{"podcast":{"title":"Fusion News","slug":"fusion-news-2296831","podcast_index_feed_id":2296831,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/48e20d54/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/12127741/12127741-1725475831299-f046181840fea.jpg","author":"Fusion Industry Association","episode_count":120,"summary":"A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by young fusion researchers. Keep up to date with all the recent news in the industry in this one easy, fortnightly package. And look out for the bonus \"Extra\" deep-dives. Fusion News is also available as a video version for those who like pictures: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQSc-BFbCpFJjhZldM3BOcQ","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T16:18:09.951089+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831"},"episode":{"title":"Fusion Startup Inertia Raises $450 Million; Pacific Fusion finds cheaper path forward; Helion reaches 150 million degrees Celsius","slug":"fusion-startup-inertia-raises-450-million-pacific-fusion-finds-cheaper-path-forward-helion-reaches-150-million-degrees-celsius","published_at":"2026-02-18T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831/fusion-startup-inertia-raises-450-million-pacific-fusion-finds-cheaper-path-forward-helion-reaches-150-million-degrees-celsius","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fusionindustry/episodes/Fusion-Startup-Inertia-Raises-450-Million-Pacific-Fusion-finds-cheaper-path-forward-Helion-reaches-150-million-degrees-Celsius-e3f7cnd","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/48e20d54/podcast/play/115634349/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-17%2Fc0035f70-3862-bb23-186a-bede0e2d5eff.mp3","summary":"Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. Fusion Startup Raises $450 Million in Bid to Make Power Using World’s Biggest Lasers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-11/nuclear-fusion-startup-raises-450-million-to-make-power-with-lasers 2. Who Will Be First To Unlock Nuclear Fusion? https://www.forbes.com/sites/drewbernstein/2026/02/12/who-will-be-first-to-unlock-nuclear-fusion/ 3. Pacific Fusion finds a cheaper way to make its fusion reactor work https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/pacific-fusion-finds-a-cheaper-way-to-make-its-fusion-reactor-work/ 4. Fusion startup Helion hits blistering temps as it races toward 2028 deadline https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/fusion-startup-helion-hits-blistering-temps-as-it-races-toward-2028-deadline/ Bonus: https://stepfusion.com/step-fusion-milestone-remountable-magnet-technology-passes-major-tests/ https://bluedotliving.com/can-fusion-energy-really-power-the-future-with-alex-creely-commonwealth-fusion-systems/","meta_description":"Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":616,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fusion-news-2296831/episodes/fusion-startup-inertia-raises-450-million-pacific-fusion-finds-cheaper-path-forward-helion-reaches-150-million-degrees-celsius/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831/fusion-startup-inertia-raises-450-million-pacific-fusion-finds-cheaper-path-forward-helion-reaches-150-million-degrees-celsius.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}