Relaying what matters next.
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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Gemini in Chrome: from web pages to an agent runtime
On September 18, 2025, Google began rolling out Gemini in Chrome to U.S. desktop users, turning the browser into an AI-powered assistant that can read pages, work across tabs, and soon act on websites. Here is how agentic browsing will reshape checkout, SEO and affiliate traffic, consent and fraud, and what developers should build next.
PAC-3 Mega Order and the U.S. Missile Production Surge
A 1,970-round PAC-3 MSE buy in early September signals a lasting shift in U.S. missile production. Can industry clear seeker and rocket motor bottlenecks, sync Patriot, Aegis and IBCS, and deepen magazines for Europe and the Indo-Pacific?
SEC generic listing rules spark a rush for SOL and XRP ETFs
A September 2025 rule change gives U.S. exchanges a standing pathway to list qualifying spot commodity ETPs without bespoke 19b-4 approvals. That unlocks a faster, broader lineup of crypto ETFs, with Solana and XRP poised to lead.
Copilot Spaces GA: from chat to codebase-aware agents
GitHub Copilot Spaces is generally available, bringing persistent project context into agent mode and the coding agent so teams can plan and ship multi-file changes under enterprise guardrails.
sBTC uncapped and listed: Stacks’ Bitcoin liquidity unlock
In September 2025, Stacks removed the sBTC supply cap and landed its first centralized exchange listing, opening mint and redeem flows to a wider audience. Learn what changes for BTC-native DeFi, how the peg works, what early data shows, and the risks to watch.
Uniswap’s Unichain: 200ms blocks and an MEV-aware L2
Uniswap’s app-native Layer 2 now touts ~200ms confirmations, TEE-based ordering, and revert protection. Here is how Unichain could recentralize liquidity, reshape MEV, and pressure Base, Arbitrum, and OP while raising the bar for fair, fast execution.
Taurine’s reality check: NIH study drops biomarker hype
An NIH analysis in Science on June 5, 2025 reports that circulating taurine does not consistently track aging in humans, monkeys, or mice. We explain biomarker versus endpoint, where human trials stand, and how to read longevity claims with discipline.
Australia’s Ghost Shark Fleet Becomes A$1.7B Program of Record
Canberra has moved from prototypes to a fleet buy of Ghost Shark autonomous submarines worth A$1.7 billion, with first deliveries expected in early 2026. Here is why it reshapes allied ISR, strike, and AUKUS Pillar II.
Texas Batteries Overtake California: Prices and Reliability
By mid-September 2025 ERCOT overtook CAISO for the most operating grid-scale batteries in the U.S. This analysis explains why Texas pulled ahead, how storage is reshaping price formation, and what it means for reliability and investors over the next year.
Rubin’s First Look: How LSST Alerts Will Turbocharge Discovery
LSST commissioning has begun, and Rubin Observatory’s minute-scale alerts are about to flood astronomy with millions of nightly signals. Here is how real-time discovery will reshape planetary defense, interstellar targets, and fast transients, and how to turn the firehose into results.
Cognitive Kernel‑Pro resets the standard for open agents
Tencent's August 2025 release of Cognitive Kernel Pro pairs an open framework with an 8B model that reports state-of-the-art GAIA results. Here is why it resets reliability, evaluation, and cost for enterprise agents.
EigenCloud’s enterprise pivot: verifiability as a service
In 2025 EigenLayer reframed restaking as a full verifiable cloud. With EigenCloud's June launch, a16z's reported $70M token purchase, a July reorg, and an August EigenPods patch, the company is courting enterprise buyers who want enforceable guarantees.
Inside Citi's 5,000-user pilot for bank‑grade AI agents
Citigroup is running a four to six week pilot of agentic AI for 5,000 employees inside Stylus Workspaces, using models like Gemini and Claude. Here is how the bank is enforcing budgets, human oversight, and audit trails, and the playbook others can reuse.
Hubble catches a white dwarf devouring a Pluto-like world
Hubble’s ultraviolet spectra caught nitrogen and water rich debris raining onto a nearby white dwarf. It is the clearest sign yet of an exo Kuiper Belt and how icy bodies seed rocky worlds.
U.S. LNG’s 2025 Reboot: Policy shifts and SPAs fuel Gulf buildout
Washington’s 2025 reset on LNG export approvals and flexible commencement timelines reignited U.S. projects just as new SPAs returned. Here’s who can reach FID, how feedgas and pipelines will adapt, and why methane performance and bunkering will shape margins through 2030.
Iron Beam Enters Service: Lasers Rewrite Air Defense Math
Israel says its Iron Beam high-power laser is moving into service after final trials. Here is how it reshapes layered air defense economics, concepts of operation, and export prospects.
Inside the UK–U.S. Crypto Taskforce and the Road to 2026
London and Washington just stood up a joint taskforce to align crypto rules and capital markets plumbing. Here is what coordinated workstreams could mean for cross-border listings, stablecoin passports, custody recognition, and faster ETP approvals by the 180-day checkpoint.
PayPal's PYUSD goes omnichain with LayerZero's PYUSD0
On September 18, 2025, PayPal’s PYUSD jumped to nine new networks via LayerZero’s PYUSD0. Here is why omnichain distribution could change payments and DeFi, and the signals to watch next.

















