Now, in its latest eyebrow-raising pivot, the company announced this week that it’s merging with the fusion power company TAE, formerly called Tri Alpha Energy. Amazon cofounder Jeff Bezos is also funneling money into fusion energy companies. “Fusion power will be the most dramatic energy breakthrough since the onset of commercial nuclear energy in the 1950s,” CEO Devin Nunes said in the announcement. “Fusion power will lower energy prices, bolster our national defense, and secure the energy needed to guarantee America’s dominance of AI technology,’ he The timing of the announcement is certainly intriguing. More on fusion: MIT Fusion Physicist Murdered in His Home