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UK Biobank’s 500k proteomes will redefine aging biomarkers

UK Biobank’s 500k proteomes will redefine aging biomarkers

Starting in January 2025, UK Biobank began profiling thousands of plasma proteins across 500,000 participants. The dataset could validate or retire today’s aging clocks, enable earlier disease prediction, and set a higher evidence bar for longevity care.

Parker Probe’s 25th Flyby Sets Stage for Better Forecasts

Parker Probe’s 25th Flyby Sets Stage for Better Forecasts

Between Sept 15 and 20, 2025, Parker Solar Probe matched its 3.8 million mile perihelion and 430,000 mph speed records right at solar maximum. With science downlink beginning Sept 23, expect fresh near-Sun measurements that can tighten space weather forecasts for satellites, power grids, and future crews.

NVIDIA’s NIM Blueprints Make Enterprise AI Agents Real

NVIDIA’s NIM Blueprints Make Enterprise AI Agents Real

NVIDIA’s NIM Agent Blueprints shift the focus from chasing model releases to assembling governed, secure agent stacks. With integrators mobilizing, CIOs can deploy production-grade AI agents across cloud and on‑prem environments this quarter.

EA-37B’s first sortie and export signal a new EW era

EA-37B’s first sortie and export signal a new EW era

On May 2, 2025 the EA-37B flew its first mission-training sortie at Davis-Monthan AFB. By July 21, Italy had inked a deal for two aircraft. Together these moves signal electronic attack shifting to smaller, faster, longer-range jets built for stand-off jamming.

Nasdaq’s Tokenized Shares: What ‘Same CUSIP’ Really Means

Nasdaq’s Tokenized Shares: What ‘Same CUSIP’ Really Means

Nasdaq has asked the SEC to let listed stocks and ETFs settle in tokenized form without splitting liquidity. Here is what same CUSIP and same rights really require, how DTC would move tokens, and why this is not the offshore mimic market.

Hydrogen’s 2025 reset: 45V clarity and methane-fee fallout

Hydrogen’s 2025 reset: 45V clarity and methane-fee fallout

Treasury’s January 10, 2025 45V rules give green hydrogen time and certainty, while Congress’ March repeal of EPA’s methane fee eases blue hydrogen’s near‑term costs. Here is how hubs, projects, and offtakers should move through 2028.

Controlled OSK Reprogramming Edges Toward Human Trials

Controlled OSK Reprogramming Edges Toward Human Trials

Fresh primate and liver data from Life Biosciences suggest controlled OSK gene therapy can drive repair without erasing cell identity. Here is what the early 2026 optic neuropathy studies must prove, the safety controls to watch, and the biomarkers that will make or break the program.

Bennu’s Bounty: What the Samples Say About Life’s Recipe

Bennu’s Bounty: What the Samples Say About Life’s Recipe

January 2025 analyses of the OSIRIS-REx Bennu sample uncovered soluble organics including amino acids and all five nucleobases, plus evaporite salts formed in ancient brines. Here is what that means for prebiotic chemistry and the missions we should fly next.

Alexa+ goes mainstream: Amazon’s home bet on agentic AI

Alexa+ goes mainstream: Amazon’s home bet on agentic AI

Amazon is set to push Alexa+ to the masses on September 30, promising a home agent that can book, buy, and coordinate across services. Here is what changes from classic Alexa, what could slow adoption, and how Google and Apple will answer.

Defiant hits sea trials, heralding a crewless warship era

Defiant hits sea trials, heralding a crewless warship era

Christened on August 11, 2025, DARPA's USX-1 Defiant is now at sea proving what a purpose-built, crewless surface ship can do for cost, reliability, and scale. If trials deliver, the Navy's MUSV plan, autonomous refueling, and Tier-III yard production could accelerate within a year.

DeFi after Tornado Cash: the new line on dev liability

DeFi after Tornado Cash: the new line on dev liability

A Manhattan jury’s partial verdict against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm just reset the U.S. risk line for non-custodial crypto builders. Here is the new liability map, who is most exposed, and how to design with less risk.

Offshore wind whiplash hits New England’s grid plans

Offshore wind whiplash hits New England’s grid plans

Two shocks hit New England’s offshore wind push: a federal rethink of SouthCoast Wind’s permit and a stop‑work order on Revolution Wind. We break down the legal stakes, timeline risk, REC fallout, and what fills the gap through 2035.

Can Plasma Exchange Reverse Aging or Just the Clock?

Can Plasma Exchange Reverse Aging or Just the Clock?

A randomized human study in 2025 reports that therapeutic plasma exchange, especially paired with IVIG, lowered multiple epigenetic aging clocks. We unpack mechanisms, durability, safety, costs, and the decisive trial that could prove real longevity benefits.

Dragon’s trunk boost kit gives the ISS a new lifeline

Dragon’s trunk boost kit gives the ISS a new lifeline

SpaceX just turned Dragon into an orbit‑maintenance tug. With a trunk mounted kit running on its own propellant, Dragon lifted the ISS and opened a new playbook for operations, cost, and governance through the end of the decade.

MCP Crosses the Chasm: The USB‑C Standard for AI Agents

MCP Crosses the Chasm: The USB‑C Standard for AI Agents

Three decisive moves from OpenAI, Microsoft, and AWS signal a tipping point for the Model Context Protocol. MCP is emerging as the default connector for agents to reach tools and data. Here is what changes and how to prepare now.

Dark Eagle lands in NT, reshaping Indo‑Pacific deterrence

Dark Eagle lands in NT, reshaping Indo‑Pacific deterrence

For the first time outside the continental United States, the U.S. Army deployed its Dark Eagle hypersonic battery to Australia's Northern Territory during Talisman Sabre 2025. Inside the true operational employment, the SM-6 land-to-sea shot, and how a layered land strike network changes deterrence.

FTX Payouts Hit Markets: Liquidity, Flows, and Scenarios

FTX Payouts Hit Markets: Liquidity, Flows, and Scenarios

On September 30, the FTX Recovery Trust begins a roughly $1.6 billion distribution to creditors via Kraken, BitGo, and Payoneer. Here is how the cash may route, what to watch in spot and perps, and the scenarios that could shape basis and rotations.

After the Freeze: Who Wins NEVI’s 2025-26 Buildout

After the Freeze: Who Wins NEVI’s 2025-26 Buildout

A February 6 funding freeze, a June 24 injunction, and an August 11 guidance reset have rewritten the EV fast charging map. With Tesla easing off new Supercharger builds, retailers, utilities, and oil majors are poised to capture 2025-26 NEVI awards.