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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.

Stimulus Check October 2025: Rumors Debunked – What to Know as Shutdown Continues

Stimulus Check October 2025: Rumors Debunked – What to Know as Shutdown Continues

No New Federal Stimulus – Confirmed by IRS and Congress Despite hopeful chatter online, federal authorities have made clear that there is no new stimulus check approved for October 2025. Any nationwide payment to taxpayers would require a law passed by Congress and signed by the President – and that hasn’t happened. “Congress has not passed any 2025 stimulus package,” and the IRS has flatly stated that Americans will not receive any new stimulus money this month ts2.tech. All official announcements (whether from the IRS, Treasury, or White House) consistently show no plans for a fourth stimulus round ts2.tech. Multiple
9 October 2025
Student Loan Forgiveness Is Back – 2 Million Borrowers Get Relief as Trump Overhauls Repayment

Student Loan Forgiveness Is Back – 2 Million Borrowers Get Relief as Trump Overhauls Repayment

Forgiveness Finally Arrives for Long-Term Borrowers After months of suspense, thousands of Americans are now seeing decades-old student loans wiped clean. The Education Department’s quiet move to resume IBR loan forgiveness in the first week of October has been met with relief – and tears of joy – from borrowers who’ve made 20 or 25 years of payments. Many received what the community calls the “golden email,” with the message: “You are now eligible to have some or all of your federal student loan(s) discharged because you have reached the necessary number of payments under your Income-Based Repayment Plan.” btimesonline.com
9 October 2025
SoundHound AI Stock Soars 240% – Could This Voice Tech Disruptor Make You a Millionaire?

SoundHound AI Stock Soars 240% – Could This Voice Tech Disruptor Make You a Millionaire?

SOUN Stock Surges on AI Hype and Big News SoundHound AI’s stock has been on a tear in recent months, riding the wave of excitement surrounding artificial intelligence. The company’s share price has climbed roughly 240% over the past year (and more than doubled in the last six months) ts2.tech. Just in the past week, SOUN jumped about 15%, climbing from the mid-$15s to around $18 per share, amid a broader AI stock rally. One catalyst was Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announcing a blockbuster partnership with OpenAI: the ChatGPT creator will use up to 6 gigawatts of AMD chips to
8 October 2025
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Quantum Gold Rush: Inside D-Wave (QBTS) Stock’s 2600% Surge – Hype or Game-Changer?

Quantum Gold Rush: Inside D-Wave (QBTS) Stock’s 2600% Surge – Hype or Game-Changer?

Above sources in brackets. The surge in D-Wave Quantum’s stock price has captivated markets, but is it a quantum leap forward for investors or a bubble waiting to burst? The in-depth report below examines what’s driving the rally, the company’s progress and challenges, and whether this “quantum gold rush” can last. A 2025 Tech Stock Phenomenon: D-Wave’s Astronomic Rise Few stocks have soared like D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS) in 2025. After languishing as a penny stock in late 2024, D-Wave’s share price went parabolic this year – gaining nearly +300% year-to-date and over +3,000% since last October ts2.tech. On October
8 October 2025
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Dell’s AI Server Boom Doubles Growth Forecasts – Is a Data Center Glut Looming?

Dell’s AI Server Boom Doubles Growth Forecasts – Is a Data Center Glut Looming?

Dell Bets Big on AI – Doubling Growth Targets Dell’s announcement on October 7, 2025 marked a turning point for the company’s trajectory. At an analyst meeting that day, the tech giant dramatically raised its long-term financial forecasts, effectively doubling the pace at which it expects to expand in coming years ts2.tech. Management now projects high-single-digit percentage revenue growth (7–9% annually) and at least mid-teens earnings growth through 2029 reuters.com ts2.tech – a remarkable upgrade from the prior “GDP-plus” style targets (~3–4% revenue and ~8% EPS growth). The bold new goals signal far greater confidence in future demand, driven almost
8 October 2025
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QuantumScape’s EV Battery Breakthrough Sends Stock Soaring – Will the High-Voltage Hype Last?

QuantumScape’s EV Battery Breakthrough Sends Stock Soaring – Will the High-Voltage Hype Last?

QuantumScape’s High-Voltage Rally Explained QuantumScape’s stock went into “blast-off mode” in late September and early October 2025, buoyed by major developments in its technology and partnerships. After trading flat around $12–$13 through mid-September, QS suddenly broke out on successive news catalysts: it jumped 18% on Sept 18, then another +18.4% on Oct 1, ultimately hitting an intraday high of $16.49 by Oct 3 ts2.tech. The Oct 3 close at $15.92 capped a stunning ~30% gain in one week and a ~172% year-to-date rise ts2.tech. This rally far outpaced broader markets and made QuantumScape one of 2025’s top-performing tech stocks. Trading
8 October 2025
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Joby Aviation’s $500 Million Stock Gamble Triggers Selloff – Can the Air Taxi Dream Still Soar?

Joby Aviation’s $500 Million Stock Gamble Triggers Selloff – Can the Air Taxi Dream Still Soar?

Joby’s $500M Stock Offering and Selloff Joby Aviation – a California-based developer of all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis – shocked investors on Oct. 7, 2025 by announcing a major stock sale after a year of surging share prices. The company launched a $500 million underwritten public offering of common stock, selling 30.5 million shares at $16.85 each (with an option for underwriters to buy 4.575 million more) ir.jobyaviation.com. Morgan Stanley is the sole book-runner on the deal ir.jobyaviation.com. The offering will gross approximately $513.9 million (or up to ~$589M if the extra shares are sold) ir.jobyaviation.com, bolstering Joby’s balance sheet for the
8 October 2025
OpenAI’s Mega-Deals with Nvidia & AMD Spark a $1 Trillion AI Frenzy

OpenAI’s Mega-Deals with Nvidia & AMD Spark a $1 Trillion AI Frenzy

OpenAI Fuels a $1 Trillion AI Hardware Boom OpenAI – the creator of ChatGPT – has positioned itself at the center of an AI hardware buying frenzy that is reshaping the tech industry. In the past few weeks (early October 2025), OpenAI announced two blockbuster chip-supply deals that together span 16 gigawatts of computing capacity – an almost inconceivable scale. (For perspective, 16 GW of data center power is roughly equivalent to the output of 16 large power plants.) These deals, one with long-time AI chip leader Nvidia and the other with rival AMD, are helping propel what analysts dub a “trillion-dollar
8 October 2025
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Wall Street’s $2 Billion Bet on the Future: NYSE Owner Goes All-In on Polymarket Prediction Markets

Wall Street’s $2 Billion Bet on the Future: NYSE Owner Goes All-In on Polymarket Prediction Markets

ICE’s $2B Vote of Confidence in Polymarket Wall Street’s biggest exchange operator is making a bold bet that betting on real-world events is the next big financial frontier. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) – the owner of the NYSE – confirmed it will invest $2 billion in Polymarket, a deal that values the crypto-powered betting platform at roughly $8 billion pre-money (around $10B post-investment) reuters.com reuters.com. This is a landmark endorsement of prediction markets by a mainstream financial giant. The deal, first reported by The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, could be officially announced any day ts2.tech. Why it matters: ICE’s
8 October 2025
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Rocket Lab Soars to New Heights After Mega Launch Deal – What’s Next for the Space Stock?

Rocket Lab Soars to New Heights After Mega Launch Deal – What’s Next for the Space Stock?

Rocket Lab’s Stock Hits New High on Latest Launch Deal Rocket Lab’s shares have been on a tear in 2025, and the momentum hit a fever pitch this week. On October 8, the stock jumped around 7% to roughly $66 in pre-market trading Benzinga – a fresh all-time high – after the company announced an exciting new launch contract. The surge continued a stunning run-up over the past year: Rocket Lab’s stock is up about 700% year-over-year, recently hovering near its 52-week high ts2.tech. Even a mid-September wobble (when a $750 million at-the-market share offering plan briefly knocked shares down ~12%)
8 October 2025
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Verizon Goes to Space: AST SpaceMobile Deal Signals End of Dead Zones – Stock Rockets on Breakthroughs

Verizon Goes to Space: AST SpaceMobile Deal Signals End of Dead Zones – Stock Rockets on Breakthroughs

Space Meets Cell Towers: Verizon and AST SpaceMobile’s Bold Pact In a move that could eliminate mobile dead zones, Verizon has struck a definitive agreement with AST SpaceMobile to beam cellular service from space across the U.S. starting in 2026 businesswire.com. Announced on October 8, this partnership will integrate AST’s satellite network with Verizon’s terrestrial 4G/5G network, effectively allowing Verizon customers’ phones to connect via satellite when they venture beyond cell tower range businesswire.com businesswire.com. “Through our definitive commercial agreement with Verizon, we are working to deliver space-based cellular broadband coverage from space across the continental United States,” said AST
8 October 2025
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XRP Whales Spark $500M Crypto Shakeout as Price Crashes – Will Ripple’s Token Soar Next?

XRP Whales Spark $500M Crypto Shakeout as Price Crashes – Will Ripple’s Token Soar Next?

XRP Slides Under $3.00 as Crypto Markets Pull Back After a strong start to “Uptober,” XRP’s rally hit a wall in the first week of October 2025. On Oct. 7, the price of XRP sank below the psychological $3.00 level, catching many bulls off guard ts2.tech. The token fell from around $3.07 at its intraday peak to roughly $2.85 by day’s end ts2.tech, a ~4% drop in 24 hours. This decline came amid a broader crypto market pullback – Bitcoin slid about 2.4% that day and other major altcoins like Ethereum also dipped a few percent ts2.tech. The sudden risk-off move
8 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

Kenvue stock price holds near $18 as Kimberly-Clark deal math tightens — what to watch next week

Kenvue stock price holds near $18 as Kimberly-Clark deal math tightens — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Kenvue shares closed Friday at $18.13, up 0.33%, with about 63.5 million shares traded. The Kimberly-Clark offer values Kenvue at roughly $18.76 per share, leaving a deal spread of about 3%. Both companies’ shareholders approved the merger, which is expected to close in the second half of 2026 pending regulatory approvals. Kenvue’s dividend record date is Feb. 11, with earnings due Feb. 17.
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