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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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FDA clears path for first canine anti-aging pill in 2025

FDA clears path for first canine anti-aging pill in 2025

The FDA’s 2025 signal to Loyal and new funding for the Dog Aging Project could turn dogs into the fastest proving ground for longevity drugs. Here is how a pet-first strategy can validate biomarkers, de-risk mechanisms, and reshape human trials by 2028.

Tinker Turns Fine-Tuning Into Push-Button Power For Open LLMs

Tinker Turns Fine-Tuning Into Push-Button Power For Open LLMs

A new managed training API promises one-click post-training for open-weight models. With portable LoRA adapters, built-in sampling, and RLHF or RLAIF loops, Tinker aims to turn prompt hacks into durable improvements teams can ship.

Uniswap v4 hooks: DEX pools become app platforms on L2

Uniswap v4 hooks: DEX pools become app platforms on L2

Uniswap v4 makes liquidity programmable with hooks. Here’s how dynamic fees, protected orderflow, and in-path automation are reshaping markets and pulling activity to layer 2.

Replicator’s Pivot: Cheap Autonomy Goes to Scale in 2025

Replicator’s Pivot: Cheap Autonomy Goes to Scale in 2025

The Pentagon’s Replicator program is crossing from pilots to production in 2025. Inside the buys, autonomy, and jam-resilient control that turn attritable air, sea, and ground drones into a scalable combat tool, plus what it means for the Indo-Pacific and industry.

Post-Pectra Ethereum: smart accounts, bigger validators

Post-Pectra Ethereum: smart accounts, bigger validators

Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade is live. EIP‑7702 turns every address into a wallet‑native smart account, EIP‑7251 streamlines staking with larger validators and faster deposits, and bigger blob capacity pressures L2 fees while opening new consumer use cases.

Durable AI Agents Arrive: Claude 4.5’s 30‑Hour Shift

Durable AI Agents Arrive: Claude 4.5’s 30‑Hour Shift

Anthropic’s September launch of Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Code 2.0, and a new Agent SDK pushes agents from chatty helpers to shift-length workers. Learn how long-horizon autonomy works, what to pilot first, and how to keep it safe.

Agentic Commerce Arrives: Instant Checkout Is Live

Agentic Commerce Arrives: Instant Checkout Is Live

OpenAI just turned on Instant Checkout in ChatGPT with Stripe, moving shopping from product pages into agent-guided conversations. Here is the map, the builder playbook, and what to expect over the next 12 months.

Stablecoins hit $300B as Europe warns of new risks

Stablecoins hit $300B as Europe warns of new risks

On October 2, 2025 stablecoin supply crossed $300 billion just as Europe’s ESRB called for urgent safeguards under MiCA. Here is how that combo will reshape redemption, liquidity, and routing for builders, treasuries, and traders.

Gemini for Home Turns Smart Homes Into Agent Platforms

Gemini for Home Turns Smart Homes Into Agent Platforms

Google is turning smart homes into actionable agent platforms. With Gemini for Home, a redesigned Home app, and Home Premium with Gemini Live, households gain communal identity, context-aware automation, and integrations that let agents plan and act across rooms. Here is what changed, why it matters, and how startups can move first.

U16a lands on the Superchain: safer rollouts, real interop

U16a lands on the Superchain: safer rollouts, real interop

On October 2, 2025, the Optimism Superchain rolled out Upgrade 16a across Base, OP Mainnet, and Unichain. System-level toggles, a safer withdrawal path, and ETH Lockbox readiness push OP Stack chains toward configurable, interoperable Layer 2s.

Chang’e‑6 rewrites the Moon playbook: a cooler far side

Chang’e‑6 rewrites the Moon playbook: a cooler far side

Fresh peer-reviewed results from late September and early October 2025 show the lunar far side’s mantle is cooler, drier, and poorer in heat-producing elements than the near side. Here is what that means for site selection, power, ISRU, and radio science over the next five years.

Switching Off TTR: CRISPR’s One-shot Plan Against Amyloid

Switching Off TTR: CRISPR’s One-shot Plan Against Amyloid

Intellia’s in vivo CRISPR therapy aims to permanently switch off transthyretin (TTR), the protein that seeds ATTR amyloid in heart and nerves. With Phase 3 trials underway, a single infusion could shift care from chronic dosing to prevention if safety and outcomes hold.

Summer 2025: Grid Batteries Become America’s New Peaker

Summer 2025: Grid Batteries Become America’s New Peaker

Q2-Q3 2025 rewrote the peaker playbook. Batteries covered record evening peaks in California and Texas, set prices in critical intervals, and moved beyond pure arbitrage. Here is how longer durations, hybrids, and better rules can unlock the next 50 gigawatts.

Avalara’s Agentic Compliance Turns Copilots into Operators

Avalara’s Agentic Compliance Turns Copilots into Operators

Avalara’s September 30 launch marks compliance as AI’s first scaled beachhead. Here is why tax work is moving from copilots to operators, and what this unlocks for finance teams and startups.

Midlife Inflection: The Vascular-First Longevity Playbook

Midlife Inflection: The Vascular-First Longevity Playbook

A 2025 multi-organ proteomics atlas reveals a midlife inflection and puts vascular health at center stage. This practical playbook gives readers in their 40s and 50s measurable steps, endpoints, and tools to add healthy years.

Europe Becomes Methane’s Gatekeeper for U.S. Oil and Gas

Europe Becomes Methane’s Gatekeeper for U.S. Oil and Gas

With the federal methane fee effectively halted in March 2025, the center of gravity moves to Brussels. The EU importer rules start in 2025 and tighten in 2027, making real-time measurement and third-party verification the new ticket for U.S. LNG and shale.

Telegram Wallet puts tokenized U.S. stocks in chat via Kraken

Telegram Wallet puts tokenized U.S. stocks in chat via Kraken

In October 2025, Telegram’s built-in Wallet begins rolling out tokenized US stocks and ETFs powered by Kraken and Backed. Custodial first, then self-custodial via TON Wallet, this shift could compress onboarding, speed settlement, and turn RWAs into everyday chat balances.

SANDchain is live, a creator chain built on zkSync’s ZK Stack

SANDchain is live, a creator chain built on zkSync’s ZK Stack

The Sandbox has launched SANDchain, a ZK Layer 2 built on zkSync’s ZK Stack that uses SAND for gas and governance. Here is how branded ZK chains could reset creator funding, distribution, and ownership at scale.