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The betting heats up on a fusion-powered future

July 11, 2025 by

The betting on a fusion-powered future is heating up with Google’s deal to purchase 200 megawatts of power from Commonwealth Fusion Systems planned fusion power plant in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Rick Needham, chief commercial officer of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, who struck the deal with the tech giant, speaks with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III.

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The New Media: A Pea of News in a Mattress of Words

The New Media: A Pea of News in a Mattress of Words

Llewellyn King

Journalism is choking on the low-hanging fruit. Every day hundreds of newsletters and podcasts flood inboxes. These are almost entirely concerned with political goings-on in Washington. But this isn’t to say that journalism is alive and well. In fact, this is a symptom of journalism’s straitened times. Mostly, there is just a pea of news […]

Via AI, an Ancient Roman Historian’s Account of Trump II

Via AI, an Ancient Roman Historian’s Account of Trump II

Linda Gasparello

Via AI, an Ancient Roman Historian’s Account of Trump II If the Roman Emperor Caligula were alive today, you can bet that he would cheer the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House, which President Trump is hosting to mark his 80th birthday, and the nation’s 250th anniversary. Caligula, who reigned from […]

The Fun Is Running Out for Trump’s Presidency

The Fun Is Running Out for Trump’s Presidency

Llewellyn King

There is a powerful force that affects politics as much as it affects individual lives. It is fatigue. We just get darn tired of something, be it a job, a relationship, a hobby or a routine. We have been devoted to it for years, and suddenly we want out; we want to do something else. […]

Microgrids Offer Community Solution to Electricity Challenge

Microgrids Offer Community Solution to Electricity Challenge

Llewellyn King

You may have heard of microgrids in passing, maybe at a town meeting or when the future of your electricity supply is under discussion. Mostly, they aren’t headliners like data centers. However, microgrids are becoming an important part of the future electric infrastructure. They provide a valve to release some of the pressure building up […]

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