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Mateusz Kaczmarek

A technology and finance expert writing for TS2.tech. He analyzes developments in satellites, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence, with a focus on their impact on global markets. Author of industry reports and market commentary, often cited in tech and business media. Passionate about innovation and the digital economy.

MarTech Industry News & Trends (June–July 2025)

MarTech Industry News & Trends (June–July 2025)

The number of MarTech solutions grew to 15,384 in 2025, up 9% from 14,106 in 2024 per Chiefmartec. MarTech has achieved roughly 100× growth since 2011, with AI-native startups flourishing as legacy products consolidate or exit. Only 25% of marketers report well-integrated tech stacks while 96% are satisfied with their tools, highlighting ongoing data integration challenges. Snowflake and Acxiom announced a strategic partnership to build an AI-powered marketing data environment using first‑party data at scale. Salesforce released Agentforce 3, adding 200+ pre-built actions, a new Command Center, updated architecture, and Slack Channels for AI-assisted collaboration. Adobe expanded GenStudio with Firefly-powered
10 July 2025
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Creator Economy & Social Platforms Report (June–July 2025)

Creator Economy & Social Platforms Report (June–July 2025)

In June 2025, YouTube rolled out a wave of features around VidCon, including new audience segments “New,” “Casual,” and “Regular” viewers. The YouTube Community Tab became available to all channels and now lets fans post from mobile. YouTube Shorts gained shopping stickers globally with tests showing 40% higher product click-through in the U.S. YouTube reports viewers spend 80 million hours per day watching shopping-related videos. YouTube expanded auto-sync video editing for Shorts to automatically match music beats. YouTube introduced a Fan Leaderboard for live chats globally and added animated donation GIFs (US-only). YouTube launched Player for Education, an ad-free embeds
10 July 2025
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Zero-Knowledge Proof and Confidential Computing – June–July 2025 Report

Zero-Knowledge Proof and Confidential Computing – June–July 2025 Report

June 17–18, 2025, the Confidential Computing Summit featured OPAQUE Systems unveiling Confidential Agents, a platform that runs AI agents inside TEEs for secure RAG workflows with encrypted data, policy enforcement, and auditability. On the same dates, OPAQUE joined the AGNTCY open‑source consortium led by Cisco’s Outshift and LangChain to build a trust infrastructure for the Internet of Agents. In June 2025, Anjuna Security added a top‑5 global bank to its clientele, with three of the world’s 10 largest banks using its Seaglass enclaves and Northstar clean‑room across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and on‑prem. June 30, 2025 saw Keyring Network with
10 July 2025
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Major Developments in Incident Response – June–July 2025

Major Developments in Incident Response – June–July 2025

On June 5, 2025, United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) detected unauthorized activity on its IT network, shut down large portions of its systems, activated its incident-response plan, and caused nationwide disruptions to food deliveries. Qantas disclosed on June 30, 2025, a cyber breach in a third-party call center platform exposing personal data of about 6 million customers, contained the incident the same day, and launched a dedicated hotline while tightening monitoring. On June 12, 2025, Aflac revealed that attackers breached its network via social engineering, stealing customers’ sensitive claims data including Social Security numbers and health information, with ransomware not
10 July 2025
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Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) Hardware News – June–July 2025

Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) Hardware News – June–July 2025

Azure announced in June 2025 that SGX-based DCsv2 confidential VM instances will be retired by June 30, 2026, with SGX capacity restrictions starting July 1, 2025 and a migration to DCasv5/ECasv5 or DCasv6/ECasv6 confidential VMs using AMD SEV-SNP or Intel TDX. Intel’s 5th-Gen Xeon Emerald Rapids processors with Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) are debuting in cloud services, with Microsoft Azure launching a preview of TDX-powered VMs in April 2025. Linux kernel 6.16, released mid-2025, merged host support for Intel TDX, signaling readiness for broad deployment. Google Cloud has generally available AMD SEV-SNP-based VMs on 4th Gen EPYC Genoa servers, enabling
10 July 2025
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Major ZTNA News and Trends – June & July 2025

Major ZTNA News and Trends – June & July 2025

On June 10, 2025, Cisco Live announced Universal ZTNA and AI-Era Security, including Universal Zero Trust Network Access that authenticates users, devices and AI agents, plus Hybrid Mesh Firewall and Splunk integrations. At Zenith Live on June 3, 2025, Zscaler unveiled the Zero Trust Everywhere Suite with Zero Trust Branch, Zero Trust Gateway for Cloud Workloads, AI-driven microsegmentation, a B2B Zero Trust Exchange, and disposable jumpboxes for contractors. DefensX announced its Premium+ Browser ZTNA on June 8, 2025, turning any modern browser into an enterprise-grade secure access platform with phishing-resistant authentication, identity protection, web threat isolation and data loss prevention.
10 July 2025
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Internet Access in Israel

Internet Access in Israel

In early 2024, 92.1% of Israelis—about 8.51 million people—were online, according to DataReportal. Israel has about 10.40 million mobile subscriptions, yielding 112.5% mobile penetration due to multi-SIM usage. Roughly 92.9% of Israelis live in urban areas, with 7.1% rural. Median speeds are high: fixed broadband 167.4 Mbps and mobile 40.2 Mbps (early 2024), and Speedtest ranked Israel around 16th worldwide for fixed broadband with a median of 226.6 Mbps in January 2025. Fiber deployment reached about 45% of homes by early 2024, up from about 35% in 2023, with Bezeq and Partner (Unlimited FTTH) as the main fiber players. HOT
10 July 2025
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Global Data Privacy & PETs Developments (June–July 2025)

Global Data Privacy & PETs Developments (June–July 2025)

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025 and updates UK GDPR with predefined “recognised legitimate interests”, higher PECR fines up to £17.5M or 4% of global turnover, and new Smart Data portability and digital identity frameworks. The European Commission extended the UK’s EU adequacy decision by six months to 27 December 2025 to reassess data protection adequacy. EU policy in May 2025 proposed GDPR simplification for SMEs, exempting organizations with fewer than 750 employees from processing records unless high-risk processing occurs. India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) entered into force in July
10 July 2025
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Global Digital Identity and Authentication Developments – June/July 2025

Global Digital Identity and Authentication Developments – June/July 2025

Intesi Group of Italy and iGrant of Sweden launched the EUDI Wallet Business Wallet, a cross-border platform that combines qualified electronic signatures with Qualified Electronic Attribute Attestations for legally binding transactions. Google and Germany’s Sparkasse announced a first-of-its-kind online age-verification service that uses Google Wallet’s Credential Manager API with zero-knowledge cryptography to enable one-click age checks without exposing personal data. authID and Prove joined to embed authID’s biometric selfie verification and the PrivacyKey tokenization feature into Prove’s onboarding platform to detect synthetic identities and deepfake impersonations. Evo Tech released Evolution 1.0, a modular AI-agent platform that analyzes images, video, audio,
10 July 2025
Hong Kong Drone Laws 2025: Comprehensive Guide to Regulations and Requirements

Hong Kong Drone Laws 2025: Comprehensive Guide to Regulations and Requirements

Hong Kong’s drone regime is governed by the Small Unmanned Aircraft Order (Cap. 448G) under the Civil Aviation Ordinance, which took effect on June 1, 2022 and became fully enforced on December 1, 2022. The framework uses a risk-based classification with Category A1 for drones up to 250 g, Category A2 for 250 g to 7 kg, and Category B for over 7 kg up to 25 kg. Category A1 is exempt from registration and most licensing, while Category A2 requires drone and remote-pilot registration, and Category B requires CAD permission and advanced training. Registration is via the CAD Electronic
10 July 2025
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Internet Access in Zambia: Current Status and Outlook

Internet Access in Zambia: Current Status and Outlook

As of December 2023, ZICTA reported about 12.6 million internet subscriptions, representing 64.1% penetration. DataReportal’s Digital 2024 estimate puts Zambia at 6.51 million internet users, about 31.2% of the population, due to multiple SIM ownership inflating subscription counts. Over 99% of internet users rely on mobile broadband, while roughly 99,000 fixed-line subscriptions existed nationwide in 2023. Median download speeds were about 15 Mbps on mobile and 8.7 Mbps on fixed broadband in early 2023; by February 2024 mobile speeds rose to ~19.6 Mbps and fixed to ~21.3 Mbps, with uploads ~7.6 Mbps mobile and 5.3 Mbps fixed. MTN launched Zambia’s
9 July 2025
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API Management and Integration Platforms Mid‑2025: Key Innovations, Deals, and Trends

API Management and Integration Platforms Mid‑2025: Key Innovations, Deals, and Trends

In late June 2025 MuleSoft announced AI agent orchestration in Anypoint Platform, adding Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) support, an MCP Connector to expose APIs as MCP endpoints, Flex Gateway upgrades for secure MCP/A2A connectivity, and Anypoint Code Builder AI tooling. Google Cloud Apigee’s Gemini Code Assist reached general availability on June 18, 2025, integrating Gemini LLMs with Apigee’s API hub to generate OpenAPI specs via chat, provide AI-generated spec summaries, and support iterative refinement while enforcing enterprise security standards. Postman unveiled Agent Mode at POST/CON 2025 (June 3–4, 2025), an AI-native assistant that executes design, testing, documentation,
9 July 2025
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Web3 and DApp Platforms: June–July 2025 News Report

Web3 and DApp Platforms: June–July 2025 News Report

Executive Summary Platform Updates Ethereum Following the May 2025 Pectra upgrade, Ethereum’s PoS chain showed robust health. Staking surged to new heights: over 35 million ETH (28.3% of supply) was locked as of mid-June cointelegraph.com, driven in part by renewed confidence after the upgrade. Analysts noted ~500K ETH was staked in the first half of June alone cointelegraph.com. Liquid staking protocols lead – Lido holds ~25% of staked ETH, Binance ~7.5%, Coinbase ~7.4% cointelegraph.com. The network’s roadmap continues with Layer-2 scaling and new improvements, though no major on-chain governance events occurred in June–July. Markets remained bullish: CoinDesk reports DOT’s (Polkadot)
9 July 2025
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Global AI Language Technology & NLP Update (June–July 2025)

Global AI Language Technology & NLP Update (June–July 2025)

Baidu open-sourced Ernie 4.5 LLM family under Apache 2.0, releasing 10 variants from 300M to 424B parameters and claiming the 300B model outperforms rivals at half the size. ElevenLabs released an alpha of its v3 model with 70+ languages and partnered with Cisco to embed lifelike voice AI into Webex contact centers. Apple announced Live Translation at WWDC 2025, delivering real-time on-device translation across iOS 16, FaceTime, and calls using Apple’s foundation language model. MIT researchers published on June 17, 2025 a study identifying the root cause of position bias in transformers and proposed architectural fixes to improve topic-tracking in
9 July 2025
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High-Performance Computing Highlights (June–July 2025): Exascale Era, HPC-AI Convergence, and Global Supercomputing Advances

High-Performance Computing Highlights (June–July 2025): Exascale Era, HPC-AI Convergence, and Global Supercomputing Advances

El Capitan at LLNL leads the June 2025 TOP500 with 1.742 exaFLOPS (HPL) using HPE Cray EX hardware, AMD 4th Gen EPYC CPUs, and MI300A accelerators. Frontier at ORNL is #2 with 1.353 exaFLOPS on HPL, powered by HPE Cray EX235a and AMD 3rd Gen EPYC CPUs plus MI250X GPUs. Aurora at Argonne is #3, delivering 1.012 exaFLOPS on HPL with Intel Xeon Max CPUs and Data Center GPU Max accelerators. JUPITER Booster at Jülich debuted at #4 with 0.793 exaFLOPS (partial) on a BullSequana-based system using NVIDIA Grace Hopper GH200 chips and built by Atos Eviden, containing about 4.8
9 July 2025
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Mixed-Signal and RF Components: June–July 2025 Industry Report

Mixed-Signal and RF Components: June–July 2025 Industry Report

MS4022 RF synthesizer from Mixed-Signal Devices, unveiled on June 16, 2025, generates 675 MHz–22 GHz with 25 fs RMS phase jitter. Falcomm with GlobalFoundries achieved 50% PAE in a Ku-band (13 GHz) power amplifier built on GF’s 130 nm CMOS process. Tower Semiconductor and pSemi unveiled a 0–110 GHz SPDT RF switch using a phase-change material switching element with CMOS drivers, delivering <2 dB insertion loss and up to 30 dBm. Qorvo introduced the QM45508 Wi‑Fi 7 front-end module for 5–7 GHz, delivering up to ~18 dBm output and low EVM for Wi‑Fi 7 operation. Analog Devices showcased the Apollo
9 July 2025
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Global Photonics Technology Developments and News (June–July 2025)

Global Photonics Technology Developments and News (June–July 2025)

A global research team led by Japan’s NICT demonstrated 1.02 Pb/s transmission over 1,808 km using a 19-core fiber and custom optical amplifiers. NICT, ASTRODESIGN, and Fujikura deployed a multi-core fiber system with eight 4-core fibers (32 cores total) enabling uncompressed 8K video across a 300 m link at about 70 Gbps per stream. In early June, NICT and Sony announced the first practical 1,550 nm VCSEL using quantum dots as the gain medium, promising cheaper, lower-energy lasers for fiber-optic links. MIT unveiled an optical AI accelerator chip for wireless networks, a photonic processor using an optical neural network that
9 July 2025
Network Function Virtualization (NFV) – Global Developments (June–July 2025)

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) – Global Developments (June–July 2025)

On June 12, 2025 Ericsson unveiled Ericsson On-Demand, a fully managed 5G Core-as-a-Service delivered as SaaS with Google Cloud, using GKE and AI-powered operations with pay-as-you-go pricing. On June 30, 2025 the U.S. DOJ approved HPE’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, conditioning divestment of Aruba Instant On WLAN and licensing out Juniper’s Mist platform source code to a third party and foreseeing a 2025 close. In July 2025 Deutsche Telekom formed a new internal cloud division focused on data sovereignty and European cloud independence. On July 2, 2025 Latvia’s LMT announced a collaboration with Ericsson to modernize its core
9 July 2025
Global Next-Gen Networking Developments (June–July 2025): 5G, 6G & Wi‑Fi 7 News Roundup

Global Next-Gen Networking Developments (June–July 2025): 5G, 6G & Wi‑Fi 7 News Roundup

Global telecom equipment revenues fell about 11% in 2024 and are expected to be essentially flat in 2025 as market conditions stabilize per Dell’Oro Group. MTN Consulting projects global telecom capex declining from $314 billion in 2023 to about $280 billion by 2028. Ericsson’s June 2025 Mobility Report projects 5G subscriptions reaching about 2.9 billion by end of 2025, roughly one-third of all mobile subscriptions, with potential to reach 6.3 billion by 2030. 5G networks are expected to carry 80% of global mobile data traffic by 2030, up from about 35% at the end of 2024. Over 80% of surveyed
9 July 2025
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) News Roundup – June–July 2025

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) News Roundup – June–July 2025

Major SDN Announcements & Partnerships (Enterprise & Data Center Networks) SDN in Telecom & 5G Networks (Innovations and Deployments) Cloud & Edge Computing Developments Involving SDN Market Trends and Analyst Forecasts Mergers, Acquisitions & Regulatory News Conclusion In summary, June and early July 2025 have been highly eventful for Software-Defined Networking across all domains. We’ve seen major vendors launching AI-powered network architectures and autonomous fabrics to meet the exploding demands of AI applications. Telecom operators are rolling out software-defined 5G enhancements and edge services, bringing SDN to smart cities, vehicles, and industry solutions at the network’s edge. Analysts remain bullish
9 July 2025
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Stock Market Today

Renesas stock price jumps again as $3 billion SiTime deal keeps traders hooked on 6723

8 February 2026
TOKYO, Feb 8, 2026, 10:10 JST — Market closed. Renesas Electronics shares ended Friday up 6.9% at 2,957.5 yen, extending a two-session rally that left the stock about 15% higher heading into the weekend. (Investing.com) With Tokyo shut on Sunday, the near-term question is simple: does that bounce hold when trading resumes on Monday, or does it fade once the headlines thin out? It matters now because Renesas sits deep in automotive and industrial supply chains, and its fresh guidance lands as investors try to map where chip demand is firming — and where it is still stuck. A notice
Moore Threads (688795) share price in focus after Pony.ai tie-up as China market reopens

Moore Threads (688795) share price in focus after Pony.ai tie-up as China market reopens

8 February 2026
Moore Threads’ Shanghai-listed shares closed up 0.45% at 536.99 yuan on Feb. 6 after announcing a strategic cooperation with Pony.ai on autonomous driving compute. Pony.ai plans to use Moore Threads’ MTT S5000 cards for L4 system training and targets over 3,000 Robotaxis by end-2026. Investors await further deal details as the market reopens Monday.
NXP stock heads into Monday after $3 billion credit line refresh — what to watch for NXPI

NXP stock heads into Monday after $3 billion credit line refresh — what to watch for NXPI

8 February 2026
NXP Semiconductors shares closed up 1% at $224.32 Friday after subsidiaries amended a $3 billion revolving credit deal with Barclays, maturing in 2031. The PHLX semiconductor index surged 5.7% as chip stocks rallied on AI spending signals from Amazon and Alphabet. NXP’s gain lagged peers like Monolithic Power, which rose 6.4%. Investors await U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
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