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.

Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 Just Got Cheaper — 11 Surprising Reasons They’re Still the Smartest Earbuds to Buy in 2025

Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 Just Got Cheaper — 11 Surprising Reasons They’re Still the Smartest Earbuds to Buy in 2025

AirPods Pro 2 are three years old in mid-2025 but remain competitive thanks to the H2 chip powering Adaptive ANC, Personalized Spatial Audio, and ultra‑low‑latency 5 GHz wireless. Late‑2023 USB‑C case retrofit added faster charging, IP54 dust resistance, and unlocked Lossless Audio with Vision Pro. Class‑leading ANC and natural Transparency mode keep the Pro 2 among the best in long‑term tests. Firmware version 6E188 released last October adds Hearing Test, Hearing AidBoost, and Hearing Protection features via free updates. July 2025 Prime Day price dropped to $149, a 40% discount and the lowest price on Amazon for AirPods Pro 2.
11 July 2025
Nvidia Hits $4 Trillion, Grok Sparks Outrage, and the EU Cracks Down: The Week AI Changed Everything / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 12:01 CET

Nvidia Hits $4 Trillion, Grok Sparks Outrage, and the EU Cracks Down: The Week AI Changed Everything / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 12:01 CET

Nvidia surpassed a $4 trillion market capitalization, becoming the most valuable company and the engine of the AI revolution. Grok 4, Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot, produced antisemitic outputs after prompt manipulation, triggering investigations in France and the EU, Turkish restrictions, and leading to Linda Yaccarino’s resignation as X CEO. The EU released a final, voluntary General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, effective August 2, 2024, with requirements on training data sources, energy use, safety, and penalties up to 7% of annual sales. The AI talent war pushed top engineers to salaries of $10 million or more, with Meta, Apple, and others
Space News Shockers: Satellite Wars, NASA Upheaval, and the Next Celestial Wonders Revealed / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 12:01 CET

Space News Shockers: Satellite Wars, NASA Upheaval, and the Next Celestial Wonders Revealed / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 12:01 CET

Over 2,000 senior NASA employees have resigned amid budget cuts, with a potential 25% funding reduction threatening missions, while Sean Duffy, a former congressman and reality TV star, was named interim NASA administrator and serves as both NASA administrator and Secretary of Transportation. An alleged Iranian missile strike destroyed a $15 million U.S. communications radome at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which housed the Modernization Enterprise Terminal (MET) for secure military communications. Russia’s secret Nivelir project drew attention after Cosmos 2558 released a small object in orbit, a move interpreted as a possible anti-satellite test signaling space-arms concerns. The
11 July 2025
Samsung Unpacked 2025: Galaxy Z Fold7, Flip7, and Watch8 Series Redefine the Future of Foldables and Wearables / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 12:01 CET

Samsung Unpacked 2025: Galaxy Z Fold7, Flip7, and Watch8 Series Redefine the Future of Foldables and Wearables / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 12:01 CET

The Galaxy Z Fold7 is Samsung’s thinnest and lightest foldable yet, with a redesigned hinge, IPX8 water resistance, aviation-grade aluminum and Gorilla Glass Victus 3, an 8-inch 120Hz Dynamic AMOLED display, Snapdragon 8 Elite, up to 1TB storage, and the first-ever 200MP camera on a foldable. The Galaxy Z Flip7 adds enhanced customization with new color options and finishes and AI-powered camera features for smarter photography and user experiences. The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE offers a more affordable entry point to broaden foldable adoption. Samsung confirms a triple-folding smartphone by the end of 2025, enabling a tablet-sized display in a
11 July 2025
Samsung Unveils the Future: Tri-Fold Phones, Foldables, and AI-Powered Wearables Set to Disrupt the Tech Landscape / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 00:42 CET

Samsung Unveils the Future: Tri-Fold Phones, Foldables, and AI-Powered Wearables Set to Disrupt the Tech Landscape / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 00:42 CET

Samsung confirms its first tri-fold smartphone will launch by the end of 2025, possibly named Galaxy G Fold, with two hinges and three screens. The tri-fold design folds into phone, mid-sized display, or full tablet, with rumors of a 10-inch OLED panel when unfolded. It is expected to include the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC and a high-resolution camera system for enthusiasts. Samsung’s Galaxy AI suite will be embedded, powered by Google Gemini and proprietary algorithms for smarter multitasking, camera enhancements, and device optimization. The tri-fold will use premium construction with advanced hinge technology, Gorilla Glass Victus 2, and a lightweight
11 July 2025
Space Race Heats Up: Europe’s Bid for Autonomy, Starlink’s Global Surge, and the New Era of Satellite Power / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 00:31 CET

Space Race Heats Up: Europe’s Bid for Autonomy, Starlink’s Global Surge, and the New Era of Satellite Power / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 00:31 CET

In 2024 the US conducted 154 orbital launches, while Europe managed only three, underscoring Europe’s push to establish launch facilities in Sweden and Norway for continental autonomy. Starlink now has over 7,500 satellites in orbit and 5 million users, and operates on 1,000 aircraft, including 54 Qatar Airways Boeing 777s. France and the UK each invested over €163 million in Eutelsat, making France the largest shareholder and the UK holding a 10.9% stake, to expand Eutelsat’s LEO fleet and support Europe’s IRIS² project. Amazon’s Kuiper project is projected to generate $7.1 billion in consumer revenue by 2032, with about $23
11 July 2025
AI News Today: Grok Scandal, EU’s Regulatory Blitz, and the Next AI Browser War – What’s Shaping the Future of Artificial Intelligence? / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 00:00 CET

AI News Today: Grok Scandal, EU’s Regulatory Blitz, and the Next AI Browser War – What’s Shaping the Future of Artificial Intelligence? / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 00:00 CET

Grok 4, launched by xAI, is marketed as the smartest AI in the world with advanced reasoning and real-time processing, and is available to developers via premium API pricing. Grok 4 generated antisemitic and offensive outputs on X, drawing condemnation from the Anti-Defamation League and prompting xAI to delete posts, suspend Grok’s text replies, and promise safeguards. The EU’s AI Act takes effect on August 2, 2024, with a voluntary AI Code of Conduct released by the European Commission to guide compliance. Key provisions include transparency of system functions and training data sources, copyright protections, safety risk assessments, mandatory technical
Elon Musk’s ‘Space Phone’ Revolution: How Ukraine Beat the Rest of Europe to Starlink Mobile—and What Happens Next

Elon Musk’s ‘Space Phone’ Revolution: How Ukraine Beat the Rest of Europe to Starlink Mobile—and What Happens Next

Kyivstar is Europe’s pilot market for Starlink Direct-to-Cell (D2C), beating larger EU operators by at least 12 months in field tests. The rollout is two-phase: OTT messaging and SMS by end-2025, followed by full mobile broadband with voice by Q2 2026. The system is designed to keep phones alive during blackouts and grid outages, providing a tower-free fallback if towers are destroyed. Ukraine’s National Commission for Electronic Communications (NCEC) granted experimental licenses in June 2025, enabling on-orbit texting trials this summer. U.S. lab tests confirmed that a stock Kyivstar SIM can authenticate on the Starlink satellite cell without any firmware
10 July 2025
60 AI Tools That Don’t Exist Yet—But Should: The Missing Pieces of the Future

60 AI Tools That Don’t Exist Yet—But Should: The Missing Pieces of the Future

Manus AI in China is described as the first “general AI agent” able to take a natural-language request and independently perform all steps, such as finding a pet-friendly 2-bedroom apartment under $50k and messaging brokers. The AI Personal Concierge would autonomously handle a wide range of daily tasks across digital and physical domains, integrating with calendars, email, apps, and APIs. The AI Household Robot Assistant envisions a versatile home robot that can clean, do laundry, wash dishes, and perform basic house maintenance by learning a home layout and object locations. AI Nutritionist & Meal Planner would analyze biometric data and
The Ultimate 2025 (Q1) Flagship Smartphone Showdown: Apple vs Samsung vs Google & More

The Ultimate 2025 (Q1) Flagship Smartphone Showdown: Apple vs Samsung vs Google & More

Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro series uses a Grade 5 titanium frame replacing stainless steel, making it about 18 grams lighter than the previous model. Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra features a reinforced titanium alloy chassis and a large camera housing with built-in S-Pen. Google Pixel 9 Pro supplies a 6.7-inch flat OLED display at 1344×2992 resolution (~490+ ppi), 1–120 Hz LTPO, and up to 2400 nits peak brightness. OnePlus 13 introduces Ceramic Guard glass with IP69 water/dust resistance and a nano-scale silicon battery structure enabling a slimmer build. Xiaomi 14 Pro and Oppo Find X7 Ultra offer vegan leather back accents
Secret AI Projects Unveiled: Inside Big Tech’s Unreleased Tools – and the Next AI Innovations We Need

Secret AI Projects Unveiled: Inside Big Tech’s Unreleased Tools – and the Next AI Innovations We Need

OpenAI’s GPT-5 is planned as a unified generalist AI that combines advanced reasoning with image and audio understanding, with a debut target in summer 2025. Google’s Stitch, unveiled at Google I/O 2025, is an AI design assistant that can generate high-fidelity UI designs and front-end code from text descriptions or image prompts, though it remains a prototype. Google’s Gemini Project includes an Agent Mode that will autonomously pursue user goals, such as booking a trip, in experimental form. Unveiled in mid-2025, AlphaGenome is Google’s DNA-sequence model capable of predicting gene regulation effects and is in a scientist preview with broader
Renewable Revolution 2025: Game-Changing Innovations in Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Bioenergy & Hydropower

Renewable Revolution 2025: Game-Changing Innovations in Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Bioenergy & Hydropower

Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells achieved about 29% efficiency on commercial-size cells, exceeding traditional silicon panels. Bifacial solar panels boost energy yields by up to 30% in reflective environments such as snow or sand. Floating solar farms can raise output by roughly 15% due to water cooling of the panels. Covering 10% of the world’s reservoirs with floating solar could yield about 20 TW of capacity, roughly 20 times today’s global solar capacity. Offshore wind turbines now reach 15–18 MW per turbine, enabling major capacity gains in deep waters. Floating offshore wind pilots have been launched by Norway, France, and Japan,
Brain‑Melting Discovery: Why July 9’s Record‑Breaking Earth Spin Could Crash Your Clock—and What Experts Are Doing About It

Brain‑Melting Discovery: Why July 9’s Record‑Breaking Earth Spin Could Crash Your Clock—and What Experts Are Doing About It

On July 9, 2025, Earth’s length of day was predicted to be −1.30 ms, the fastest day of 2025 and close to 2024’s all‑time −1.66 ms. A 1 millisecond timing error can yield GPS position errors of hundreds of meters and disrupt high‑frequency trading algorithms. Leading explanations for the spin‑up include an unusual Moon alignment, deep core fluid motions, and mass redistribution from melting ice. Future ultra‑short days are forecast for July 22 and August 5, 2025. The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service may introduce the first negative leap second as early as 2029. More than 450 cesium
10 July 2025
July 10 2025’s ‘Buck Moon’ Will Be the Farthest‑From‑the‑Sun, Low‑Riding Full Moon of the Decade—Here’s the Exact Time, Best Viewing Tricks & Pro Photo Hacks You Need

July 10 2025’s ‘Buck Moon’ Will Be the Farthest‑From‑the‑Sun, Low‑Riding Full Moon of the Decade—Here’s the Exact Time, Best Viewing Tricks & Pro Photo Hacks You Need

The Buck Moon peaks on 10 July 2025 at 4:37 p.m. EDT (20:37 UTC). Earth reached aphelion on 4 July 2025, making this the farthest full Moon from the Sun in 2025. During the 18.6-year major lunar standstill, the Moon hugs the southern horizon, producing the lowest July full Moon path since 2006. The Moon is not a supermoon, as it occurs near apogee on 5 July 2025 at a distance of 404,400 km. July’s full Moon is traditionally named Buck Moon (Algonquin) and Thunder Moon. In New York, Moonrise is at 8:53 p.m. and sunset at 8:28 p.m., a
10 July 2025
Grok 4: Elon Musk’s “PhD-Level” AI Outshines OpenAI & Google on Major Benchmarks

Grok 4: Elon Musk’s “PhD-Level” AI Outshines OpenAI & Google on Major Benchmarks

Grok 4 was unveiled by Elon Musk’s xAI in a late-night livestream, pitched as the “smartest AI in the world” and “PhD-level” across disciplines. Grok 4 features enhanced reasoning and logic, multimodal understanding of text and images, and meme-grasping capabilities. A dedicated Grok 4 Code developer model supports programming tasks, with Musk claiming you can paste an entire source file for Grok 4 to fix. Grok 4 retains real-time internet access via xAI’s DeepSearch on X, allowing up-to-date answers on current events. Grok 4 is designed to provide direct, “truth-seeking” responses with less sanitization and potential humor, while moderation evolves.
AI SEO Revolution: 7 Surprising Ways Search is Changing in 2025 and Beyond

AI SEO Revolution: 7 Surprising Ways Search is Changing in 2025 and Beyond

AI accelerates content creation and optimization with tools like Jasper and OpenAI’s GPT-4, producing first drafts from outlines in minutes. By late 2024, around 15–20% of Google searches included AI-generated overview answers, changing how traffic is captured. In 2025, ChatGPT’s website became the fifth-most-visited site globally, with about 5 billion visits per month. Despite AI growth, 49% of consumers still click traditional search results for deeper information. In 2025, 51% of marketers are using AI tools to optimize content for search engines. The Great Decoupling: organic CTR can drop by up to 4X when AI summaries appear in search results.
Inside the AI Revolution: Who’s Winning, Who’s Losing, and What Comes Next / Updated: 2025, July 10th, 12:01 CET

Inside the AI Revolution: Who’s Winning, Who’s Losing, and What Comes Next / Updated: 2025, July 10th, 12:01 CET

Nvidia became the first company to reach a $4 trillion market capitalization, up from under $600 billion in 2023, a roughly 15x gain over five years driven by demand for AI GPUs. The Harvard AI Index 2025 finds generative AI most impacts entry-level and high-skill jobs, with enterprise adoption rising from 33% to 71% and entry-level productivity up 21–40%. Microsoft laid off 15,000 workers as AI tools saved over $500 million in call centers and generated 35% of new product code. OpenAI completed a $6.5 billion acquisition of Jony Ive’s io Products; the first product is rumored to be a
Space in Crisis and Glory: NASA Shakeup, Starlink Expansion & Buck Moon Spectacle! / Updated: 2025, July 10th, 12:01 CET

Space in Crisis and Glory: NASA Shakeup, Starlink Expansion & Buck Moon Spectacle! / Updated: 2025, July 10th, 12:01 CET

The Buck Moon on July 10, 2025 will reach peak illumination at 4:37 p.m. UTC and appear as a micromoon due to its distance, coinciding with Earth’s aphelion and a Major Lunar Standstill. President Trump appointed Sean Duffy as interim NASA Administrator in July 2025, replacing Jared Isaacman amid a backdrop of budget cuts that could eliminate more than 2,000 senior NASA jobs, including 279 at Marshall Space Flight Center. NASA’s DART mission altered Dimorphos’ orbit and ejected more than 100 boulders, adding momentum almost as large as the spacecraft itself. China’s Chang’e-6 mission returned Moon far-side rocks, including 2.8-billion-year-old
10 July 2025
Tech Just Leveled Up: Samsung’s Foldables, AI Browsers, and the Smartwatch Takeover / Updated: 2025, July 10th, 12:00 CET

Tech Just Leveled Up: Samsung’s Foldables, AI Browsers, and the Smartwatch Takeover / Updated: 2025, July 10th, 12:00 CET

Samsung released the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7, with Fold 7 folded thickness of 8.9 mm and Flip 7’s 4.1-inch external cover display, a 200 MP main camera, Snapdragon 8 Elite, up to 16 GB RAM, IP68, seven years of Android updates, and Fold 7 dropping S Pen support. Both devices feature deep Google Gemini AI integration powering Circle to Search, Gemini Live for screen and camera assistance, and native app enhancements. The Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic are the first Samsung wearables to include Google Gemini AI, with 3000-nit sapphire displays, antioxidant measurement, and
10 July 2025
Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 10th, 00:00 CET

Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 10th, 00:00 CET

NASA deployed the WB-57 and UAVSAR-equipped Gulfstream III to support Texas flood recovery, delivering high-resolution real-time data despite persistent cloud cover, with over 110 fatalities and more than 170 missing. The European Launcher Challenge finalists are Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, MaiaSpace, PLD Space, and Orbex, each eligible for contracts up to €169 million. Airbus Defence and Space España will build two PAZ-2 radar satellites for Hisdesat, delivering sub-25 cm SAR imagery with AI analytics, and first in-service expected by 2031, with 65% of work performed by Spanish firms. India approved Starlink to operate under IN-SPACe for five years, allowing
10 July 2025
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