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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.

Mount Everest Snowstorm Crisis: Rare Himalayan Blizzard Traps Hundreds of Trekkers and Exposes Deepening Climate and Tourism Fault Lines

Mount Everest Snowstorm Crisis: Rare Himalayan Blizzard Traps Hundreds of Trekkers and Exposes Deepening Climate and Tourism Fault Lines

A Rare Storm Triggers a Mount Everest Crisis The sudden blizzard The first week of October is normally considered a safe window to visit Tibet’s Karma Valley on the northern slopes of Mount Everest. The monsoon rains typically retreat, leaving crisp skies and manageable snow cover. But in 2025 the weather defied expectations. A low‑pressure system lingering over the Bay of Bengal channelled moist air into the Himalayasfoxweather.com. When the warm, humid air hit cold Himalayan air masses at around 4,000 m, a convective snowstorm formed over the Everest region. Snow began falling on Friday and intensified over the weekend, blanketing the
6 October 2025
Shocking £480 m Smartphone Claim Could Put Money Back in Your Pocket – Here’s What UK Apple and Samsung Users Need to Know

Shocking £480 m Smartphone Claim Could Put Money Back in Your Pocket – Here’s What UK Apple and Samsung Users Need to Know

Key Facts You Should Know Background: How Which? Took on Qualcomm Alleged Abuse of Market Power Qualcomm is a leading manufacturer of modem chipsets and holds patents essential for connecting smartphones to 4G networks. According to Which?, Qualcomm’s market dominance allowed it to charge handset manufacturers excessively high royalties and licensing fees, which were typically calculated as a percentage of each smartphone’s pricehausfeld.com. Which? argues that these inflated fees forced Apple and Samsung to pass the costs on to consumers, resulting in higher smartphone prices or lower‑quality devices for millions of UK buyerssmartphoneclaim.co.uk. The consumer organisation asserts that Qualcomm engaged
6 October 2025
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Quantum in Orbit, 100K-Qubit Ambitions & More – Quantum Computing Roundup (July 30–31, 2025)

Quantum Computing Stocks Set to Soar: 2025’s Next Tech Investment Boom

Quantum Computing: The Next Frontier in Tech Investing Quantum computing concept illustration. 2025 has seen quantum technology leap from labs toward commercial viability, fueling a wave of investor interest and stock gains. After the AI frenzy, quantum computing is emerging as the next big tech investment trendnasdaq.com. Quantum computers leverage bizarre physics to solve problems vastly faster than classical machines, promising breakthroughs in drug discovery, finance, AI, logistics, and cybersecurity. In 2025, this once-experimental field is rapidly moving from concept to reality – and Wall Street has taken notice. Many companies agree that around 2030 will be a turning point
5 October 2025
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Google Home’s Gemini Revolution: Can AI Fix the Smart Home and Win Back Your Trust?

Google Home’s Gemini Revolution: Can AI Fix the Smart Home and Win Back Your Trust?

Gemini Replaces Assistant: A New AI “Brain” for Your Home After nearly a decade, Google is pulling the plug on the original Google Assistant in its smart home products and swapping in something far more powerful. Gemini, Google’s latest conversational AI, will now handle voice interactions on Google Home speakers, displays, and other deviceswired.com. The trigger phrase “Hey Google” stays the same, but everything behind it is new – instead of the old scripted Assistant, you’ll be talking to a modern large language model that understands natural language and contextwired.com. Google Assistant debuted in 2016 as an answer to Amazon’s
5 October 2025
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Ray-Ban Meta 2 vs the Smart Glasses Competition: Which High-Tech Specs Lead the Future?

Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Gen 2: Futuristic Game‑Changer or High‑Tech Novelty?

Meta and Ray-Ban Team Up on Smart Glasses 2.0 When you hear “smart glasses,” you might recall the ill-fated Google Glass or Snapchat’s toy-like Spectacles. Meta’s approach, in partnership with luxury eyewear maker Ray-Ban, is different: make smart glasses that actually look cool. The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses (Gen 2) have the iconic Ray-Ban style – at a glance, most people wouldn’t know they’re anything more than regular glassesnymag.com. (They come in classic designs like the Wayfarer and a round “Skyler” frame, in various colors and even prescription optionsnymag.com.) This “design first” philosophy is deliberate. Early smart glasses were often bulky
5 October 2025
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Honor Magic V5 Unveiled: The Slimmest Foldable Phone Ever (Packed with Surprises)

Honor Magic V5 Unveiled: The Slimmest Foldable Phone Ever (Packed with Surprises)

Foldables Go Mainstream in 2025 – HONOR Leads the Charge Foldable phones have surged in popularity in 2025, evolving from futuristic curiosities into a hot mainstream segmenttecheconomy.ng. Consumers are increasingly drawn to the tablet-sized screens that can fold down to pocket size, and manufacturers are in a race to outdo each other in design and features. HONOR, a brand that cut its teeth under Huawei and has since become an independent innovator, is what you’d call an “OG” in the foldable spacehypebeast.com. It launched some of the earliest foldables in China and has steadily refined its craft. Now, with its
5 October 2025
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Apple Vision Pro 2 Leak Reveals M5 Chip Upgrade and Big Changes Coming Soon

Apple Vision Pro 2 Leak Reveals M5 Chip Upgrade and Big Changes Coming Soon

FCC Leak Confirms Apple’s Next Vision Pro Headset Apple’s next-generation Vision Pro headset has effectively been revealed through a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filing. The FCC published documents in late September describing an Apple “Head Mounted Device” with model number A3416, which eagle-eyed observers quickly recognized as a new Vision Pro modelnotebookcheck.net. This kind of regulatory filing typically surfaces shortly before a product launch, suggesting that an updated Vision Pro could be imminent. In this case, the filing even included a simple diagram of the device, essentially confirming it looks just like the current Vision Pro headsetnotebookcheck.net. In other
5 October 2025
Fujifilm X-T30 III: Big Upgrades or Just Hype? Latest Leaks Reveal Fuji’s Next Compact Powerhouse

Fujifilm X-T30 III: Big Upgrades or Just Hype? Latest Leaks Reveal Fuji’s Next Compact Powerhouse

X-T30 II Discontinued? Signs Point to a Successor Imminent The Fujifilm X-T30 II (released in 2021) has recently become scarce at major retailers, hinting that its successor is on the way. In late September, B&H Photo briefly marked the X-T30 II as “Discontinued” on their website, even emailing customers that the model was no longer availablefujirumors.comfujirumors.com. While B&H later changed the status to “Temporarily Out of Stock,” the message was clear – new stock isn’t flowing. Amazon listings likewise showed only a handful of units left, with no replenishments in sightimaging-resource.com. Fujifilm’s 2019 X-T30 and the 2021 X-T30 II were
5 October 2025
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Leaks Reveal Massive Camera Bump and Game‑Changing Privacy Features

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Leaks Reveal Massive Camera Bump and Game‑Changing Privacy Features

A New Galaxy S26 Lineup and Early 2026 Launch Samsung’s next flagship family is on the horizon, and if history is any guide, the Galaxy S26 series should debut in January 2026phonearena.com. This time, though, Samsung might revamp its lineup naming and models. Multiple leaks point to the end of the “Plus” model and the introduction of new monikers. The standard Galaxy S26 could be renamed the Galaxy S26 Pro, while a super-slim Galaxy S26 Edge may replace the Plus variantphonearena.com. The Galaxy S26 Ultra would retain its title as the top-end model. Not all insiders agree on the exact
5 October 2025
Forget the iPhone 17 – Xiaomi 17 Pro Max Debuts with Dual Screens and a 7,500mAh Battery

Forget the iPhone 17 – Xiaomi 17 Pro Max Debuts with Dual Screens and a 7,500mAh Battery

Xiaomi Takes Aim at Apple with the ‘17’ Series Xiaomi made it no secret that it’s gunning directly for Apple’s crown in this product cycle. By jumping from last year’s Xiaomi 15 series straight to Xiaomi 17, the Chinese company aligned its naming with Apple’s iPhone 17 – immediately inviting head-to-head comparison Tomsguide. During the launch event in Beijing, CEO Lei Jun repeatedly stacked the Xiaomi 17 Pro against Apple’s latest, boldly claiming his phones “win on battery, performance, photography and more” Tomsguide. President Lu Weibing candidly explained the strategy: “We are directly competing with the iPhone in the same
5 October 2025
Meet the 1,100-HP “AI” V12 Hypercar: Vittori’s Futuristic $1M Beast Unveiled

Meet the 1,100-HP “AI” V12 Hypercar: Vittori’s Futuristic $1M Beast Unveiled

The Big Reveal: Vittori’s Turbio Hypercar At a lavish Miami event in October 2025, Vittori presented its first car – codenamed Turbio – as a running concept. Dupontregistry Theevreport The startup calls it an “AI hypercar” and credits “future‑forward technology” in its development Motor1 Newsbytesapp. Early media coverage was cautiously impressed: Motor1’s Jeff Perez noted the hypercar “packs a hybrid V-12 engine and a whopping 1,100 horsepower” and “doesn’t look half bad” Motor1 Motor1. The EV Report similarly highlighted the 1,100-hp hybrid powertrain and Pininfarina collaboration Theevreport Theevreport. Despite built-in hype about AI, Vittori’s PR was somewhat coy, avoiding buzzwords
5 October 2025
OPEC+ Shocks Market with Oil Output Hike – Analysts Warn of Glut

OPEC+ Shocks Market with Oil Output Hike – Analysts Warn of Glut

Modest November Hike Approved In a virtual meeting on Oct. 5, the OPEC+ alliance (the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries plus Russia and other allies) confirmed that a select group of eight producers – Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman – will raise production by 137,000 bpd in November 2025wokv.comwokv.com. This boost matches the increase applied in October and is relatively small by historical standards. OPEC+ described the move as a response to “a steady global economic outlook and current healthy market fundamentals,” noting that output adjustments may be paused or reversed if conditions
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Stock Market Today

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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