Fusion industry funding hits an annual record; General Fusion enters the stock market; Quantum computers work to solve fuel challenge

<p>Carli Smith, fusion researcher at Kyoto Fusioneering, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Fusion industry funding hits an annual record </p><p>https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/global-fusion-energy-annual-investments-hit-record-nearly-45-billion-2026-07-13/ </p><p><br /></p><p>2. General fusion makes history in the stock market</p><p>https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/investors-send-general-fusion-soaring-in-debut-as-first-publicly-traded-fusion-company/</p><p><br /></p><p>3.Quantum computers make headway in solving fusion’s fuel problem</p><p>https://phys.org/news/2026-07-quantum-fusion-fuel-material-configurations.html</p><p><br /></p><p>4. Inertia opens world’s first fusion factory to commercialize inertial confinement fusion</p><p>https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2026/07/13/inertia-fusion-facility-livermore</p><p><br /></p><p>Bonus stories:</p><p>General Atomics Secures California Tax Credit for San Diego Fusion Blanket Test Facility</p><p>https://newatlas.com/energy/general-atomics-test-key-fusion-reactor-component/ </p>