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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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JWST’s little red dots point to a fast track for black holes

JWST’s little red dots point to a fast track for black holes

Some of JWST’s puzzling little red dots may be compact black hole-star atmospheres rather than tiny galaxies. Paired with new detections of dust-shrouded early quasars, they outline a fast route to supermassive black holes and a clear set of tests to confirm it.

FDA LDT Rollback Resets the Longevity Biomarker Market

FDA LDT Rollback Resets the Longevity Biomarker Market

A 2025 court decision and FDA rescission return LDTs to CLIA oversight. Epigenetic clocks and proteomic biological age panels are reentering clinics. Here is what changes for validation, safety, and reimbursement.

Citi’s agentic AI pilot goes live in finance at scale

Citi’s agentic AI pilot goes live in finance at scale

On September 22, 2025, Citi activated agentic capabilities inside Stylus Workspaces for 5,000 employees. Here is what that means for regulated AI, how the stack is evolving, and a 12‑month roadmap leaders can execute with confidence.

Iron Beam Goes Operational, Rewriting Air-Defense Math

Iron Beam Goes Operational, Rewriting Air-Defense Math

Israel says its Iron Beam high‑energy laser has finished testing and will enter IDF service in 2025. Here is how directed energy changes the cost per shot against drones and rockets, where physics still limits performance, and what this milestone means for U.S. and UK programs.

Treasury's GENIUS Act resets stablecoins and retail payments

Treasury's GENIUS Act resets stablecoins and retail payments

Treasury has kicked off rulemaking for the GENIUS Act, outlining licenses, reserves, redemption speed, disclosures, enforcement, and access to Fed settlement. Here is what the next 12 months mean for issuers, exchanges, fintechs, and merchants.

Why Your UI Shows [object Object] and How to Fix It Fast

Why Your UI Shows [object Object] and How to Fix It Fast

Seeing [object Object] instead of a title is a classic JavaScript issue. Learn exactly why it happens in React and other UIs, how to debug it quickly, and the patterns that prevent it for good.

Autophagy in the clinic: Retro's pill targets brain aging

Autophagy in the clinic: Retro's pill targets brain aging

Retro Biosciences plans to begin first-in-human testing of RTR242, an autophagy-boosting oral drug aimed at Alzheimer’s, by the end of 2025. Here is how cellular cleanup could translate into healthspan gains, the endpoints that matter, and the regulatory pathway most likely to deliver approval.

65th pass: DSOC's 218-million-mile link changes Mars comms

65th pass: DSOC's 218-million-mile link changes Mars comms

NASA’s DSOC wrapped its 65th and final pass with Psyche from 218 million miles, proving deep space laser links at Mars ranges. Here is how optical comms enable HD video, teleoperations, lighter spacecraft, and new mission playbooks.

How OpenAI–Nvidia’s 10GW bet unlocks true AI agents

How OpenAI–Nvidia’s 10GW bet unlocks true AI agents

A staged 100 billion dollar buildout of 10 gigawatts of Nvidia-powered capacity could push agentic AI from pilot to production. See how the compute surge intersects with GPT-5 routing, unit economics, energy supply, real product patterns, and vendor risk so you can plan your next quarter with confidence.

Vectis Puts CCA Into Focus: Stealth, Cost, and a New Race

Vectis Puts CCA Into Focus: Stealth, Cost, and a New Race

Lockheed Martin’s Vectis is the clearest signal yet that collaborative combat aircraft are moving from slides to squadrons. Here is what it means for survivability, price, F-35 teaming, competitors, and procurement in the next two years.

SEC’s new ETF rules put Solana and XRP ETFs within reach

SEC’s new ETF rules put Solana and XRP ETFs within reach

The SEC just adopted generic listing standards for spot commodity ETPs, replacing case-by-case approvals. That shift can fast track Solana and XRP ETFs, shorten launch timelines, and reward issuers ready to move now.

States vs. PJM: AI-fueled demand ignites a grid reckoning

States vs. PJM: AI-fueled demand ignites a grid reckoning

Electricity bills are surging across PJM and capacity prices have jumped nearly tenfold in two years. On September 23, 2025, a new bipartisan Governors’ Collaborative meets to press for faster transmission, market fixes, and a stronger state voice over the nation’s largest grid operator.

Rome 2025: Senolytics Move From Hype to Clinical Plans

Rome 2025: Senolytics Move From Hype to Clinical Plans

Post-event analysis of the September 16 to 19, 2025 ICSA and Phaedon Senotherapeutics Summit in Rome. New human data, clearer biomarker roadmaps, and a push for assay harmonization point to how senolytics could reach the clinic in the next 12 to 24 months.

Earth’s new quasi-moon 2025 PN7 could change exploration

Earth’s new quasi-moon 2025 PN7 could change exploration

Astronomers have flagged 2025 PN7 as a newly discovered quasi-moon that closely tracks Earth. Here is how it hid for decades, why its orbit is unusual, and how it could unlock rapid, low-cost missions while sharpening planetary defense.

How Citi Is Moving From Copilots To True AI Agents

How Citi Is Moving From Copilots To True AI Agents

An inside look at how Citi is moving beyond copilots to production AI agents in banking. We unpack the stack, identity and data guardrails, and the ROI math so CIOs can scale safely in high‑compliance environments.

Ghost Shark Goes Fleet: Australia Bets on Massed UUVs

Ghost Shark Goes Fleet: Australia Bets on Massed UUVs

Australia just shifted Ghost Shark from prototypes to a funded fleet, with the first XL-AUVs planned to enter Royal Australian Navy service in early 2026. Here is how mass autonomy could reshape Indo-Pacific deterrence and how China may respond.

FTX’s September Payout: Mapping the Next Crypto Liquidity Wave

FTX’s September Payout: Mapping the Next Crypto Liquidity Wave

FTX’s third distribution on September 30, 2025 will release about $1.6 billion to creditors. Here is how that cash could travel from BitGo and Kraken into majors, L2s, Solana and TON, and what to watch across spot, perps, bridges, and DeFi yields in the days that follow.

Governors vs. PJM: AI Data Centers Reshape the Grid

Governors vs. PJM: AI Data Centers Reshape the Grid

A coalition of PJM-state governors is moving to exert new influence over the nation’s largest grid as AI data centers turbocharge demand and push capacity prices higher. Here is what could change next for rules, rates, interconnection, and resources.