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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.

Mars Rock Sparks Life Clue, Back‑to‑Back Rocket Launches & Space Policy Shakeups – This Week in Space (Sept 9–10, 2025)

Mars Rock Sparks Life Clue, Back‑to‑Back Rocket Launches & Space Policy Shakeups – This Week in Space (Sept 9–10, 2025)

Key Facts: Launches & Satellite Missions SpaceX’s 24-Hour Launch Blitz – and a Scrub: SpaceX lined up two Falcon 9 launches on back-to-back days, showcasing the company’s rapid cadence. In Florida, a Falcon 9 was slated to carry Nusantara Lima, a 4.5-ton Indonesian telecom satellite, to orbit. After stormy weather caused two last-minute scrubs on Sept. 8–9 (with countdowns halted in the final minute) nasaspaceflight.com, teams targeted a Wednesday night launch from Cape Canaveral. The mission aims to deploy Nusantara Lima to a geostationary orbit, replacing a satellite lost in 2020 due to a launch failure nasaspaceflight.com. The well-traveled booster (B1078) is scheduled to land
10 September 2025
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Undersea Cable Chaos, iPhone 17 “Air” Reveal & $500B Cloud Bombshell – The Biggest Tech News (Sept 9–10, 2025)

Undersea Cable Chaos, iPhone 17 “Air” Reveal & $500B Cloud Bombshell – The Biggest Tech News (Sept 9–10, 2025)

Consumer Electronics: Apple Unveils Ultra-Thin iPhone 17 Air and More Apple’s latest devices on display at the September 9 launch event in Cupertino. Apple introduced its 2025 lineup of devices at a splashy Cupertino event. Leading the announcements was the iPhone 17 Air, Apple’s thinnest phone ever at just 5.6 mm reuters.com. This new “Air” model (starting at $999) slots between the base iPhone 17 and the Pro flagships as a premium mid-tier option reuters.com. Despite its slim build, it packs the same high-end A19 Pro processor as the Pro, and Apple execs touted it as offering “MacBook Pro levels of compute in an
10 September 2025
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Game-Changing AI Breakthroughs, Big Tech Surprises & Global AI Showdowns (Sept 9–10, 2025)

Game-Changing AI Breakthroughs, Big Tech Surprises & Global AI Showdowns (Sept 9–10, 2025)

Breakthrough: AI Finds Consciousness in ‘Unresponsive’ Patients One of the week’s most striking research breakthroughs came from Stony Brook University, where scientists unveiled an AI system called SeeMe that can detect “covert consciousness” in patients with acute brain injuries news.stonybrook.edu. In a study of 37 coma patients, SeeMe’s computer vision algorithms analyzed subtle, involuntary facial muscle movements in response to verbal commands (like “open your eyes”), movements so slight they’re invisible to the naked eye news.stonybrook.edu. Remarkably, the tool identified signs of awareness 4–8 days earlier than standard bedside neurological exams news.stonybrook.edu news.stonybrook.edu. Lead researcher Dr. Sima Mofakham explained the
10 September 2025
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Don’t Get Fined! Tbilisi Drone Laws 2025 – What Tourists & Locals MUST Know

Don’t Get Fined! Tbilisi Drone Laws 2025 – What Tourists & Locals MUST Know

Recreational vs. Commercial Drone Use in Georgia Georgia makes a clear distinction between recreational (hobby) drone use and commercial drone operations. In simple terms, hobbyist drone flights (for fun, personal photography, etc.) are allowed without burdensome licensing, whereas commercial flights (for business, paid work, or any profit motive) entail additional requirements: In summary, Georgia welcomes both hobby and commercial drones but holds commercial pilots to a higher standard of certification. Hobbyists enjoy more leniency (no license required) but still must register and fly safely. Professionals must be licensed, registered, and insured before they take on projects. Always identify which category
9 September 2025
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Italy’s Space Industry Skyrockets: Inside the Satellite Boom and Race to 2030

Italy’s Space Industry Skyrockets: Inside the Satellite Boom and Race to 2030

Key Facts Historical Development of Italy’s Space & Satellite Sector Italy’s engagement with space stretches back to the dawn of the Space Age. In the 1950s, visionaries like aerospace engineer Luigi Broglio and physicist Edoardo Amaldi laid the groundwork for Italy’s space program Wetheitalians Wetheitalians. Their efforts led to the San Marco project, a collaboration with NASA that saw Italy design and build its own satellites while the U.S. provided launch vehicles. On December 15, 1964, Italy’s first satellite, San Marco 1, was successfully launched – making Italy the fifth country to put a satellite in orbit (and notably, one
9 September 2025
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Flying a Drone in Lima? 10 Must-Know Rules from Peru’s Drone Laws (2025 Update)

Flying a Drone in Lima? 10 Must-Know Rules from Peru’s Drone Laws (2025 Update)

Key Facts: Peru Drone Regulations at a Glance Overview of Peru’s Drone Regulations (Lima Focus) Peru has a comprehensive legal framework for drones, and these rules apply nationwide – including in Lima, the country’s capital and largest city. In 2018, Law N° 30740 was enacted to establish the legal basis for regulating Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in Peru cuadernoborrador.com. This law empowered the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) and its aviation authority, the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC), to issue detailed regulations. The main regulation in force is the Reglamento de Aeronaves No Tripuladas, approved by Supreme Decree
9 September 2025
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Camera World Explodes: New Gear, Leaks & Market Shake-Ups (Sept 8–9, 2025)

Camera World Explodes: New Gear, Leaks & Market Shake-Ups (Sept 8–9, 2025)

Key Facts In-Depth Report New Cameras & Camcorders Canon’s Cinema Teaser: Canon set the rumor mill ablaze by teasing a new camera launch on September 9. An official Canon UK Instagram post warned “something new is coming,” with a YouTube livestream slated for 3PM CEST dpreview.com. The teaser image, though intentionally obscured, is telling: it shows a boxy camera body with no viewfinder hump, a prominent red Record button on top in place of a shutter, and a front tally lamp – hallmarks of a video-centric design dpreview.com. A red-ring RF lens is attached in the shot, suggesting this isn’t
9 September 2025
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Bitcoin Calm at $111K, Trump’s Crypto Debut & $41M Hack – Blockchain Highlights (Sept 8–9, 2025)

Bitcoin Calm at $111K, Trump’s Crypto Debut & $41M Hack – Blockchain Highlights (Sept 8–9, 2025)

Key Facts Crypto Market Steadies as Investors Eye Macro Catalysts Bitcoin held firm above the $110K–$111K range through September 8–9, extending a week of low-volatility consolidation coindesk.com. Analysts noted this calm in Bitcoin’s price comes as traders await U.S. inflation reports (Producer Price Index on Sept 10 and Consumer Price Index on Sept 11) that could influence Federal Reserve policy coindesk.com. “Cryptocurrencies have been trading at a subdued level as the Fed is conflicted over cutting rates amid stubborn inflation,” observed Jeff Mei, COO of BTSE, adding that higher-than-expected inflation could hurt crypto prices, while a downside surprise might spark
9 September 2025
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Mystery Cable Cuts, SpaceX’s $17B Gamble & Satellite Showdowns – Internet Access Roundup (Sept 8–9, 2025)

Mystery Cable Cuts, SpaceX’s $17B Gamble & Satellite Showdowns – Internet Access Roundup (Sept 8–9, 2025)

Key Facts Undersea Cable Cuts Cripple Asia–Middle East Internet A sudden undersea communications crisis struck over the weekend as multiple fiber-optic cables were mysteriously cut in the Red Sea. On Sept 7, internet monitors reported that two critical subsea systems – the SEA-ME-WE 4 and IMEWE cables – were severed near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ts2.tech. The impact was felt across continents: connectivity slowed to a crawl or halted entirely in countries including India, Pakistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE ts2.tech. “Multiple countries including India and Pakistan have been affected” by the outage, confirmed NetBlocks, calling it a “series of subsea cable
9 September 2025
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Audio Tech Shockwaves: Headphones & Speaker Surprises Rock the World (Sep 8–9, 2025)

Audio Tech Shockwaves: Headphones & Speaker Surprises Rock the World (Sep 8–9, 2025)

Key Facts Flagship Headphones & Earbuds Unveiled Bose QuietComfort Ultra Gen 2: Defying the usual fanfare, Bose confirmed a surprise upgrade to its top noise-cancelling headphone. The QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) will hit shelves on October 2 at $449, the same MSRP as the current model tomsguide.com tomsguide.com. Key upgrades focus on audio fidelity and user experience. Notably, Bose added wired USB-C audio that enables lossless 16-bit/44.1–48 kHz playback when connected, whereas the first-gen relied on Bluetooth or a 2.5 mm analog jack tomsguide.com tomsguide.com. There’s also a new “Cinema Mode” in Bose’s Immersive Audio arsenal that widens the soundstage and lifts dialogue clarity
9 September 2025
AI Stocks Frenzy: $17 Billion Deals, Surging Shares, and Shock Announcements in 48 Hours (Sept 8–9, 2025)

AI Stocks Frenzy: $17 Billion Deals, Surging Shares, and Shock Announcements in 48 Hours (Sept 8–9, 2025)

Key Facts In-Depth Report Massive Deals and Surging AI Stocks The week kicked off with a blockbuster deal underscoring the insatiable appetite for AI computing power. Nebius Group, an Amsterdam-based cloud provider born from Russia’s Yandex, announced it will provide Microsoft with dedicated GPU infrastructure in a 5-year deal worth $17.4 billion (potentially expanding to $19.4 B) reuters.com reuters.com. The contract – one of the largest AI cloud tie-ups to date – sent Nebius’s U.S.-listed shares rocketing nearly 47% in post-market trading reuters.com. Microsoft will get access to massive compute capacity from Nebius’s new data center in New Jersey to fuel services
9 September 2025
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Zombie Star, Planet Birth & AI Breakthroughs: Science News Roundup (Sep 8–9, 2025)

Zombie Star, Planet Birth & AI Breakthroughs: Science News Roundup (Sep 8–9, 2025)

Key Facts Space & Astronomy Planet Birth Caught in the Act: For the first time, astronomers have directly spotted a young planet forming inside the gap of a ringed disk around a sun-like star sciencedaily.com sciencedaily.com. The newborn exoplanet, named WISPIT 2b, was detected using an advanced adaptive optics system on the Magellan Telescope. It appears as a bright dot of H-alpha emission within a cleared gap of dust and gas sciencedaily.com sciencedaily.com – exactly where a “protoplanet” has long been predicted to carve out a gap. “Dozens of theory papers have been written about these disk gaps being caused by
9 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

Stellantis stock rattled by $26.5 billion EV reset and dividend halt ahead of Monday trade

Stellantis stock rattled by $26.5 billion EV reset and dividend halt ahead of Monday trade

7 February 2026
Milan, February 7, 2026, 10:54 (CET) — Market closed. Stellantis shares (STLA) closed at $7.28 in New York on Friday, down 23.8%, after the Jeep maker unveiled a €22.2 billion ($26.5 billion) hit tied to scaling back electric-vehicle plans and said it would not pay a dividend in 2026. The selloff matters going into next week because it forces a quick rethink on cash and capital returns at a company investors once treated as a high-yield play. With markets shut for the weekend, traders will be looking for any follow-through from credit markets and analysts before Monday’s open. In Europe,
Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

7 February 2026
Ashtead shares closed Friday at 4,936p, up 1.09%, after the company bought 88,872 shares under its repurchase program. The group is set to shift its primary listing to New York on March 2, pending court approval, and will be removed from the FTSE UK index the same day. Ashtead paid a half-year dividend of 37.5 U.S. cents per share on Friday.
Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

7 February 2026
Beazley shares closed flat at 1,236 pence Friday as BlackRock disclosed a 6.55% stake and Vanguard reported 5.02%. Wellington Management cut its holding below 5%. The disclosures follow Zurich Insurance’s possible takeover offer of up to 1,335 pence per share, with a Feb. 16 deadline for a firm bid.
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