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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.

Skywatchers Rejoice: Blood Moon, Auroras & Rocket Launches Dazzle on Sept 8–9, 2025

Skywatchers Rejoice: Blood Moon, Auroras & Rocket Launches Dazzle on Sept 8–9, 2025

Total Lunar Eclipse Paints the Moon Red (Sept 7–8) Skywatchers kicked off the week with a must-see celestial event: a total lunar eclipse on Sunday, Sept 7, 2025 (with effects lingering into the early hours of Sept 8 in some regions). For 83 minutes of totality, Earth’s shadow completely engulfed the full Moon, which took on an eerie reddish hue – hence the popular nickname “Blood Moon” ts2.tech. This was the longest total lunar eclipse since 2022, and its timing and wide visibility made it truly exceptional timeanddate.com. “For more than an hour on Sept. 7th, the full Moon will pass
8 September 2025
Space in Overdrive: Nonstop Launches, Space Force Shake-Up & Cosmic Surprises (Sept 7–8, 2025)

Space in Overdrive: Nonstop Launches, Space Force Shake-Up & Cosmic Surprises (Sept 7–8, 2025)

Satellite Launch Blitz: SpaceX and China Lead the Way SpaceX’s record Starlink pace – SpaceX notched yet another successful Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, adding 24 broadband satellites to orbit on Sept. 6 spaceflightnow.com. This latest launch (Starlink 17-9) pushed the company’s 2025 deployment past 2,000 satellites, underscoring SpaceX’s breakneck cadence in building out its internet megaconstellation. Liftoff occurred at 11:06 a.m. Pacific time, and the veteran Falcon 9 booster (on its 20th flight) nailed the landing minutes later spaceflightnow.com. SpaceX has now achieved over 500 booster landings to date spaceflightnow.com – a testament to the
8 September 2025
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Tech Turmoil: iPhone 17 ‘Awe Dropping’ Hype, Chip Wars & Crypto Windfalls Rock Sept 7–8

Tech Turmoil: iPhone 17 ‘Awe Dropping’ Hype, Chip Wars & Crypto Windfalls Rock Sept 7–8

Key Facts Consumer Electronics (Apple & Gadgets) Anticipation reached fever pitch in the consumer tech world as Apple’s fall launch event loomed. Slated for Tuesday, Sept. 9, the “Awe Dropping” event was widely expected to debut the iPhone 17 lineup alongside a new Apple Watch and AirPods indianexpress.com indianexpress.com. Rumors swirling in the lead-up indicated four iPhone 17 models (including a ultra-thin “iPhone 17 Air” variant) and significant design changes like a full-width “camera island” on the Pro models indianexpress.com. Leaked dummy units on the IFA tech show floor in Berlin showed case makers already displaying accessories for the unannounced
8 September 2025
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AI’s Explosive Weekend: $1.5B Settlement, Record Fines & Game-Changing Breakthroughs (Sept 7–8, 2025)

AI’s Explosive Weekend: $1.5B Settlement, Record Fines & Game-Changing Breakthroughs (Sept 7–8, 2025)

Key Facts Authors vs. AI: Landmark Settlement and New Copyright Battles After years of tension between creators and AI firms, content owners scored a major victory. Anthropic – maker of the Claude chatbot – agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by authors who accused it of illegally downloading millions of pirated books to train AI reuters.com reuters.com. Plaintiffs say it’s the largest copyright payout in U.S. history reuters.com reuters.com, roughly $3,000 per book for about 500,000 titles. Under the deal, Anthropic will delete all illicit book data taken from shadow libraries and compensate authors for past use
8 September 2025
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Lightning-Fast Internet Finally Arrives in Tonga’s Far-Flung Islands? A Deep Dive into Tonga’s Connectivity Boom and Challenges

Lightning-Fast Internet Finally Arrives in Tonga’s Far-Flung Islands? A Deep Dive into Tonga’s Connectivity Boom and Challenges

Key Facts 1. Overview of Internet Access in Tonga Tonga – a Polynesian kingdom of over 170 islands – has seen dramatic improvements in internet connectivity over the past decade. Prior to 2013, Tonga’s internet was limited to expensive, slow satellite links, resulting in low penetration and high costs. This changed when the nation’s first submarine fiber-optic cable went live in August 2013, delivering affordable high-speed internet to Tongans “for the first time ever” worldbank.org. The 827 km Tonga Cable connects Nuku’alofa (the capital on Tongatapu) to Fiji, where it links into global networks worldbank.org. This milestone was heralded as
8 September 2025
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Flying a Drone in Ljubljana: 10 Surprising Laws and Rules You Must Know in 2025

Flying a Drone in Ljubljana: 10 Surprising Laws and Rules You Must Know in 2025

Overview: EU Drone Rules in Slovenia Slovenia is part of the EU single aviation market, so it adheres to the EASA drone regulation framework that took effect on December 31, 2020 drone-traveller.com. This framework classifies all drone operations into three categories based on risk: Crucially, Slovenia makes no legal distinction between recreational and commercial drone use under this EASA system drone-traveller.com. If you’re flying for fun or for business, the same rules apply according to the operation’s category and risk level. In other words, commercial drone operations are allowed in Slovenia so long as you comply with the EASA categories
7 September 2025
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Samoa’s Internet Revolution: From Undersea Cables to Starlink Skies

Samoa’s Internet Revolution: From Undersea Cables to Starlink Skies

Current State of Samoa’s Internet Infrastructure Samoa’s internet infrastructure has transformed significantly in the past decade. The backbone of connectivity is now fiber-optic submarine cables. The first major cable, Tui-Samoa, went live in 2018, linking Samoa to Suva, Fiji (with branching units to Wallis & Futuna and Samoa’s second island, Savai’i) ssccsamoa.com ssccsamoa.com. This cable dramatically increased international bandwidth and reduced Samoa’s dependence on satellites for backhaul. A second international cable, the Manatua One Polynesia cable, was completed around 2020, connecting Samoa to neighboring Polynesian islands (Niue, the Cook Islands, and French Polynesia) subtelforum.com. Having two separate cables improves resiliency
7 September 2025
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India’s Space Industry Skyrockets: From ISRO’s Legacy to a $77 Billion Future

India’s Space Industry Skyrockets: From ISRO’s Legacy to a $77 Billion Future

Key Facts: Introduction India’s space and satellite industry is undergoing a transformative boom, turning the country into one of the hottest “new space” markets to watch. Long synonymous with ISRO’s thrifty but trailblazing missions – such as the Mars Orbiter Mission that reached the red planet in 2014 for just $74 M (cheaper than the Hollywood movie Gravity) reuters.com – India is now leveraging that legacy to build a vibrant commercial space ecosystem. In recent years, a series of government reforms, startup successes, and high-profile missions have dramatically changed the landscape. The once entirely state-driven program is opening up to private
7 September 2025
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New Cameras, Lens Bombshells & Bold Shake-Ups: What Rocked the Camera World This Week (Sept 6–7, 2025)

New Cameras, Lens Bombshells & Bold Shake-Ups: What Rocked the Camera World This Week (Sept 6–7, 2025)

Canon Hypes a New Video-Focused Camera Canon set the rumor mills ablaze this week by teasing a new camera launch for September 9. Canon UK’s Instagram post declared “something new is coming” and invited users to a YouTube Premiere on Sept. 9 at 3 PM CEST (9 AM ET) dpreview.com. Canon USA echoed the campaign with the tagline “a new way to capture the world,” stoking excitement across regions digitalcameraworld.com. The accompanying teaser image, though cloaked in shadow, is telling: it depicts a boxy, compact camera body with no viewfinder hump, a large red Record button on the grip, and a front-facing
7 September 2025
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Weekend Crypto Whirlwind: DeFi Hack Reversed, NFT Revival, Trump’s $100M Bet & More

Weekend Crypto Whirlwind: DeFi Hack Reversed, NFT Revival, Trump’s $100M Bet & More

Key Facts Market Overview: Fed Hopes Turn to Fears Crypto markets experienced a rollercoaster at week’s end as macroeconomic news whipsawed traders. Early on September 5, a surprisingly soft U.S. jobs report (just 22,000 jobs added in August) bolstered bets that the Federal Reserve would finally cut interest rates ts2.tech. Bitcoin and Ethereum initially rallied on the rate-cut optimism, with some traders even speculating a larger 50 basis-point Fed cut could be on the table ts2.tech. However, the euphoria was short-lived. As U.S. equities opened lower and broader sentiment turned cautious, crypto reversed course sharply. Ether plunged nearly 4% within
7 September 2025
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Global Internet Access Shockwaves: Cable Cuts, Censorship & Broadband Booms (Sept 6–7, 2025)

Global Internet Access Shockwaves: Cable Cuts, Censorship & Broadband Booms (Sept 6–7, 2025)

Massive Outages and Network Disruptions On September 6, a sudden multi-cable break in the Red Sea sent shockwaves through global connectivity. Several undersea fiber-optic cables (including the SMW4 and IMEWE systems) were simultaneously cut near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia beaumontenterprise.com. The impact was felt across continents – internet traffic between Europe/Asia and the Middle East slowed to a crawl, and countries like Pakistan and India experienced degraded service beaumontenterprise.com. Microsoft’s Azure cloud warned users of increased latency as data was rerouted onto backup paths beaumontenterprise.com. In the Gulf, UAE customers on du and Etisalat noticed sluggish speeds beaumontenterprise.com. While the exact
7 September 2025
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Audio Tech Weekend Explosion: New Headphones, Booming Speakers & Big Moves Rock the Sound World

Audio Tech Weekend Explosion: New Headphones, Booming Speakers & Big Moves Rock the Sound World

Key Facts & Takeaways Product Launches Galore at IFA 2025 Flagship Headphones & Earbuds: Kicking off the flurry of product launches, Bose made headlines on September 5 by unveiling its next-generation QuietComfort Ultra series – a top-tier over-ear headphone alongside matching true wireless earbuds. These new “Ultra” models introduce Bose’s own Immersive Audio technology (the company’s take on spatial 3D sound) and upgrade to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Sound platform for hi-res, lossless audio over Bluetooth ts2.tech ts2.tech. In practice, that means the QuietComfort Ultra Headphones finally migrate to USB-C and can deliver full CD-quality wireless playback (via the aptX Adaptive codec)
7 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

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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