Mateusz Kaczmarek

Mateusz Kaczmarek is a financial and technology journalist at TS2.tech, covering stocks, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and global market developments. A graduate of the Poznań University of Economics and Business, he previously worked in financial analysis before moving into business journalism. His reporting focuses on technology companies, market trends and the forces shaping global investment markets. Follow Mateusz Kaczmarek on Google News.

Liberia’s Internet Revolution: How 4G, Fiber and Starlink Are Connecting Every Corner of the Country

Liberia’s Internet Revolution: How 4G, Fiber and Starlink Are Connecting Every Corner of the Country

Liberia’s internet landscape is rapidly evolving from near-zero connectivity during the civil war years to a growing digital economy today. As of early 2025, roughly one-third of Liberians use the internet datareportal.com. This marks steady growth from just 19% internet penetration in 2019 a4ai.org. Still, almost 67% of the population remains offline datareportal.com, indicating a significant digital divide. Mobile phones are the primary on-ramp to the internet – Liberia had over 5.11 million mobile connections active in 2025 datareportal.com. By contrast, fixed broadband lines are extremely scarce datahub.itu.int.
15 August 2025
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AI Stocks Frenzy: Billion-Dollar Deals, Big Tech Bets & Global Surprises (Aug 14–15, 2025)

AI Stocks Frenzy: Billion-Dollar Deals, Big Tech Bets & Global Surprises (Aug 14–15, 2025)

AI-related stocks around the world saw a whirlwind of developments over the past two days. From Wall Street hedge funds piling into big-tech AI winners to billion-dollar partnerships in healthcare, the market was awash in news. Major U.S. tech firms like Nvidia, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla remained at the forefront of the rally, while emerging AI players also grabbed headlines with upbeat earnings and deals. At the same time, regulators and analysts weighed in – flagging both opportunities and risks. Below is a comprehensive roundup of the key AI stock news from August 14 and 15, 2025, organized by theme and region for clarity.
15 August 2025
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Skywatch Alert: Meteor Fireballs, Auroras & Planetary Spectacles Dazzle the Night Sky (Aug 15–16, 2025)

Skywatch Alert: Meteor Fireballs, Auroras & Planetary Spectacles Dazzle the Night Sky (Aug 15–16, 2025)

Get ready, skywatchers – the nights of August 15–16, 2025 are packed with celestial shows. From shooting star outbursts and potential aurora glows to brilliant planetary alignments and even high-flying satellites, this weekend offers something for everyone. Below is your in-depth guide to all the skywatch alerts and phenomena to expect, with expert insights, viewing tips on when and where to look, and links to official sources for more information.
15 August 2025
Space Showdown: Starlink Doubleheader, Vulcan’s Debut, Ariane 6 Triumph & Cosmic Discoveries (Aug 14–15, 2025)

Space Showdown: Starlink Doubleheader, Vulcan’s Debut, Ariane 6 Triumph & Cosmic Discoveries (Aug 14–15, 2025)

SpaceX demonstrated its unprecedented launch cadence on Aug. 14 by launching two Falcon 9 missions just half a day apart space.com. In the early morning hours, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California carrying 24 Starlink internet satellites; by 8:29 a.m. EDT the same day, another Falcon 9 roared from Cape Canaveral, Florida with 28 Starlink satellites space.com. SpaceX confirmed successful deployment of all satellites space.com. Both missions saw veteran first-stage boosters safely recovered at sea, one marking its 10th flight space.com. These back-to-back launches brought SpaceX’s 2025 launch count to 99 Falcon 9 flights, with over 8,100 active Starlink satellites now in orbit space.com – a staggering expansion of the Starlink megaconstellation.
15 August 2025
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Global Tech Roundup (Non‑AI): Record EV Feats, Cyber Sabotage, and High‑Stakes Chip Moves (Aug 14–15, 2025)

Global Tech Roundup (Non‑AI): Record EV Feats, Cyber Sabotage, and High‑Stakes Chip Moves (Aug 14–15, 2025)

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AI Breakthroughs, Billion-Dollar Bets & Backlash – Global AI News Roundup (Aug 14–15, 2025)

AI Breakthroughs, Billion-Dollar Bets & Backlash – Global AI News Roundup (Aug 14–15, 2025)

OpenAI’s GPT-5 Takes Center Stage: The past week saw OpenAI launch its GPT-5 model, a new powerhouse that is “multiples more capable than the previous generation” according to Kunal Kothari of Aviva Investors reuters.com. The release of GPT-5 – along with rival Anthropic’s Claude for Financial Services unveiled in mid-July – has sent shockwaves through the tech industry. In Europe, excitement over such powerful models has caused some trepidation: shares of major “AI adopter” software firms like SAP and Dassault Systèmes tumbled as investors began to rethink business models in light of ever more advanced AI reuters.com reuters.com. “With every iteration of GPT or Claude that comes out…it’s multiples more capable… The market’s thinking: ‘oh, wait, that challenges this business model’,” Kothari explained of the sudden selloff in European tech stocks reuters.com. Still, analysts note that not all software companies are equally vulnerable – those with deeply embedded solutions or unique data may prove resilient even as “AI is going to eat software” in some domains reuters.com reuters.com.
15 August 2025
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Luxembourg’s Drone Law Overhaul 2025: What Recreational & Commercial Pilots Must Know

Luxembourg’s Drone Law Overhaul 2025: What Recreational & Commercial Pilots Must Know

Luxembourg applies the unified EU drone regulations, meaning rules are based on risk categories rather than the pilot’s status as recreational or commercial. In practice there is no legal distinction between flying for fun or for business – all pilots must follow the same rules under the EU’s Open, Specific, or Certified categories drone-traveller.com. Most everyday drone operations fall under the Open category, which has three subcategories defined by drone weight and proximity to people. Higher-risk or specialized operations require advance permission in the Specific category, and only the most complex uses would be Certified.
14 August 2025
AI Stock Frenzy: Market Highs, Bold Deals, and Big Surprises Rock Markets (Aug 13–14, 2025)

AI Stock Frenzy: Market Highs, Bold Deals, and Big Surprises Rock Markets (Aug 13–14, 2025)

Global markets surged mid-week as enthusiasm around artificial intelligence converged with encouraging economic signals. On Wednesday Aug. 13, Wall Street’s major indexes hit fresh records – the S&P 500 notched a new all-time closing high for the second straight day and the tech-heavy Nasdaq also set a record, buoyed in part by AI-driven gains reuters.com reuters.com. Cooling inflation data reinforced hopes the Federal Reserve will soon cut interest rates, turbocharging risk appetite in equities reuters.com investopedia.com. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1% to approach its first record close since last year investopedia.com. “Valuations are elevated… at the end of the day, the key will be delivery of earnings,” noted Katherine Bordlemay of Goldman Sachs, suggesting investors are now looking for real results to justify sky-high AI valuations reuters.com. Smaller stocks joined the rally – the Russell 2000 index surged 2% to its highest level of 2025 as investors piled into growth plays investopedia.com investopedia.com.
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Rate Cut Fever, Crypto Records & Tariff Turmoil: August 2025’s Global Business Bombshells

Rate Cut Fever, Crypto Records & Tariff Turmoil: August 2025’s Global Business Bombshells

Global markets surged in mid-August as investors bet on imminent central bank easing. In the U.S., the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit new record closing highs on August 13, buoyed by growing confidence that the Federal Reserve was nearing a rate-cut cycle reuters.com. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1.04% that day reuters.com. Traders fully priced in a 25 basis-point Fed rate cut by the September meeting – the first cut since December – after data showed tame inflation despite tariff pressures reuters.com. “Valuations are elevated… at the end of the day, the key will be the delivery of earnings,” noted Katherine Bordlemay of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, pointing out that market gains have been driven by a few mega-cap stocks reuters.com. Indeed, breadth improved as beaten-down sectors like small-caps and healthcare outperformed, with the Russell 2000 up ~2% to a six-month high reuters.com.
14 August 2025
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Life Clues on Titan, Reversed Memory Loss, and an Ancient “Killer” Whale – Science News Roundup (Aug 13–14, 2025)

Life Clues on Titan, Reversed Memory Loss, and an Ancient “Killer” Whale – Science News Roundup (Aug 13–14, 2025)

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has captured images of bizarre, coral-like rocks on the Red Planet, offering a glimpse of Mars’s watery past sci.news sci.news. On its 4,608th Martian day in Gale Crater, Curiosity’s camera spotted a 5-cm feature nicknamed “Paposo” – a wind-eroded rock that strikingly resembles a piece of coral sci.news. According to the mission team, such delicate formations likely formed billions of years ago when liquid water percolated through cracks, depositing minerals that later hardened sci.news. Eons of sandblasting winds then wore away the surrounding material, “producing unique shapes” like this coral-like structure sci.news. The finding adds to the growing evidence that Gale Crater once held liquid water – and perhaps even habitable conditions – in Mars’s ancient past.
14 August 2025
Don’t Miss These Sky Events on August 14–15, 2025: Shooting Stars, Planet Alignments, and More

Don’t Miss These Sky Events on August 14–15, 2025: Shooting Stars, Planet Alignments, and More

Get ready for an exciting night sky on August 14–15, 2025. From the tail end of a famous meteor shower to a potential aurora show, and from bright planet pairings to rocket launches, there’s a lot happening overhead. Below is a comprehensive skywatching guide – covering meteor showers, auroras, planets, the ISS, lunar highlights, and even human-made space events – so you can plan your stargazing and not miss a thing.
14 August 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: Vulcan’s Milestone Launch, Ariane 6 Success, and Mega-Constellations Surge (Aug 13-14, 2025)

Space Race Heats Up: Vulcan’s Milestone Launch, Ariane 6 Success, and Mega-Constellations Surge (Aug 13-14, 2025)

A major rocket milestone unfolded as United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur successfully launched its first national security mission on August 12, 2025 keeptrack.space. Lifting off from Cape Canaveral at 8:56 p.m. EDT, the methane-fueled Vulcan carried the USSF-106 payload – an experimental Navigation Technology Satellite-3 – directly into geosynchronous orbit space.com. This marks the U.S. Defense Department’s formal shift to flying critical military satellites exclusively on domestic rockets powered by U.S.-made engines keeptrack.space, ending reliance on older foreign-supplied boosters. The mission was a full success, deploying the first new U.S. navigation satellite in decades. “This is a game-changing capability,” said L3Harris engineer Andrew Builta, noting NTS-3’s advanced anti-jamming technologies and reprogrammable software aimed at countering growing threats to GPS space.com space.com. Vulcan’s flawless debut for national security payloads – powered by two BE-4 engines from Blue Origin – heralds a new era of modernized U.S. launch vehicles supporting defense needs keeptrack.space.
14 August 2025
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Tech World Rocked by 8 Non‑AI Surprises This Week

Tech World Rocked by 8 Non‑AI Surprises This Week

August 13–14, 2025 – It’s not all about AI – the past two days delivered a whirlwind of tech news across industries, from surprise gadget revivals and space milestones to major moves in finance, health, and cybersecurity. Here’s a roundup of the biggest developments shaking up the tech world:
14 August 2025
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AI Frenzy: Billion-Dollar Bets, Self-Learning Breakthroughs & Legal Showdowns – Global AI Roundup (Aug 13–14, 2025)

AI Frenzy: Billion-Dollar Bets, Self-Learning Breakthroughs & Legal Showdowns – Global AI Roundup (Aug 13–14, 2025)

Meta’s AI Shows Signs of Self-Learning: Facebook parent Meta revealed that its latest AI systems “are beginning to improve themselves without human intervention,” a development CEO Mark Zuckerberg hailed as “the first step towards achieving artificial superintelligence” uz.kursiv.media. In a policy memo, Zuckerberg noted “glimpses” of self-improvement – “slow for now, but undeniable” – emerging in recent months uz.kursiv.media. While optimistic about AI’s potential, he warned Meta will no longer openly release its most powerful models, tightening controls to manage risks uz.kursiv.media. This cautious stance comes as academia and industry race to build AIs that can rewrite their own code uz.kursiv.media, fueling debates on how to safely shepherd AI toward greater autonomy.
14 August 2025
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Internet Access in Serbia 2025: Broadband Booms, 5G on Horizon, and Starlink in Sight

Internet Access in Serbia 2025: Broadband Booms, 5G on Horizon, and Starlink in Sight

Serbia’s internet landscape in 2025 reflects significant progress in broadband connectivity alongside new developments on the horizon. Fixed fiber networks and 4G mobile coverage have expanded to reach most of the population, while government initiatives aim to close the remaining digital divide between cities and villages. This report provides a comprehensive overview of Serbia’s internet access, including the state of fixed broadband infrastructure, mobile internet performance, urban–rural availability gaps, key service providers, pricing and speeds, policy initiatives, the arrival of satellite internet, and the challenges and opportunities shaping Serbia’s connected future.
14 August 2025
Drone Laws in Copenhagen: Everything You Need to Know Before You Fly

Drone Laws in Copenhagen: Everything You Need to Know Before You Fly

Flying a drone in Copenhagen can be an amazing way to capture the city's beauty from above, but it comes with strict rules and regulations. Denmark’s drone laws have been largely harmonized with the European Union framework, meaning the rules in Copenhagen align with EU-wide drone regulations, with some additional Danish-specific restrictions Droneregler. Before you take off, it's crucial to understand the legal requirements and limitations. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know – from recreational vs. commercial use and registration formalities to no-fly zones, altitude limits, insurance, penalties, and special rules for tourists and different drone categories. Always remember that violating drone laws can result in severe consequences, so preparation is key. Let’s break down the regulations in clear terms:
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Stock Market Today

  • TBC Bank Delivers 5.4% Yield, £250 in Passive Income for Every 100 Shares Held
    July 25, 2026, 4:49 AM EDT. While the FTSE 250 posts a typical dividend yield of 3.3%, TBC Bank (LSE:TBCG) offers a higher 5.4% yield, projected to reach 6.8% by 2027. TBC has gained 303% over the last five years but trades at just 5.5 times forward earnings, suggesting continued value. As a Georgian lender, it reports robust revenue expansion, strong ROE in the mid-20s, and efficient operations, making it a noteworthy source of passive income despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.