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

GeekWire

The goal is to get the plant running by 2028. The new reactor will be the same size as Polaris, and include additional hardware and technology for putting energy on the grid. (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.

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Console wars aren’t over yet — but Xbox is shifting its strategy against Sony and Nintendo

GeekWire

Microsoft still plans on developing new hardware. Bond noted that there would be new Xbox hardware announced for the 2024 holiday season, and that the next Xbox would be the “largest technical leap you will have ever seen in a hardware generation.” Exclusives don’t stay that way anymore The Bend, Ore.

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Apple and Google are coming for your car

Vox

Finally, there’s Google Automotive Services, which are Google-licensed apps carmakers can offer in their infotainment systems, including Maps, Play Store, and Assistant — the car equivalent to Google Play Services on Android mobile devices.

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