CFS raises $1B to push SPARC toward commercial fusion, bringing total funding to $4B; aims for a grid-connected pilot by 2030 and is navigating interconnection, DOE funding, and a broader high-stakes policy landscape.
Stateless MCP update could simplify AI infra at scale, Google pursues a far more efficient Frozen v2 chip, regulatory and export-control questions loom over open-weight models, and public-interest AI funding (Current AI) plus Japan’s Noetra plan signal strategic shifts in AI infrastructure.
NASA selects Relativity Space (Eric Schmidt) for a 2028 Mars mission, Aeolus, under a new public-private partnership to provide spacecraft, rocket, and cruise operations with four instruments studying the Martian atmosphere.
Trump proposes a US Tech Force to hire about 1,000 tech workers from major tech firms for up to two years to modernize and accelerate AI use across the federal government, with post-service options back to private firms or continued government work.
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