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Marcin Frąckiewicz

CEO of TS2 Space and founder of TS2.tech. Expert in satellites, telecommunications, and emerging technologies, covering trends in space, AI, and connectivity.

Quantum Rocket or Bubble? RGTI’s Stunning Surge Explained—And How It Stacks Up to IonQ, D‑Wave, and QUBT

Rigetti’s $13 Billion Quantum Leap – Stock Hits Record High on Big Deals, But Is the Hype Real?

Stock Performance: Skyrocketing to Record Highs Rigetti Computing’s stock (NASDAQ: RGTI) has been on a tear, soaring to record levels heading into October 2025. On October 6, shares opened around $40.06 – essentially at all-time highsmarketbeat.com. This price is astounding given RGTI traded below $1 at its low; in fact, the 52-week range spans $0.73 to $40.63marketbeat.com. The quantum computing optimism in 2025 turned Rigetti from a penny stock into a multi-billion dollar company virtually overnight. The rally really accelerated in September. Rigetti’s stock jumped 83–84% during September 2025 alonenasdaq.com – far outpacing other quantum peers and the flat broader
6 October 2025
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Coinbase (COIN) Stock Crashes in Crypto Sell-Off – Can It Bounce Back?

Coinbase’s October 2025 Firestorm: price surges, trust charter bid & analysts call COIN the “most misunderstood” stock

Key facts (October 6 2025) Stock performance and technical outlook Price action through October 6 2025 At the close on October 3 2025, COIN shares ended at $380.02, with a trading range of $370.03–$383.50 and volume of 13.6 million sharesstockanalysis.com. This capped a strong week: the stock rose from $312.59 on September 26 (during a crypto sell‑off) to $380 amid a broader digital‑asset rallyts2.tech. Pre‑market data on October 6 indicated COIN trading around $388.88stockanalysis.com; Reuters similarly noted a ~2.4 % gain as Bitcoin approached all‑time highsreuters.com. Technical indicators were bullish: Investing.com’s dashboard on Oct 6 showed the 14‑day Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 70.18 (Buy), MACD at 12.17 (Buy), and most
6 October 2025
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Richtech Robotics (NASDAQ: RR) Deep Dive — Why This Small‑Cap Robot Maker Is Turning Heads and Stirring Controversy in 2025

Richtech Robotics (NASDAQ: RR) Deep Dive — Why This Small‑Cap Robot Maker Is Turning Heads and Stirring Controversy in 2025

Key Facts (as of 6 Oct 2025) Company Overview Founded in Nevada and headquartered in Las Vegas, Richtech Robotics Inc. designs and sells AI‑driven service robots for hospitality, retail, healthcare and industrial clients. It is an early mover in Robots‑as‑a‑Service (RaaS), offering robots on subscription contracts rather than one‑off hardware salesinvesting.com. The product portfolio includes: Richtech claims to have deployed over 400 robots across U.S. restaurants, retail stores, hotels, healthcare facilities, casinos, senior living homes and factoriesir.richtechrobotics.com. Notable clients include Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field, Golden Corral, Hilton, Sodexo and Boyd Gamingnasdaq.com. The company’s mission is to solve labour shortages through automation and to build “the
6 October 2025
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Applied Digital (APLD) Skyrockets on AI Deals – Is the Rally Sustainable?

AI Gold Rush Propels Applied Digital (APLD) to Record Highs – $11B Deals, Crypto Pivot & Power Plays (Oct 2025 Update)

Key Facts (Oct 3–6, 2025) Recent News & Stock Performance (Oct 3–6, 2025) Applied Digital entered October 2025 as one of the market’s hottest tech stories. Between Oct 3 and Oct 6, no new company-specific announcements were released, but APLD’s stock held near record highs as analysts and media continued to digest the late-September surge. On Oct 3, APLD closed around $26.53 (an all-time closing highmacrotrends.net), essentially flat (+0.2%) on the day after an explosive 19% two-day rally earlier in the week. This stability at high levels suggested traders were consolidating gains ahead of the forthcoming earnings report. Market commentators highlighted the factors behind APLD’s
6 October 2025
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QuantumScape Stock Soars on Solid-State Battery Breakthrough – 3-Day Rally and Sector Shake-Up

QuantumScape Stock Soars on Solid-State Battery Breakthrough – 3-Day Rally and Sector Shake-Up

Recent Stock Surge and Technical Picture QuantumScape’s stock went into blast-off mode at the start of October 2025. After hovering around $12–13 through mid-September, shares broke out on a string of positive developments. The stock jumped 18% on Sept 18 and another +18.4% on Oct 1 ts2.tech. By Oct 3, QS hit an intraday high of $16.49 (just above its prior 52-week peak ~$16.45) before finishing at $15.92 Finviz. This price level marks a stunning ~+172% gain year-to-date ts2.tech, vastly outperforming broader markets and making QS one of 2025’s top tech movers. Trading activity has been frenzied – tens of
6 October 2025
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Joby Aviation Stock Skyrockets on Game-Changing Deals & FAA Push (Oct 2025)

Joby Aviation’s Electric Air Taxi Takeoff: Stock Soars on Deals, Partnerships & FAA Progress (Oct 2025)

Stock Price & Recent Performance Joby Aviation’s stock has been on a remarkable upward trajectory in 2025, reflecting growing enthusiasm for its electric air taxi vision. As of the beginning of October 2025, the stock was trading in the high teens ($17–$18 per share) – a dramatic climb from about $5 a year earlierts2.tech. On October 3, 2025, shares closed around $18.26, capping off a week in which the stock jumped roughly 10% amid positive news flow. Over the past six months, Joby’s share price has gained well over 200%, and it has more than tripled year-over-year, vastly outperforming the
6 October 2025
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Flying into the Future: Why Archer Aviation’s High‑Altitude Breakthroughs and Global Partnerships Are Electrifying the Air‑Taxi Market (Oct 2025)

Recent Developments (Late Sept – Oct 6 2025) Osaka chooses Soracle & Archer for air‑taxi services On 29 Sept 2025, Archer announced that Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City selected Soracle, the Japan Airlines‑Sumitomo joint venture, to build the region’s air‑taxi network using Archer’s Midnight aircraftinvestors.archer.com. The agreements allow Soracle to deploy Midnight as the core of its fleet, and the partners exhibited the aircraft at the Osaka Kansai World Expozagdaily.com. As part of the alliance, Soracle can purchase up to 100 Midnight aircraft (a deal worth roughly $500 million), which will offer 20‑to‑50‑mile trips at up to 150 mph while being “100 times quieter” than helicopterszagdaily.com. Japanese officials, including Transport
6 October 2025
TSMC Stock Surges on AI Boom and U.S. Expansion: What to Know on Sep 23, 2025

TSMC’s 2025 Crossroads: AI Boom, 2‑nm Chips and Geopolitical Headwinds – What It Means for Investors

Key Facts – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) as of 6 October 2025 Overview and Recent Developments Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC) is the world’s largest pure‑play foundry and a pillar of global supply chains. In late September and early October 2025, its stock and strategic decisions drew significant attention, reflecting booming demand for artificial‑intelligence chips, ambitious global expansion and mounting geopolitical risks. Stock Performance around 6 October 2025 TSMC’s shares rallied sharply in late September. On 2 October 2025, the Taipei‑listed stock set an intraday record of NT$1 ,370 and closed at NT$1 ,365 after a 3.29 % surge in U.S.‑listed sharestaiwannews.com.tw. The gains lifted the company’s market capitalization
6 October 2025
Quantum Leap: D-Wave (QBTS) Stock Skyrockets 2000% Amid Fed Rate Cuts and AI-Fueled Quantum Breakthroughs

Quantum Gold Rush: D-Wave (QBTS) Skyrockets on Breakthroughs as Quantum Computing Frenzy Heats Up

D-Wave’s Meteoric Rise in Early October 2025 D-Wave Quantum’s stock chart in the first week of October 2025 looked like something out of a sci-fi blockbuster – shooting upward to record levels. On Friday, October 3, shares hit an intraday high of $33.28 before closing at $32.70insidermonkey.com. Just two days earlier, on Oct 1, QBTS had been trading in the mid-$20s; by Oct 3 it was up roughly 30% for the week and nearly +300% year-to-datets2.tech. To put the trajectory in perspective, one year ago the stock was barely $1 – it has since multiplied over 30-foldfastcompany.com. This kind of
6 October 2025
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DOGE Goes DeFi? Meme‑Coin Rallies on ETF Hopes and Zero‑Knowledge Upgrade – October 2025 Market Report

Dogecoin’s Uptober Surge: Whales and ETF Hype Fuel a Meme-Coin Revival (Oct 3–6, 2025)

Market Overview: Dogecoin Rides the October Crypto Rally A broad crypto market rally in early October 2025 – often dubbed “Uptober” for Bitcoin’s historical strength this month – set the stage for Dogecoin’s surge. Between October 3 and 6, Bitcoin rocketed from around $110K to new all-time highs near $125,653 by Oct 5ts2.tech, and Ethereum climbed past $4,500ts2.tech. This risk-on wave did not stop at the blue-chips: Dogecoin (DOGE) joined the upswing, rising from the mid-$0.24 range into the mid-$0.25s and briefly touching $0.26+. In fact, DOGE jumped about 5% on Sunday, Oct 5 alone, reaching roughly $0.26ts2.tech. By Monday Oct 6, as Bitcoin
6 October 2025
Nebius Group Stock Soars on Microsoft AI Deal, $3B Funding Plan & Analyses: What You Need to Know on 2 October 2025

Nebius Group’s Meteoric Rise: $17B Microsoft AI Deal Propels Stock to New Highs – What’s Behind the Hype?

The Bottom Line: Nebius Group has rapidly transformed from an obscure Yandex spin-off into a $30+ billion AI infrastructure contender at the center of 2025’s tech boom. A blockbuster Microsoft partnership, breakneck revenue growth, and bullish analyst endorsements have fueled a stock run that’s captured Wall Street’s attention. There are clear challenges ahead – steep capital needs, formidable competitors, and high expectations – but many believe Nebius could be a foundational player in the AI cloud era. As the company scales up to deliver on its mega-contract and pursues new deals, investors are watching closely to see if Nebius can live
6 October 2025
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Nobel Prize 2025: How Immune “Security Guards” Stop Autoimmune Disease

Nobel Prize 2025: How Immune “Security Guards” Stop Autoimmune Disease

A Breakthrough in Immune Self-Control In a landmark recognition for immunology, the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three scientists who unlocked how the immune system keeps itself from going rogue. Mary E. Brunkow (Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle), Fred Ramsdell (Sonoma Biotherapeutics, San Francisco), and Shimon Sakaguchi (Osaka University, Japan) earned the prize “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the body”nobelprize.org. In essence, they found the body’s own “off-switch”: a mechanism that stops immune cells from attacking healthy tissues. Their work solved a medical mystery –
6 October 2025
Bitcoin Miner to AI Cloud Sensation: Why Iris Energy (IREN) Stock Is Soaring in 2025

Bitcoin Miner Turned AI Powerhouse: Iris Energy Stock Rockets to Record Highs

Stock Surge and Trading Volume (Oct. 3–6, 2025) Iris Energy’s stock price has been on a tear in early October. On Friday, Oct. 3, IREN shares surged about +4.2% intraday to close near $49 – marking a fresh all-time high of $49.44 during the sessionts2.tech. This capped a remarkable week and continued a parabolic uptrend: the stock was ~$5 one year ago and ~<$15 just three months prior. In fact, IREN has rocketed +66% in one month and +180% over the past three monthsts2.tech, leaving traditional indices (and even most crypto peers) far behind. Over the last 12 months, Iris
6 October 2025
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Diesel Down, Petrol Up: South Africa’s Fuel Price Shake-Up in October 2025

Diesel Down, Petrol Up: South Africa’s Fuel Price Shake-Up in October 2025

October 2025 Fuel Price Changes: Petrol vs Diesel South African motorists woke up to mixed fortunes at the fuel pumps in early October 2025. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) confirmed official fuel price adjustments effective Wednesday, 1 October 2025, and the outcome was a split decision for petrol and diesel users. Petrol prices saw a slight uptick, whereas diesel prices received a small cutbusinesstech.co.za. According to the announcement, the price of 93-octane petrol increased by a marginal 1 cent per litre, and 95-octane petrol rose by 8 cents per litrebusinesstech.co.za. In contrast, diesel 0.05% (500ppm) fell by
6 October 2025
AI Pioneer Pushpak Bhattacharyya Dies at 63 – Inside His Legacy and India’s Ethical AI Future

AI Pioneer Pushpak Bhattacharyya Dies at 63 – Inside His Legacy and India’s Ethical AI Future

Remembering a ‘Godfather’ of AI in India India’s technology community is mourning the loss of Professor Pushpak Bhattacharyya, a towering figure in artificial intelligence and linguistics. Bhattacharyya, 63, breathed his last on Sunday, October 5, in his hometown Shillongtheshillongtimes.com. An alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and IIT Kanpur with a PhD from IIT Bombay, he built a distinguished academic career – eventually becoming a professor at IIT Bombay and later Director of IIT Patnatheshillongtimes.com. Colleagues and students celebrate him as a pioneer who put Indian languages on the AI map. In fact, tech magnate Nandan Nilekani once praised Bhattacharyya as the
6 October 2025
Gold Prices Smash All-Time Highs – Is Now the Moment to Buy or Bail?

Gold Prices Smash All-Time Highs – Is Now the Moment to Buy or Bail?

Global Gold Prices Break All Records Gold’s latest surge is truly global in scale. In early Asian trading on October 6, the precious metal breached the $3,900 per ounce barrier for the first time in historyreuters.com. It even spiked to intraday highs around $3,920–$3,924 before steadying just below $3,920newindianexpress.comnewindianexpress.com. This marks a new all-time record for gold internationally, eclipsing the previous highs set during recent economic turbulence. By afternoon, U.S. gold futures were trading robustly around $3,935/ozreuters.com, reflecting strong sentiment. The global rally is being driven by intense safe-haven demand. Investors worldwide have poured into gold as a shelter from
6 October 2025
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PLUG Stock’s 48-Hour Whirlwind: ‘Street‑High’ $4 Target, Oppenheimer’s “first recovery step,” and a hydrogen‑sector reality check (Sept. 25–26, 2025)

Plug Power Stock Explodes 170% After Bold Analyst Upgrade – Short Squeeze Fuels Hydrogen Hype

Analyst Upgrade Triggers Price Surge Plug Power’s stock price skyrocketed after a bold analyst upgrade sparked a wave of buying. On Friday (Oct 3), Plug Power shares spiked 34.6% in a single session to about $3.80 – a huge jump that sent the stock to a new 52-week highfinanzen.net. The rally was fueled by news that investment bank H.C. Wainwright had issued an extremely bullish call: analyst Amit Dayal not only reaffirmed his Buy rating on Plug Power, but also more than doubled his price target from $3 to $7finanzen.net. This $7 target is now the highest on Wall Street
6 October 2025
LG Electronics India IPO Frenzy: Grey Market Hints at 22% Surge as Local Arm Outshines Global Parent

LG Electronics India IPO Frenzy: Grey Market Hints at 22% Surge as Local Arm Outshines Global Parent

IPO Overview and Issue Details LG Electronics India’s maiden IPO will hit the capital markets on October 7, 2025, marking one of the largest stock listings of the year. The issue will remain open for subscription until October 9, and the stock is slated to debut on the NSE and BSE on October 14, 2025moneycontrol.com. The offering comprises 10.18 crore shares (15% of equity) being sold by the promoter, LG Electronics Inc. of South Korea, via an Offer For Sale (OFS)moneycontrol.com. With a price band set at ₹1,080–₹1,140 per share, the IPO is expected to raise about ₹11,607 crore at
6 October 2025
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Why Puerto Rico Could Reclaim Its Status as a Pharmaceutical Powerhouse: The Hidden Opportunity Behind Reshoring

Why Puerto Rico Could Reclaim Its Status as a Pharmaceutical Powerhouse: The Hidden Opportunity Behind Reshoring

Puerto Rico’s pharmaceutical roots and the Section 936 story For much of the late 20th century, Puerto Rico was an unlikely but critical component of America’s medicine chest. The island’s status as a U.S. territory provided access to federal intellectual‑property protections, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight and the “Made in USA” label—all while offering costs and tax advantages more akin to an emerging market. The most potent driver was Section 936, enacted in 1976, which exempted profits earned by U.S. corporations in Puerto Rico from federal income taxes. Pharmaceutical giants set up dozens of plants, creating tens of thousands of jobs and
6 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

Idox share price stuck below 71.5p bid as Long Path says backing nears control

Idox share price stuck below 71.5p bid as Long Path says backing nears control

8 February 2026
Long Path Partners said it has aggregate support for about 49.26% of Idox shares for its 71.5p-per-share cash offer. Idox shares closed Friday at 71.0p, about 0.7% below the offer price. Valid acceptances stood at 19.12% as of Feb. 5, with the offer open until March 16. The deal requires more than 50% of voting rights to go unconditional.
BAE Systems share price: Buyback update and Launchpad incubator set up Feb 18 results

BAE Systems share price: Buyback update and Launchpad incubator set up Feb 18 results

8 February 2026
BAE Systems shares closed up 1.2% at 1,879 pence on Friday, with 5.6 million shares traded. The company disclosed buying back 115,039 shares for cancellation at a volume-weighted average price of 1,860.32 pence. Over 1,200 BAE workers in northwest England are striking over pay until at least Feb. 20. Full-year results are due Feb. 18.
Barclays share price jumps into earnings week: what to watch before Tuesday’s results

Barclays share price jumps into earnings week: what to watch before Tuesday’s results

8 February 2026
Barclays shares closed up 2.71% at 479.1 pence on Friday, ahead of full-year results and a targets update due Tuesday. Barclays and NatWest have both submitted offers for Evelyn Partners, with a deal announcement possible this week, according to Reuters. Mary Francis will retire from the Barclays board in May. Investors are watching for signals on costs, credit quality, and capital returns.
Rolls-Royce share price ends week higher on buyback update as RR.L eyes turn to results

Rolls-Royce share price ends week higher on buyback update as RR.L eyes turn to results

8 February 2026
Rolls-Royce Holdings shares closed at 1,229p on Friday, up 1.78%, as the FTSE 100 gained 0.59%. The company reported buying 742,570 shares on Feb. 5 as part of its £200 million buyback, bringing total repurchases to 12.66 million shares. Rolls-Royce will attend the World Defense Show in Riyadh, noting over 80% of its Saudi workforce are nationals.
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