagues from the University of California, has developed a new type of fusion technology that the company ...