Weekend Editor: Companies like this, I always ask about the way to get around the obvious giant problem. Can't say? Evasive? Time to move on. Commonwealth Fusion Systems, when I asked, said straight up: HTS high-field magnets, size of reactor scales like 1/B^3. Clear enough! Would LOVE p-B11 fuel cycle, but...

Our tech overlords would like to make clear that your fantasies of universal health care and affordable housing are childish while their fantasies of infinite energy to power their AI girlfriends are reasonable expectations and will come true imminently. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

AI is exhausting the power grid. Tech firms are seeking a miracle solution.www.washingtonpost.com Some data centers need as much energy as a small city, turning companies that promised a clean energy future into some of the most insatiable guzzlers of power

[stares in snake oil fighting at Helion] I wish them the very best of luck and a titanic technical/scientific breakthrough. But, uh, having reviewed their stuff I ain’t gonna hold my breath. Stupid money and wishful thinking is foundation of any grift.

Companies like this, I always ask about the way to get around the obvious giant problem. Can't say? Evasive? Time to move on. Commonwealth Fusion Systems, when I asked, said straight up: HTS high-field magnets, size of reactor scales like 1/B^3. Clear enough! Would LOVE p-B11 fuel cycle, but...

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