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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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Comet Goes Free: The Browser Becomes an Agent Runtime

Comet Goes Free: The Browser Becomes an Agent Runtime

Perplexity made Comet free and added Background Assistant for Max users. Here is why putting an always on agent inside the browser could reshape search, checkout, and the default stack.

Starship Flight 11: the pivot from spectacle to operations

Starship Flight 11: the pivot from spectacle to operations

On October 13, 2025, SpaceX plans the eleventh Starship test with objectives that trade viral moments for repeatable procedures. Here is what is new, why it matters for rapid reuse, and what to watch on launch day.

Geothermal’s 2025 inflection: Cape Station sparks oilfield build

Geothermal’s 2025 inflection: Cape Station sparks oilfield build

Two milestones in 2025 push enhanced geothermal from pilot to program: a September equipment award for Cape Station Phase II and a June appraisal well that hit near 500°F at record depth. Here is how EGS plus ORC can deliver 24/7, fuel-free capacity across the West from 2026 to 2030.

Square Switches On Fee-Free Bitcoin for Main Street

Square Switches On Fee-Free Bitcoin for Main Street

Square is switching on native Lightning payments and a built-in Bitcoin wallet for U.S. sellers, waiving processing fees until December 31, 2026. Here is what ships, who benefits, and a 30-day pilot plan for your shop.

Telegram’s TON Takeover: Chat‑Native Crypto Goes Mainstream

Telegram’s TON Takeover: Chat‑Native Crypto Goes Mainstream

In early 2025 Telegram standardized its mini apps on TON and pushed wallet features deeper into chat while USDT usage accelerated. Here is what that unlocks next and the concrete plays to ship in Q4 2025.

Qwen3 Omni and Kimi K2 spark China’s open-weight reset

Qwen3 Omni and Kimi K2 spark China’s open-weight reset

Two September releases compressed the agent stack from both ends. Qwen3 Omni brings real-time any-to-any speech with open weights, while Kimi K2 expands working context for code, cutting hops, failures, and cost for production-grade agents.

SenNet’s 2025 Atlas Breaks the Biomarker Bottleneck

SenNet’s 2025 Atlas Breaks the Biomarker Bottleneck

A standardized, tissue specific multi-omics map of senescent cell states puts validated biomarkers into the hands of researchers. The result is a clear path to precision diagnostics, smarter trials, and the next wave of senotherapeutics.

FERC approves 2025 IBR rules that make grid support mandatory

FERC approves 2025 IBR rules that make grid support mandatory

FERC’s 2025 approval of inverter-based resource reliability standards turns grid support from best effort to requirement. This playbook shows developers, owners, and grid operators how to comply in 2025 to 2026 and convert upgrades into revenue.

Arbitrum’s BoLD flips the switch on permissionless L2s

Arbitrum’s BoLD flips the switch on permissionless L2s

Arbitrum’s BoLD upgrade removes validator allowlists, timeboxes disputes, and opens Layer 2 verification to anyone. Here is what permissionless proofs mean for Stage 2, withdrawal timelines, risk models, and institutional adoption.

Agent Platform Wars Begin: Gemini Enterprise vs AgentKit

Agent Platform Wars Begin: Gemini Enterprise vs AgentKit

A new enterprise AI showdown is here. Google debuts Gemini Enterprise while OpenAI launches AgentKit, with AWS AgentCore close behind. We compare capabilities, build paths, and lock-in risks, then give you a 30/60/90-day plan to ship.

Project Pele Goes Real: Mobile Reactors Enter Build

Project Pele Goes Real: Mobile Reactors Enter Build

BWXT has started core manufacturing for the Defense Department’s Project Pele microreactor, moving the program from design reviews to real hardware. Here is what that shift means for microgrids, logistics, and edge compute over the next two years.

Partial reprogramming nears trials as the eye goes first

Partial reprogramming nears trials as the eye goes first

A wave of 2025 OSK data in primates and metabolic models is pulling partial epigenetic reprogramming toward the clinic. Learn why ophthalmology leads, how control systems make it feasible, and what to watch next.

China’s Tianwen‑2 Is Sampling a Quasi‑Moon, Then 311P

China’s Tianwen‑2 Is Sampling a Quasi‑Moon, Then 311P

Launched in May 2025, China’s Tianwen‑2 is on course to sample Earth’s quasi‑moon Kamoʻoalewa, then use an Earth swingby to set up a second act at active asteroid 311P. One spacecraft, two targets, a faster, cheaper deep‑space playbook.

Salesforce gives AI agents a voice for talk to work

Salesforce gives AI agents a voice for talk to work

Salesforce is preparing voice-native, hybrid-reasoning agents that can listen, speak, plan, and act across your stack. Here is what it means for contact centers, how it compares to ServiceNow and Sierra, and a 90-day playbook to deploy safely.

2025 FDA milestone in dog longevity will speed human aging

2025 FDA milestone in dog longevity will speed human aging

In February 2025, the FDA accepted preliminary efficacy (RXE) for a senior-dog longevity pill and expanded conditional approval rules now give it a path to market. Together they create the first large, real-world testbed for geroprotectors and may shorten the road to human aging therapies.

The Rover That Unlocks Artemis at the Lunar South Pole

The Rover That Unlocks Artemis at the Lunar South Pole

NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle is heading toward a 2025 downselect. Inside the rival designs: how they plan to survive polar night, work the shadowed rims, and turn short landings into a lasting foothold at the Moon’s south pole.

LNG Whiplash 2025: CP2, Commonwealth and Delfin reset the buildout

LNG Whiplash 2025: CP2, Commonwealth and Delfin reset the buildout

Washington’s permit restart uncorked a wave of U.S. LNG approvals. Here is what can truly reach FID and first cargo by 2026–2030, and how it will ripple through Henry Hub, Europe, Asia, and shipping.

Celo’s L1 to L2 Flip Signals an Ethereum Consolidation

Celo’s L1 to L2 Flip Signals an Ethereum Consolidation

On March 26, 2025, Celo completed its move from an independent Layer 1 to an OP Stack Layer 2 on Ethereum. The shift promises cheaper fees, stronger mobile UX, and stablecoin-as-gas while signaling a broader consolidation toward Ethereum’s Superchain.