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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matt O'Brien and Jennifer McDermott

Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company that wants to power AI

Trump Media-Fusion Energy - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The parent company of President Donald Trump’s Truth Social media platform is merging with a fusion power company, an unusual pairing of the Trump name with a futuristic clean energy venture that aims to power the next wave of artificial intelligence. Trump Media & Technology announced its merger with TAE Technologies in an all-stock deal that the companies said Thursday is valued at more than $6 billion.

The combined company says it plans to find a site and begin construction next year on the “world’s first utility-scale fusion power plant,” with aims to provide the electricity needed for artificial intelligence.

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