# 6-4-26 AI IPO race heats up and tech shifts

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6/4/26

Today’s tech digest covers fusion funding, AI and search updates, space missions, and a CSS chart trick.

1. The desperation of NYTimes

> **[The Desperation of NYTimes](https://rozumem.xyz/posts/16)**

Article URL: [The Desperation of NYTimes - rozumem's weblog](https://rozumem.xyz/posts/16) Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item.id=48401965](https://news.ycombinator.com/item.id=48401965) Points: 146 # Comments: 123.

1. Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to

> **[Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power...](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/04/helion-the-sam-altman-backed-fusion-startup-raises-465m-to-build-a-power-plant-for-microsoft/)**
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> Fusion startup Helion is racing to complete a power plant for Microsoft by 2028. A fresh infusion of cash should help with that.

Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M.

1. Google is letting social media stars customize their search

> **[Google is letting social media stars customize their search result page](https://www.theverge.com/tech/943233/google-search-profiles-custom-page)**
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> With enough followers, you can control important Google real estate.

Google now lets big creators and publishers in the US claim dedicated profiles in Search to highlight things like videos, articles, and their other profiles online.

1. After 11 years at Mars, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft went out with

> **[After 11 years at Mars, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisper](https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/06/after-11-years-at-mars-nasas-maven-spacecraft-went-out-with-a-whisper/)**
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> “I think the team has really experienced the loss of a loved one with the end of the mission.”...

I think the team has really experienced the loss of a loved one with the end of the mission.

1. The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk

> **[The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram...](https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-ai-ipo-race-elon-musk-doge-whistleblower-instagram-hacking-incident/)**
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> On “Uncanny Valley,” we dive into the IPO bonanza that the top AI companies are embarking on to the point where some real estate listings are looking for not just regular old cash, but Anthropic stock.

On Uncanny Valley, we dive into the IPO bonanza that the top AI companies are embarking on to the point where some real estate listings are looking for not just regular old cash.

1. Another Stab at the Perfect CSS Pie Chart… Sans JavaScript!

> **[Another Stab at the Perfect CSS Pie Chart... Sans JavaScript! | CSS-Tricks](https://css-tricks.com/another-stab-at-the-perfect-css-pie-chart-sans-javascript/)**
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> We dive again into CSS Pie Charts! This time, Author Antoine Villepreux delivers semantic and flexible charts without a single line of JS.

We dive again into CSS Pie Charts!

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Google letting creators “claim dedicated profiles in Search” is the one that makes me wince a bit. It’s not the feature itself — it’s the incentive it sets up: Search results become something you can “earn” via follower count, which nudges everyone toward influencer-SEO instead of relevance.

I don’t have a great read on how prominent these panels will be in practice, but once you create a premium lane, people will route around the old rules to get into it. That’s usually when the quality starts to slide.