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OpenAI reportedly in talks with Helion Energy to ‘buy vast quantities’ of fusion power

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, shown here at Microsoft’s Build developer conference in Seattle on May 21, 2024, is the board chair of Helion Energy. cloud and software company agreed to buy electricity from a facility that Helion is planning to build and get running by 2028. Altman has reportedly recused himself from the deal talks.

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Microsoft and Helion want to build the world’s first fusion plant and seize energy’s ‘Holy Grail’

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(Helion Photo) Microsoft and Helion Energy on Wednesday announced a historic agreement that could pave the way to the world’s first fusion power plant. The goal is to get the plant running by 2028. Engineers for decades have chased the promise of fusion energy — a potentially limitless source of carbon-free power.

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Are quantum computers for real? So far, the uncertainty principle rules the day

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The IonQ Forte quantum system is roughly the same size as a standard data center cabinet. A data center cabinet? One of the slides shown at the summit suggests that IonQ is targeting 64 algorithmic qubits in 2025, and 1,024 AQ in 2028. Will they have to be the size of a football field? A microwave oven?

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10 most powerful ERP vendors today

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By 2028, 85% of enterprises using intelligent applications will have evolved to run as autonomous organizations, redefining the technology resource usage within the business.” This innovation will reset the use of ERP systems for years to come. In short, we see ERP itself moving from a system of record to a system of action.”

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