Trump Media to Merge with Nuclear Fusion Company that Wants to Power AI
Fusion technology has been seen as a long way off but tech companies view it as a promising way of powering their energy-hungry AI data centers.
Fusion technology has been seen as a long way off but tech companies view it as a promising way of powering their energy-hungry AI data centers.
Dec. 18, 2025 (AP) – Trump Media & Technology will merge with a fusion power company in an all-stock deal that the companies said Thursday is valued at more than $6 billion.
Devin Nunes, the Republican congressman who resigned in 2021 to become the CEO of Trump Media, will be co-CEO of the new company with TAE Technologies CEO Michl Binderbauer.
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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