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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.

Tech News Roundup – July 8, 2025: iOS 26 Redesign, Prime Day Record Deals, Galaxy Unpacked, and AI’s Global Surge

Tech News Roundup – July 8, 2025: iOS 26 Redesign, Prime Day Record Deals, Galaxy Unpacked, and AI’s Global Surge

Apple reduced transparency in the iOS 26 beta’s Liquid Glass UI to improve readability before the September 2025 release. Amazon Prime Day 2025 runs July 8–11, offering AirPods Pro 2 for $149 in the US and €199 in Spain. Samsung will unveil Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 at Galaxy Unpacked on July 9. OpenAI plans to launch ChatGPT-5 this summer, merging multiple models for improved reasoning.
8 July 2025
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AI Today: Breakthroughs, Bias, Regulation & the Road Ahead – July 8, 2025 Update

AI Today: Breakthroughs, Bias, Regulation & the Road Ahead – July 8, 2025 Update

The EU’s AI Act will take full effect by mid-2026, imposing strict rules on high-risk AI across Europe. Capgemini will acquire WNS Holdings for $3.3 billion to advance enterprise AI. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for global AI governance at the BRICS summit. Only 20% of German workers have received AI training, a Bitkom survey found.
8 July 2025
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Tech News Deep Dive: Windows 11 Takes Over, iPhone 17 Rumors & AI Surge – Updated July 8, 2025

Tech News Deep Dive: Windows 11 Takes Over, iPhone 17 Rumors & AI Surge – Updated July 8, 2025

Windows 11 surpassed Windows 10, reaching 50.88% of Windows devices by July 2025, StatCounter reports. Nvidia’s market value climbed to $3.92 trillion, overtaking Apple as AI chip demand surged. OpenAI plans to launch GPT-5 this summer, targeting AGI. The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, described as the largest and brightest yet, enters the solar system in July 2025.
8 July 2025
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China’s Bold Advances: Space-Based AI, Deep Space Ambitions, and Satellite Networks – Space News Roundup (Updated July 8, 2025 0:00 CET)

China’s Bold Advances: Space-Based AI, Deep Space Ambitions, and Satellite Networks – Space News Roundup (Updated July 8, 2025 0:00 CET)

China launched the Three-Body Computing Constellation, aiming for exascale in-orbit AI and real-time data processing. BeiDou-3 now operates 30 satellites for global geolocation. The US Space Force awarded Boeing a $2.8 billion contract for up to four Evolved Strategic SATCOM satellites. Europe’s IRIS² constellation will deploy 290 secure communications satellites by 2030 with a €10.6 billion budget.
8 July 2025
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Leonardo AI Unleashed: The Generative Art Powerhouse Rivaling Midjourney and DALL·E

Leonardo AI Unleashed: The Generative Art Powerhouse Rivaling Midjourney and DALL·E

Canva acquired Sydney-based Leonardo.ai in 2024, bringing its 120-person team onboard. By mid-2024, Leonardo had over 19 million users who generated more than a billion images. The platform offers real-time sketch-guided image generation, AI video creation, 3D texture tools, and custom model training. Pricing ranges from a free plan to $60/month with commercial rights and advanced features.
7 July 2025
Perplexity AI: The $14B AI Answer Engine Challenging Google and ChatGPT

Perplexity AI: The $14B AI Answer Engine Challenging Google and ChatGPT

Perplexity AI launched its search engine in December 2022, using retrieval+generation tech and models like Sonar and GPT-4. By May 2025, it handled 780 million queries monthly, up from 3,000 on its first day. The company reached a $9 billion valuation after a $500 million round in December 2024. Perplexity offers a freemium model, publisher revenue sharing, and new products including a mobile assistant and AI-powered phone.
7 July 2025
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AI Gets a Human Touch: How ‘Humanize AI’ Tools Are Revolutionizing Interaction

AI Gets a Human Touch: How ‘Humanize AI’ Tools Are Revolutionizing Interaction

ChatGPT, Bard, Soul Machines, Replika, Synthesia, IBM Watson Assistant, and Grammarly offer AI tools with features such as avatars, voice, and image support, with pricing ranging from free to $70 per year. By mid-2025, these platforms demonstrate multimodal capabilities and emotion detection. The EU AI Act and several US states require disclosure of AI interactions. A 2025 study found AI mental-health bots rated as more compassionate than some humans.
7 July 2025
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Green Energy Goldmine: How to Profit from the Renewable Revolution

Green Energy Goldmine: How to Profit from the Renewable Revolution

Global clean energy investment in 2024 is projected to hit $2 trillion, nearly double fossil fuel spending. Solar investment is expected to exceed $500 billion, outpacing all other power sources. Renewable energy jobs rose to 16.2 million in 2023, up 18% from the previous year. Hydropower remains the largest renewable, supplying about 16% of global electricity.
7 July 2025
Blockchain Revolution: How the ‘Trust Machine’ Is Transforming Business by 2025

Blockchain Revolution: How the ‘Trust Machine’ Is Transforming Business by 2025

Walmart and IBM traced mangoes in 2.2 seconds using blockchain, compared to nearly 7 days with traditional methods. In 2023, JPMorgan, HSBC, and BlackRock expanded blockchain projects. Ethereum’s 2022 Merge cut energy use by 99.95%. The EU approved the MiCA crypto regulation framework in 2023.
7 July 2025
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July 7th, 2025 AI Brief: Agents Transform Work, Half Million Tech Jobs at Risk & Global Policy Moves / Updated: 2025, July 7th, 12:00 CET

July 7th, 2025 AI Brief: Agents Transform Work, Half Million Tech Jobs at Risk & Global Policy Moves / Updated: 2025, July 7th, 12:00 CET

US tech firms have cut nearly 94,000 IT jobs to fund AI projects, with Microsoft planning 15,000 more layoffs by 2025. MIT found ChatGPT use lowers brain activity and memory, while Microsoft’s MAI-DxO system outperformed doctors in diagnostics. OpenAI confirmed GPT-5 will launch in summer, and Google released Veo 3 video AI to over 159 countries. BRICS leaders urged the UN to oversee global AI governance and copyright rules.
7 July 2025
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Space News Today: Global Advances, Challenges, and New Frontiers / Updated: 2025, July 7th, 12:00 CET

Space News Today: Global Advances, Challenges, and New Frontiers / Updated: 2025, July 7th, 12:00 CET

Boeing won a $2.8 billion contract to develop next-generation nuclear communications satellites for the U.S. military. SpaceX’s Starlink now makes up over 60% of all active satellites after recent launches. Spain’s Hisdesat will launch SpainSat NG II in October with NATO as its first client. SpaceX plans a $1.8 billion Starlink facility in Florida, creating 600 jobs by 2030.
7 July 2025
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Revolutionize Your Insights: How to Create a Market Research Report With AI in 2025

Revolutionize Your Insights: How to Create a Market Research Report With AI in 2025

Nearly 90% of market researchers now use AI tools, with 83% of organizations planning major AI investments in 2025. AI speeds up survey design and analysis, simulates expert responses, and automates tasks like data cleaning. Nearly 60% of researchers say their organizations rely more on insights than a year ago. ESOMAR and Insights Association are drafting ethical AI guidelines for the field.
7 July 2025
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Top 10 Data and Analytics Trends That Will Transform Your Business in 2025 and Beyond

Top 10 Data and Analytics Trends That Will Transform Your Business in 2025 and Beyond

IDC predicts 60% of enterprises will adopt data fabric architectures by 2026, unifying structured, unstructured, and streaming data. Synthetic data, expected to become standard by 2025, enables AI development while protecting privacy. Gartner forecasts over 40% of AI-driven agentic projects will make decisions without human input by 2027. Real-time and edge analytics are projected to process 75% of enterprise data at the edge by 2025.
7 July 2025
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AI, Cloud & Cybersecurity Boom: Inside the 2025 CIO Tech Agenda

AI, Cloud & Cybersecurity Boom: Inside the 2025 CIO Tech Agenda

In 2025, 88% of ANZ CIOs and over 80% of global CIOs plan to invest in cybersecurity, while 58% of global tech leaders rank AI as the top technology priority. U.S. large enterprises will spend 1.45% of revenue on IT, compared to 1.29% in Europe. 56% of large firms prioritize cost reduction over revenue growth. Gartner predicts 25% of CIOs will have pay tied to sustainable tech outcomes by 2027.
7 July 2025
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Global IoT Market 2025 Forecast: Inside the $1 Trillion Tech Revolution

Global IoT Market 2025 Forecast: Inside the $1 Trillion Tech Revolution

Global IoT spending is projected to approach $1 trillion in 2025, up from $805.7 billion in 2023. Connected IoT devices are expected to reach 27 billion by 2025. Manufacturing leads spending, with $73 billion for operations and $68 billion for asset management in 2023. Semtech acquired Sierra Wireless for $1.2 billion in 2023; Vodafone and Microsoft announced a 10-year IoT partnership in 2024.
7 July 2025
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Tech News Deep Dive: July 7, 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 7th, 00:00 CET

Tech News Deep Dive: July 7, 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 7th, 00:00 CET

Nintendo Switch 2 launched in June 2025 with upgraded hardware, but Mario Kart World drew criticism for limited multiplayer and lack of innovation. Raphael Colantonio called Xbox Game Pass unsustainable as Microsoft shut down The Initiative and canceled Perfect Dark and Forza Motorsport. Stardew Valley reached 41 million sales and a 98.4% Steam rating. The James Webb Space Telescope captured a direct image of exoplanet 14 Herculis c.
7 July 2025
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