The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the state's first fusion-specific byproduct material license to Type One Energy for its commercial fusion project, making Tennessee the first US state to license a commercial fusion machine under a new regulatory framework.
Anthropic announced it will add an invisible watermark to text produced by Claude, extending support to older models as well, to comply with EU AI Act transparency requirements. A compliance/product move rather than a commercial or financial event.
Science Corporation disclosed on 22 July 2026 that its PRIMA implant has received two Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) designations from the US Food and Drug Administration. The first covers patients blinded by advanced geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration; because geographic atrophy itself is not a rare disease, the FDA approved the advanced bilateral-blindness form as an 'orphan subset' of the broader condition. The second covers patients who have lost vision to Stargardt disease, a rare inherited retinal disease. The company notes the HUD programme offers expedited review, but that a device must still be reviewed and approved by the FDA via a Humanitarian Device Exemption before it can be marketed - so this establishes a regulatory path rather than authorising US sales. The disclosure states that over two decades of research and clinical work, including nearly 50 patients across four clinical trials worldwide, led to the designations. The post is authored by Frank Brodie, Medical Director for Vision and PRIMA at Science. PRIMA had previously received FDA Breakthrough Device designation.
On 20 July 2026 Richtech Robotics submitted a plan to Nasdaq to regain compliance with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), after being notified on 22 May 2026 that it was non-compliant for failing to timely file its Form 10-Q for the period ended 31 March 2026. If Nasdaq accepts the plan it may grant an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the Form 10-Q due date, to 16 November 2026. The company cautioned there is no assurance the plan will be accepted or that compliance will be regained within any extension granted, and that if the plan is rejected it may appeal to a Nasdaq hearings panel. The late filing stems from the restatement of prior periods determined on 9 June 2026.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee joined partners to present the nation's first-ever license specifically for a commercial fusion machine to Type One Energy at the Bull Run Site.
Helion became the first company to secure Washington State DOH licenses for a fusion power plant, moving closer to commercial operation.
Helion received the licenses from Washington State's Department of Health needed to build and operate its 50MW fusion plant in Malaga, WA — the first US (and per the company, world-first) fusion firm to clear the full regulatory path for a power plant. It clears a key gate toward construction of a plant slated to supply Microsoft.
Per an 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Items 3.01, 8.01, 9.01), Nasdaq notified Richtech Robotics it is out of compliance with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) because it did not timely file its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. The company has until July 21, 2026 to submit a compliance plan; if accepted, Nasdaq may grant until November 16, 2026 to regain compliance. No immediate effect on trading, but failure to cure could lead to delisting from the Nasdaq Capital Market.
Per an 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (Items 3.01, 8.01, 9.01), Nasdaq notified Richtech Robotics it is out of compliance with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) because it did not timely file its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. The company has until July 21, 2026 to submit a compliance plan; if accepted, Nasdaq may grant until November 16, 2026 to regain compliance. No immediate effect on trading, but failure to cure could lead to delisting from the Nasdaq Capital Market.
CFS submitted an interconnection request to PJM Interconnection (the largest U.S. wholesale electricity market) to connect its first ARC fusion power plant in Chesterfield County, Virginia, targeting power delivery in the early 2030s. It is the first fusion company ever to enter a grid-interconnection queue — a concrete, regulated step from R&D toward commercial generation.