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The Relay is a new media project dedicated to covering slightly futuristic domains such as artificial intelligence, space exploration, longevity science, crypto and blockchain, advanced biology, and defense technologies. Our mission is to capture the signals of tomorrow and relay them forward with clarity, depth, and context.

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The storage pivot: new FEOC rules and ERCOT ascendant

The storage pivot: new FEOC rules and ERCOT ascendant

A 2025 policy wave tied the storage ITC to a new material assistance cost ratio with rising 2026-2029 thresholds, just as ERCOT passes CAISO on operating capacity. Here is what changed, how to model the cliff, and four plays that keep projects pencilable.

California’s Chatbot Law Will Rewrite Agent User Experience

California’s Chatbot Law Will Rewrite Agent User Experience

Signed on October 13, 2025, California’s SB 243 requires companion chatbots to disclose AI identity, follow self-harm protocols, add minor safeguards, and publish annual safety metrics starting July 1, 2027. Here is what product, design, and engineering teams must change now.

Tianwen-2 hits halfway to Kamoʻoalewa, resetting the 2020s

Tianwen-2 hits halfway to Kamoʻoalewa, resetting the 2020s

China’s Tianwen-2 has crossed the midway point to Earth’s quasi-moon Kamoʻoalewa. The halfway image, a 2026 rendezvous plan, and a 2027 return window could reset small-body science, planetary defense, and the pace of sample missions.

Texas Energy Fund 2025: Will cheap loans deliver firm power?

Texas Energy Fund 2025: Will cheap loans deliver firm power?

Texas has begun approving low‑interest loans for new gas plants under the Texas Energy Fund. We map the 2025 pipeline, flag the projects most likely to hit notice to proceed, and test how added dispatchable megawatts could reshape ERCOT by 2028.

Pets Lead the Longevity Revolution as FDA Backs Lifespan Drugs

Pets Lead the Longevity Revolution as FDA Backs Lifespan Drugs

A quiet milestone on February 26, 2025 signaled a loud shift in medicine. With FDA acceptance of a lifespan claim for a dog drug and the Dog Aging Project’s rapamycin trial expanding, companion animals are opening a faster path to human gerotherapies.

Typhon’s Leap: Land Tomahawk and SM-6 Remap the Indo-Pacific

Typhon’s Leap: Land Tomahawk and SM-6 Remap the Indo-Pacific

Fall 2025 turned U.S. Army Typhon from a visitor into a resident. With training sustained in the Philippines and a public reveal in Japan, mobile land-based strike entered the region’s daily rhythm and began to reshape deterrence.

Training Wheels Off: BoLD and Base Unlock Stage 2 Exits

Training Wheels Off: BoLD and Base Unlock Stage 2 Exits

Arbitrum has activated BoLD and Base has switched on permissionless fault proofs, bounding withdrawal times and removing allowlists. It is the clearest step yet toward consumer‑grade onchain experiences over the next year.

IMAP leads a three-spacecraft space-weather stack at L1

IMAP leads a three-spacecraft space-weather stack at L1

Three new spacecraft are headed to the Sun–Earth L1 point to turn space-weather warnings into real operational minutes. Here is what each mission measures, why Solar Cycle 25’s peak makes timing crucial, and the milestones to watch next.

Monad's Oct 14 airdrop opens as a fast EVM L1 pressures L2s

Monad's Oct 14 airdrop opens as a fast EVM L1 pressures L2s

Monad will open its airdrop claims portal on October 14, 2025, spotlighting a parallel EVM and near‑instant confirmations that could reset Layer 2 fee dynamics and MEV flows. Here is what builders and users should watch over the next 30 to 90 days.

Solar Tariff Shock 2025: How U.S. Supply Rebuilds by 2027

Solar Tariff Shock 2025: How U.S. Supply Rebuilds by 2027

A field guide for developers and buyers navigating new AD/CVD duties on Southeast Asian solar imports. Learn how to pivot sourcing, win the domestic content bonus, rebase PPAs and schedules, and spot the surprise winners.

CCA Takes Flight: Uncrewed Fighters Reset the Cost Curve

CCA Takes Flight: Uncrewed Fighters Reset the Cost Curve

In one season, the US Air Force turned Collaborative Combat Aircraft from slides into sorties. First flights, new units, and a plan to bend airpower’s cost curve.

Pig organs enter the clinic: kidneys and livers in 2025

Pig organs enter the clinic: kidneys and livers in 2025

In 2025, gene-edited pig kidneys and livers supported function in living patients. On January 25, 2025, Mass General implanted a second gene-edited pig kidney into a living recipient. On October 9, 2025, a peer-reviewed case reported an auxiliary pig liver sustaining function for 38 days. Organ failure is turning into an engineering problem.

The Moon’s First LTE Switch-On Starts a Space Internet

The Moon’s First LTE Switch-On Starts a Space Internet

A 25-minute activation of Nokia Bell Labs’ LTE box on Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 proved that standards-based cellular can survive launch, landing, and lunar vacuum. Here is how that small spark can scale into an interoperable lunar internet for rovers, hoppers, and ISRU.

Telegram’s TON Lock-in and U.S. Wallet Create a Real Onramp

Telegram’s TON Lock-in and U.S. Wallet Create a Real Onramp

Telegram made TON the exclusive chain for Mini Apps and shipped a self-custodial wallet to U.S. users. That pairing ties distribution to payments and gives crypto its most credible mobile onramp yet.

GitHub’s Copilot Agent Goes GA, PR-Native Coding Arrives

GitHub’s Copilot Agent Goes GA, PR-Native Coding Arrives

GitHub’s Copilot coding agent is now generally available with pull request native automation, enterprise policies, and Actions-powered sandboxes. Use this 30‑day rollout plan to deploy it safely and see what it means for 2026.

45Z Goes Live: How New Rules Rewire U.S. Clean Fuels

45Z Goes Live: How New Rules Rewire U.S. Clean Fuels

Section 45Z flipped on January 1, 2025 and is already moving margins. With IRS and Treasury guidance on January 10 and late May updates, the winners are producers that register on time, document wage compliance, and design for LCFS plus low lifecycle emissions.

Starship Flight 11: the week reusability jumps a gear

Starship Flight 11: the week reusability jumps a gear

Starship Flight 11 is set for October 13 with a new landing-burn profile and a workhorse heat shield. Here is how those choices set up pad catches, faster turnarounds, near-term lunar cargo, and a clear three-flight roadmap.

Fusaka Nears Mainnet: PeerDAS and the Coming Blob Market

Fusaka Nears Mainnet: PeerDAS and the Coming Blob Market

Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade is tracking October testnets and a December 3 mainnet target. PeerDAS and staged blob increases aim to cut rollup costs, make stablecoin payments cheaper, and catalyze a competitive market for data capacity.