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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.

Global Tech Roundup: Space Triumphs, Cyber Breaches & Gadget Surprises Rock July 22–23, 2025

Global Tech Roundup: Space Triumphs, Cyber Breaches & Gadget Surprises Rock July 22–23, 2025

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford said Borderlands 4 will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 on October 3, 2025, running at about 30fps for feature parity. Google released a Pixel 10 Pro teaser ahead of its August 21 launch, promising camera upgrades and Android 16. Texas Instruments warned new U.S. chip tariffs could hit demand, sending shares down 12%. TSMC posted a 60% profit jump but warned of tariff and currency risks.
23 July 2025
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F‑22 Raptor’s Explosive 2025: Combat Missions, Big Upgrades & a New Lease on Life

F‑22 Raptor’s Explosive 2025: Combat Missions, Big Upgrades & a New Lease on Life

F-22 Raptors from Langley AFB conducted their first direct strikes on Iran’s Fordow and Natanz sites in June 2025 as part of Operation Midnight Hammer, alongside B-2 bombers. A KC-46A tanker suffered a mid-air boom separation while refueling F-22s in July; no damage was reported. Lockheed Martin received a $270 million contract to upgrade F-22 infrared defenses. No F-22 retirements occurred in 2025; the fleet remains at about 185 jets.
22 July 2025
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B-2 Stealth Bomber’s Action-Packed 2025: Secret Strikes, High-Tech Upgrades & Pentagon Drama

B-2 Stealth Bomber’s Action-Packed 2025: Secret Strikes, High-Tech Upgrades & Pentagon Drama

Seven B-2 Spirit bombers struck Iran’s Fordow and Natanz nuclear sites on June 21–22, 2025, in Operation Midnight Hammer, dropping 14 GBU-57A/B bombs after launching from Whiteman AFB. A U.S. Navy submarine fired over two dozen Tomahawk missiles at Isfahan during the same operation. The B-2s returned to base by June 23. Nineteen B-2s remain in service, all based at Whiteman.
22 July 2025
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China’s J-35 Stealth Fighter: Inside the Navy’s New F-35 Rival

China’s J-35 Stealth Fighter: Inside the Navy’s New F-35 Rival

China’s J-35 naval stealth fighter entered low-rate initial production by mid-2025, with PLAN-marked prototypes 0011 and 0012 photographed. The land-based J-35A flew in September 2023 and debuted at Airshow China 2024 with PLAAF insignia. The J-35 is a twin-engine, carrier-capable jet with internal weapon bays and folding wings, aiming for around 100 deployed by 2030. Sensor fusion reportedly trails the U.S. F-35.
22 July 2025
iPad Pro 11 vs The Best Tablets of 2025 – Ultimate Premium Tablet Showdown

iPad Pro 11 vs The Best Tablets of 2025 – Ultimate Premium Tablet Showdown

Apple’s iPad Pro 11-inch (2024/25) features an M4 chip, 11-inch OLED display, up to 16 GB RAM, and 2 TB storage. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S9/S10 offers up to 16 GB RAM, microSD expansion, AMOLED screens, and fast charging. Microsoft’s Surface Pro 10/11 runs Windows 11, with up to 64 GB RAM and 2 TB SSD. All models support stylus and keyboard accessories.
22 July 2025
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Revolutionary Medical Breakthroughs of July 2025: Life-Changing Drugs, Diagnostic Wonders & Public Health Milestones

Revolutionary Medical Breakthroughs of July 2025: Life-Changing Drugs, Diagnostic Wonders & Public Health Milestones

On July 2, 2025, the FDA granted accelerated approval to linvoseltamab for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma and approved sunvozertinib as the first targeted oral therapy for advanced NSCLC with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations. The FDA also cleared denosumab biosimilars for osteoporosis, and Senegal was declared free of trachoma by the WHO.
22 July 2025
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Battle of the Titans: Microsoft Surface vs Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo & Samsung – The Ultimate 2025–2026 Laptop & Tablet Showdown

Battle of the Titans: Microsoft Surface vs Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo & Samsung – The Ultimate 2025–2026 Laptop & Tablet Showdown

Apple’s M4 MacBook Air posts a Geekbench 6 score of 14,849, while the 16-inch MacBook Pro offers up to 20 hours of battery life. Microsoft’s Surface Pro 11 with Snapdragon X Elite narrows the CPU gap and delivers long battery life. The Surface Pro 12-inch starts at $799, and the Surface Laptop 13-inch drops to $899. Canalys reports Apple shipped 13.7 million iPads in Q1 2025, holding 37% market share.
22 July 2025
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Science Breakthroughs That Rocked July 21–22, 2025. News Roundup.

Science Breakthroughs That Rocked July 21–22, 2025. News Roundup.

Researchers estimate 27 million tons of nanoplastic particles float in the North Atlantic, resolving the 'missing plastic' paradox. On July 22, 2025, Earth's day was measured 1.34 milliseconds short of 24 hours, the second-shortest since 1973. A new black hole merger, GW231123, is the largest and fastest-spinning detected by gravitational waves. Psilocin extended aged mice lifespans by about 30% and boosted cell survival over 50% in culture.
22 July 2025
Smartphones vs. Satellite Phones: Are Off-Grid Cell Phones Killing the Satellite Phone?

Smartphones vs. Satellite Phones: Are Off-Grid Cell Phones Killing the Satellite Phone?

Samsung’s Galaxy S25, launched in 2025, became the first phone with Snapdragon Satellite for two-way messaging via Iridium. By end-2023, about 92 million phones had built-in satellite messaging, up from 2 million in 2021. SpaceX Starlink Direct to Cell launched over 650 satellites by mid-2025, with T-Mobile’s T-Satellite offering free 911 texting and a paid option for others. Verizon began satellite texting in 2025, but iPhones remain unsupported.
22 July 2025
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War of the Drones: How Jammers, Lasers, and Nets Are Taking Down Rogue UAVs

War of the Drones: How Jammers, Lasers, and Nets Are Taking Down Rogue UAVs

NFL drone incursions jumped from about a dozen in 2017 to 2,845 in 2023. The global anti-drone market reached $2.4 billion in 2024 and is projected to top $10 billion by 2030. The U.S. Navy deployed Anduril’s Anvil interceptors with Raytheon’s Coyote missiles, while the Army fielded a 50 kW laser on a Stryker vehicle. The FAA’s Remote ID rule began enforcement in September 2023.
22 July 2025
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AI Revolution in Your Pocket: The 2024–2025 Smartphone AI Showdown

AI Revolution in Your Pocket: The 2024–2025 Smartphone AI Showdown

Apple introduced Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024, embedding AI throughout iOS with on-device processing and encrypted cloud options. Siri now handles context-aware tasks and can route complex queries to ChatGPT with user consent. Google launched Gemini Nano on Pixel 8/9, making Android the first mobile OS with built-in on-device AI. Both companies expanded AI-powered tools for messaging, photos, and productivity.
22 July 2025
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Beyond Smartphones: AR Glasses, Brain Chips & the Race to Replace Your Phone

Beyond Smartphones: AR Glasses, Brain Chips & the Race to Replace Your Phone

Global smartphone shipments fell to 1.17 billion in 2023 as replacement cycles stretched past three years. Apple launched the $3,499 Vision Pro headset in 2024, but sales lagged. Meta spent over $10 billion on AR glasses development, while Neuralink and Paradromics made first human brain-computer interface implants in 2024–2025. IDC expects AR glasses shipments to top 5 million by 2027.
22 July 2025
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Massive Microsoft Hack, Space Surprises & EV Shakeups – Non‑AI Tech Roundup (July 21–22, 2025)

Massive Microsoft Hack, Space Surprises & EV Shakeups – Non‑AI Tech Roundup (July 21–22, 2025)

A cyber-espionage campaign exploited a zero-day flaw in Microsoft SharePoint, breaching about 100 organizations, mostly in the U.S. and Germany, according to Eye Security. Microsoft warned of ongoing attacks on self-hosted servers; SharePoint Online was not affected. Thousands more servers may remain at risk until patches are released.
22 July 2025
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AI Revolution Unfolds: Big Tech Bets, Breakthroughs & Bold Policies (July 21–22, 2025)

AI Revolution Unfolds: Big Tech Bets, Breakthroughs & Bold Policies (July 21–22, 2025)

Google will invest over $25 billion in U.S. AI data centers and infrastructure and $3 billion to modernize Pennsylvania hydropower plants. Project Stargate has been reduced to a small Ohio data center after disputes between OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle. Apple delayed advanced Apple Intelligence features until 2026. The U.S. plans three AI-focused Executive Orders before the July 23 AI Action Plan.
22 July 2025
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2025 CPU Wars: Intel vs AMD vs Apple M‑Series – The Ultimate Processor Showdown

2025 CPU Wars: Intel vs AMD vs Apple M‑Series – The Ultimate Processor Showdown

AMD’s Ryzen 9 9800X3D, launching in early 2025, reportedly outperforms Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285K by about 35% in gaming. Intel’s Arrow Lake flagship features 24 cores and an on-chip NPU AI accelerator. Apple’s M3 iMac draws 30 W in use, while AMD’s Threadripper Pro 9995WX offers 96 cores for $11,699. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite targets sub-35 W laptops with 12 ARM cores.
22 July 2025
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GPU Wars 2025: NVIDIA vs AMD vs Intel – The Ultimate Graphics Showdown

GPU Wars 2025: NVIDIA vs AMD vs Intel – The Ultimate Graphics Showdown

NVIDIA’s RTX 4090 remains the fastest widely available gaming GPU in mid-2025, despite the RTX 5090’s limited supply. AMD’s RX 7900 XTX, priced at $999, competes closely with the RTX 4080 and sometimes outperforms it in rasterization. Intel’s Arc B580, launched in late 2024 at $350, reportedly beats the RTX 4070 in some tests. All three vendors now support AV1 encoding and frame generation technologies.
21 July 2025
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AI Accelerator Chip Gold Rush: Inside the Global Race for a $300B Market by 2030

AI Accelerator Chip Gold Rush: Inside the Global Race for a $300B Market by 2030

The AI accelerator chips market is projected to reach over $360 billion by 2032, up from $28.5 billion in 2024, with a 37.4% CAGR. In 2024, GPUs made up 35% of revenue, while custom AI ASICs grew fastest. Cloud data centers drove about 75% of demand. NVIDIA held over 80% of data-center AI accelerator hardware, and North America accounted for 44% of the market.
21 July 2025
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Google AI Studio Unleashed: Inside Google’s Gemini-Powered AI Playground Taking on ChatGPT

Google AI Studio Unleashed: Inside Google’s Gemini-Powered AI Playground Taking on ChatGPT

Google AI Studio gave developers browser-based access to Gemini multimodal models, including Gemini 1.5 and 2.5 Pro, with context windows up to 2 million tokens by mid-2025. In May 2025, Google added a Build tab for instant web app deployment from natural-language prompts. The platform supports text, image, and audio inputs, with plans for multimodal outputs. Use is free in-browser, with paid options and deployment to Vertex AI or Cloud Run.
21 July 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • TKO Group Launches $1 Billion Share Buyback Program
    April 3, 2026, 3:56 PM EDT. TKO Group Holdings Inc. (NYSE:TKO) announced a $1 billion share repurchase plan, including an $800 million accelerated share repurchase (ASR) with Morgan Stanley and a 10b5-1 trading plan of up to $200 million. The ASR entails an initial delivery of over 3.1 million Class A shares, with final totals based on average price during the agreement, expected to conclude by June. This initiative nearly uses the full $2 billion authorization previously approved. The 10b5-1 plan will begin after the ASR completes, allowing further repurchases. TKO operates in sports entertainment with segments like UFC, WWE, and IMG, plus merchandising video games and apparel. The company highlights disciplined capital allocation aimed at enhancing shareholder value.
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