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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.

Astrology Just Got an AI Upgrade – Inside the Rise of AI-Powered Horoscopes

Astrology Just Got an AI Upgrade – Inside the Rise of AI-Powered Horoscopes

Co–Star, launched in 2017, uses NASA data combined with AI to generate real-time, hyper-personalized horoscopes and had over 30 million accounts by 2023 with more than 1 million daily active users. The Pattern’s AI analyzes natal charts to deliver detailed interpretations focusing on love, career, health, and personal growth, with more than 10 million downloads and 8 million monthly active users. Sanctuary blends AI-generated daily readings with live astrologers, has over 7 million downloads and about 3 million monthly users, and partnered with Marriott’s Moxy Hotels in 2024 for astrological travel tips. AstroTalk, based in India, claims over 40 million
21 August 2025
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Realme P4 Pro 5G Review: A 7,000mAh Battery Monster Shaking Up the Mid-Range Market

Realme P4 Pro 5G Review: A 7,000mAh Battery Monster Shaking Up the Mid-Range Market

The Realme P4 Pro 5G launched in India in August 2025 alongside the base P4, with three configurations under ₹30,000: 8 GB RAM/128 GB ₹24,999; 8 GB RAM/256 GB ₹26,999; and 12 GB RAM/256 GB ₹28,999. It packs a 7,000 mAh battery and ships with an 80W SuperVOOC charger that Realme says can reach 50% in 20 minutes and 100% in under 60 minutes. The 6.8-inch HyperGlow 4D curved AMOLED display delivers a 1.5K resolution of 2800×1280, up to 144 Hz refresh, 240 Hz touch sampling, and brightness up to 1,800 nits outdoors with a 6,500 nits HDR peak. Power
21 August 2025
Samsung Galaxy A17 5G – Budget Price, Flagship Updates, and Big Upgrades Revealed

Samsung Galaxy A17 5G – Budget Price, Flagship Updates, and Big Upgrades Revealed

The Galaxy A17 5G uses a 6.7-inch Full HD+ (1080×2340) Super AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and up to 1100 nits brightness, protected by Gorilla Glass Victus. Its rear camera system is a triple-lens setup headlined by a 50 MP main sensor with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and an f/1.8 aperture. The phone runs on the Exynos 1330 5nm octa-core chipset with Android 15 and One UI 7.0, offering smoother software performance. Samsung guarantees 6 major OS upgrades and 6 years of security updates for the A17 5G. Powering the device is a 5000 mAh battery with 25W
21 August 2025
AI Psychosis: When Chatbots Drive People Delusional – and AI Itself Acts “Crazy”

AI Psychosis: When Chatbots Drive People Delusional – and AI Itself Acts “Crazy”

BBC reported in early 2024 that a man in Scotland became so confused and delusional after using ChatGPT for life advice that he required professional help. A 35-year-old man in Florida became convinced an AI named “Juliet” was a real spirit and confronted police with a knife, leading to his death. Dr. Keith Sakata, a psychiatrist at UCSF, said he admitted a dozen people to hospital for psychosis after excessive time spent chatting with AI in the first part of 2025. Psychiatrists describe common AI-linked delusion themes including messianic missions, belief that the chatbot is a god, and romantic/attachment delusions.
21 August 2025
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Lava Play Ultra 5G – Affordable Gaming Smartphone Launch Report

Lava Play Ultra 5G – Affordable Gaming Smartphone Launch Report

The Lava Play Ultra 5G was unveiled on August 20, 2025, marking Lava’s entry into budget gaming smartphones in India. The base 6GB RAM/128GB storage model is priced at ₹14,999, the 8GB/128GB variant at ₹16,499, with an introductory ₹1,000 discount for ICICI, SBI, or HDFC cards reducing prices to ₹13,999 and ₹15,499. Amazon.in is the exclusive online retailer for the launch, with sales beginning on August 25, 2025. Lava offers two color options for the Play Ultra: Arctic Frost and Arctic Slate. The device measures 7.8 mm in thickness and weighs about 182 grams, and carries an IP64 rating, in-display
21 August 2025
Canon 90D vs Nikon D7500 vs Sony A6600: 2025 Ultimate APS-C Camera Showdown

Canon 90D vs 6D Mark II vs 5D Mark IV: The Ultimate 2025 DSLR Showdown

Canon EOS 90D (2019) is a 32.5 MP APS-C DSLR that records 4K UHD at 30p with no crop and can shoot up to 10 fps (7 fps with C‑AF). Canon EOS 6D Mark II (2017) is a 26.2 MP full‑frame DSLR with 45‑point cross‑type AF, no 4K video, weather‑sealed magnesium alloy body, and typically lists around $1,199. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (2016) is a 30.4 MP full‑frame DSLR with 61‑point AF (41 cross‑type), DCI 4K at 30p with a 1.74× crop, and dual card slots (CF + SD). All three feature Canon’s Dual Pixel CMOS AF for Live
21 August 2025
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OpenAI’s Explosive August 2025: GPT-5 Launch, $500B Frenzy & AI Controversies Rock Tech World

OpenAI’s Explosive August 2025: GPT-5 Launch, $500B Frenzy & AI Controversies Rock Tech World

On August 7, 2025, OpenAI unveiled GPT-5, featuring a unified architecture with a fast default responder, a deeper “GPT-5 thinking” module, and a smart router, plus multimodal abilities. GPT-5 rolled out to ChatGPT on launch day, with nearly 700 million weekly active users by August 2025 and more than 5 million paying business users. GPT-5 is offered in three sizes — full GPT-5, mini, and nano — with scaled pricing to balance cost and latency. OpenAI introduced a novel “safe-completions” training approach that aims to maximize helpfulness within safety constraints rather than issuing binary refusals for sensitive prompts. On August
21 August 2025
Apple’s July 2025 Bombshells: Foldable iPhone, AI Secrets, Encryption Showdown & More

Apple’s Explosive August 2025: iPhone 17 “Air” Leaks, Record $94B Quarter, Leadership Shakeup & Epic Showdown

<li Rumors for the September 2025 iPhone lineup peg four models—iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, and a new 6 mm thick iPhone 17 Air—featuring a 6.6-inch display, ProMotion 120Hz, an in-house 5G modem, and a triple‑sensor 48MP camera on the Pro Max. <li Apple restored Blood Oxygen monitoring on Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Watch Ultra 2 in the U.S. via an August 14, 2025 software update after a Masimo patent dispute. <li Apple reported Q3 2025 (fiscal 2025, April–June) revenue of $94.0 billion, diluted EPS of $1.57, and all-time-high Services revenue with over 1 billion
20 August 2025
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August 2025 Tech News Roundup: GPT-5 Rocks AI, Pixel 10 Debuts, SpaceX Sets Launch Record & More

August 2025 Tech News Roundup: GPT-5 Rocks AI, Pixel 10 Debuts, SpaceX Sets Launch Record & More

OpenAI released GPT-5 on August 7, 2025, with a 256,000-token context window and added GPT-5-mini and GPT-5-nano variants. OpenAI published open-weight models GPT-OSS 120B and GPT-OSS 20B under the Apache 2.0 license on August 5, 2025, to run and fine-tune locally and counter China’s open-source progress. Anthropic expanded its Claude model to a 1,000,000-token context window, enabling analysis of entire codebases (over 75,000 lines of code per prompt). SpaceX achieved its 100th launch of 2025 on August 18, sending 24 Starlink satellites to orbit with a Falcon 9 booster on its ninth flight; the company plans up to 95 annual
20 August 2025
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Canon’s APS-C Mirrorless Showdown: EOS R100 vs R50 vs R10 – Which Fits You Best?

Canon’s APS-C Mirrorless Showdown: EOS R100 vs R50 vs R10 – Which Fits You Best?

Canon EOS R100, R50, and R10 all use a 24 MP APS-C sensor family with the RF mount, with the R50 and R10 using newer 24.2 MP sensors and the R100 using a 24.1 MP sensor. The EOS R100 is Canon’s most affordable entry model, launched at $479 for the body, with current street prices around $429–$529 depending on kit. The EOS R50 sits above the R100 for content creators, adds a fully articulating touchscreen and the DIGIC X processor, and is commonly listed around $570–$700 body and about $750 with kit. The EOS R10, launched earlier, is the most
20 August 2025
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SpaceX Wins $81.6 Million U.S. Space Force Deal to Launch WSF-M2 Weather Satellite in 2027

SpaceX Rocket Showdown: Falcon 9 vs Falcon Heavy vs Starship – Which Rocket Rules 2025?

Falcon 9’s first flight occurred in June 2010; the two‑stage rocket is 70 m tall, 3.7 m in diameter, uses nine Merlin 1D engines on the first stage and one Merlin Vacuum on the second, delivers about 7,600 kN of thrust at liftoff, carries ~22.8 t to LEO, and its first stage (Block 5) is reusable. Falcon Heavy’s maiden flight took place in February 2018; at 70 m tall with a total span of 12.2 m, it uses three Falcon 9 cores, produces about 22,819 kN of thrust, can deliver ~63.8 t to LEO (expendable), and its side boosters are
20 August 2025
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GPT-5 Launches Today: OpenAI’s ‘PhD-Level’ AI Ushers in a New Era of ChatGPT

You Won’t Believe What AI Did in August 2025. AI News Roundup for August 2025.

Major Research Breakthroughs in AI Major research breakthroughs in August underscored AI’s growing capabilities across reasoning, science, and biotechnology. Key advances this month included: Developments in Generative AI (Language, Image & Music) August brought a flurry of developments in generative AI, from powerful new language models to creative tools in image, video, and music generation: AI Adoption Across Industries AI’s integration into real-world industries accelerated in August, with notable examples across government, healthcare, finance, and more: Government Regulations and Policy Actions Governments worldwide took notable actions in August to regulate and guide the fast-growing AI sector, balancing innovation with oversight:
20 August 2025
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Quantum Revolution Accelerates: August 2025 Breakthroughs, Big Bets & Bold Moves Worldwide

Quantum Revolution Accelerates: August 2025 Breakthroughs, Big Bets & Bold Moves Worldwide

<li Researchers from the University of Cambridge (UK) and Université Paris-Saclay (France) unveiled an organic diradical molecule whose fluorescence hue depends on spin alignment, orange for parallel (triplet) and near-infrared for antiparallel (singlet) spins, in Nature Chemistry with Rituparno Chowdhury as first author. <li A France-based team from C12 Quantum Electronics and École Normale Supérieure achieved a 1.3 microsecond qubit coherence time in a purified 12C nanotube electron-spin qubit, using a suspended carbon nanotube double quantum dot in a microwave cavity at 0.3 K and controlled by cavity photons. <li Pan Jianwei’s team at the University of Science and Technology
20 August 2025
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Global Satellite Phone Showdown: Iridium 9555 vs. Extreme 9575 vs. Extreme PTT – Which One Reigns Supreme?

Global Satellite Phone Showdown: Iridium 9555 vs. Extreme 9575 vs. Extreme PTT – Which One Reigns Supreme?

The Iridium 9555 launched in 2008, the Iridium Extreme 9575 in 2011, and the Iridium Extreme PTT edition in 2015. The 9555 has no official IP rating, while the Extreme 9575 and Extreme PTT both have MIL-STD-810F and IP65 ratings. The 9575 adds built-in GPS and a one-touch SOS button, unlike the 9555 which lacks GPS. The Extreme PTT edition adds push-to-talk group communication with up to 15 talkgroups stored on a single device. On the Extreme PTT, Phone mode delivers up to 6.5 hours of talk and 54 hours standby, while PTT mode provides up to 5 hours of
20 August 2025
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The Ultimate Satellite Messenger Showdown: Garmin inReach Mini 2 vs ZOLEO vs SPOT X vs Somewear (2025 Edition)

The Ultimate Satellite Messenger Showdown: Garmin inReach Mini 2 vs ZOLEO vs SPOT X vs Somewear (2025 Edition)

All four devices include a dedicated SOS button that triggers a 24/7 emergency monitoring center, with Garmin inReach Mini 2, ZOLEO, and Somewear transmitting via Iridium and SPOT X via Globalstar. Two-way messaging varies: Garmin inReach Mini 2 supports two-way SMS and email with app typing, ZOLEO uses a dedicated SMS number and routes through its smartphone app, SPOT X has a built-in keyboard for on-device texting, and Somewear relies on a smartphone app. Battery life ranges from Garmin inReach Mini 2 up to 14 days (10-minute tracking) or 30 days in power-save mode, to ZOLEO’s about 200+ hours (8+
20 August 2025
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Thuraya Satellite Phone Face-Off 2025: XT‑LITE vs XT‑PRO vs X5‑Touch – Which Reigns Supreme Off-Grid?

Thuraya Satellite Phone Face-Off 2025: XT‑LITE vs XT‑PRO vs X5‑Touch – Which Reigns Supreme Off-Grid?

The XT-LITE is Thuraya’s entry-level satphone, measuring 5.0 × 2.1 × 1.1 inches and weighing about 186 g. The XT-LITE supports only voice calls and SMS, with no built-in GPS or SOS emergency button. The XT-LITE delivers up to 6 hours of talk time and around 80 hours of standby on a full charge. The XT-LITE typically sells for about $600–$700, making it one of the cheapest Thuraya handsets in 2025. The XT-PRO is a rugged premium model at roughly 5.4 × 2.2 × 1.1 inches, 222 g, with IP55 dust and water spray resistance and Gorilla Glass. The XT-PRO
20 August 2025
Nikon Z30 vs Z50 vs Z fc: The Ultimate APS-C Mirrorless Showdown in 2025

Nikon Z30 vs Z50 vs Z fc: The Ultimate APS-C Mirrorless Showdown in 2025

All three Nikon Z30, Z50, and Z fc share a 20.9MP DX sensor and Expeed 6 processor, with no in-body stabilization and a single UHS-I SD card slot. Each model offers 11 fps continuous shooting with AF/AE tracking and records 4K UHD at 30p and 1080p at 120p. The Z30 omits an EVF, uses a fully articulating rear touchscreen, supports USB-C power for long shoots, and can record continuously up to 125 minutes with no 30-minute limit. The Z50 includes an EVF and a 3.2-inch, 1.04M-dot tilting LCD, contributing to the strongest ergonomic handling among the three. The Z fc
20 August 2025
Nikon D780 vs D850 vs D500: The Ultimate 2025 DSLR Showdown of Nikon’s Legends

Nikon D780 vs D850 vs D500: The Ultimate 2025 DSLR Showdown of Nikon’s Legends

Nikon D780 (2020) features a 24.5MP FX BSI sensor with native ISO 100–51,200 (expandable to 204,800) and a 273-point on-sensor hybrid AF in Live View. Nikon D850 (2017) uses a 45.7MP FX BSI sensor (no AA filter) with native ISO 64–25,600 (expandable to 102,400) and a 153-point Multi-CAM 20K AF system. Nikon D500 (2016) employs a 20.9MP DX sensor, 153-point AF, 10 fps burst, and dual card slots: XQD/CFexpress Type B plus SD UHS-II. D780 combines DSLR and mirrorless DNA with a 51-point OVF AF and a 273-point Live View hybrid AF featuring Eye-Detect AF. D780 offers 7 fps with
20 August 2025
Canon EOS R7 vs R8 vs R6: The Ultimate 2025 Mirrorless Showdown

Canon EOS R7 vs R8 vs R6: The Ultimate 2025 Mirrorless Showdown

Canon EOS R7 uses a 32.5MP APS-C sensor with 5-axis in-body stabilization up to 7 stops and can burst at 15 fps with mechanical shutter or 30 fps with electronic shutter, featuring Dual Pixel CMOS AF II with People/Animal/Vehicle detect. Canon EOS R8 uses a 24.2MP full-frame sensor, has no in-body stabilization, offers 6 fps mechanical or 40 fps electronic RAW bursts, and can record 4K60p oversampled from 6K with 10-bit Canon Log 3 or HDR PQ. Canon EOS R6 features a 20.1MP full-frame sensor, up to 8 stops of IBIS, 12 fps mechanical or 20 fps electronic shooting, Dual
20 August 2025
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Stock Market Today

Keppel stock price in focus as broker lifts target and dividend clock ticks

Keppel stock price in focus as broker lifts target and dividend clock ticks

8 February 2026
Keppel shares closed at S$11.64 on Friday, up 0.17%, outperforming the Straits Times Index. UOB Kay Hian raised its target price to S$13.23 after Keppel announced a 38% higher FY2025 dividend, with key dates set for April. The M1 sale remains delayed pending regulatory approval. Investors await updates on asset sales and dividend plans when trading resumes Monday.
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