Today: 7 February 2026
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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.

AI Stock Frenzy: $10 B Deals Ignite Rally as Big Tech Sounds Alarm

AI Stock Frenzy: $10 B Deals Ignite Rally as Big Tech Sounds Alarm

Key Facts Broadcom’s $10 B Order Ignites AI Stock Rally Broadcom became the week’s biggest AI stock story after disclosing a $10 billion order for custom AI chips from an unnamed “new customer” – widely presumed to be OpenAI – and projecting above-consensus sales next quarter. Its shares soared 9.4% on Friday in response, buoying the broader tech sector even as overall indexes ended slightly down. The mega-deal validates the explosive demand for AI infrastructure, given that training advanced models like ChatGPT requires enormous compute power. Analysts cheered Broadcom’s fortunes as a sign that the AI boom is far from peaking. CEO
7 September 2025
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Hidden “Bad Fat” Threat, Dwarf Planet Discovery, and Warp Drive Breakthrough – Science Roundup (Sept 6–7, 2025)

Hidden “Bad Fat” Threat, Dwarf Planet Discovery, and Warp Drive Breakthrough – Science Roundup (Sept 6–7, 2025)

Key Facts Space & Astronomy Distant Dwarf Planet Candidate Discovered: Astronomers announced the discovery of a “hidden world” beyond Neptune – a trans-Neptunian object called 2017 OF201. With an estimated 700 km diameter and an extreme 25,000-year orbit, this object could qualify as a dwarf planet sciencedaily.com sciencedaily.com. It ventures from ~44 AU at closest approach to an aphelion ~1,600 AU (over 0.25 light-years) – far beyond Pluto. Its existence suggests the outer Kuiper Belt isn’t as empty as once thought sciencedaily.com sciencedaily.com. Interestingly, 2017 OF201’s orbit doesn’t line up with the clustering of other distant bodies that hinted at “Planet
7 September 2025
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This Weekend’s Sky Spectacle: ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse, Auroras & Meteor Showers (Sept 7–8, 2025)

This Weekend’s Sky Spectacle: ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse, Auroras & Meteor Showers (Sept 7–8, 2025)

Total “Blood Moon” Lunar Eclipse on Sept. 7 The headline event is undoubtedly Sunday’s total lunar eclipse, whimsically nicknamed a “Blood Moon” for the eerie red color the Moon takes on. On the night of September 7–8, Earth will slide directly between the Sun and the full Moon, casting our planet’s shadow across the Moon’s face ndtv.com. During the peak totality phase (lasting about 1 hour 22 minutes), the Moon will be completely engulfed in Earth’s dark umbral shadow earthsky.org. Instead of vanishing entirely, the Moon glows red-orange – the result of sunlight filtering through Earth’s atmosphere and onto the
7 September 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: SpaceX’s 500th Landing, China’s Launch Blitz, Blue Origin’s Mars Mission & More

Space Race Heats Up: SpaceX’s 500th Landing, China’s Launch Blitz, Blue Origin’s Mars Mission & More

Key Facts SpaceX Starlink Frenzy and Reusability Records SpaceX continued its high-tempo launch campaign over the weekend, achieving new records in the process. On Sept. 6, a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg SFB carried 24 Starlink internet satellites to orbit (Mission Starlink 17-9) spaceflightnow.com. Liftoff occurred at 11:06 a.m. local (1806 UTC), and about 8 minutes later the first-stage booster (serial B1075) landed safely on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You spaceflightnow.com. This marked SpaceX’s 501st successful recovery of an orbital-class booster and the 149th landing on that particular drone ship spaceflightnow.com. Notably, B1075 was on its 20th flight – underscoring
7 September 2025
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Tech Shockwaves: Space Triumphs, Cyber Strikes, and Big Tech Bombshells Rock Weekend (Sept 6–7, 2025)

Tech Shockwaves: Space Triumphs, Cyber Strikes, and Big Tech Bombshells Rock Weekend (Sept 6–7, 2025)

Key Facts In-Depth Report Space & Telecom: Historic Reusability and the Satellite Internet Race SpaceX’s 500th Landing: SpaceX achieved a new reusability milestone on Sept. 5 by successfully landing an orbital booster for the 500th time space.com. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted 28 Starlink satellites from Kennedy Space Center, then its first-stage booster touched down ~8½ minutes later on the Just Read the Instructions droneship – the 27th flight and landing for that particular booster, and SpaceX’s 500th orbital-class landing overall space.com. This achievement – reached just 3 years after the 100th landing – underscores how routine (and cost-saving) rocket reusability has become
7 September 2025
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AI’s Wild Weekend: Billion-Dollar Battles, Big Tech Showdowns & Breakthroughs (Sept 6–7, 2025)

AI’s Wild Weekend: Billion-Dollar Battles, Big Tech Showdowns & Breakthroughs (Sept 6–7, 2025)

Key Facts Summary Authors vs. AI: $1.5 Billion Settlement and New Copyright Battles Content creators scored a major victory against AI firms.Anthropic – maker of the Claude chatbot – agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by authors who alleged the startup illegally downloaded millions of pirated books to train its AI bloomberg.com. The unprecedented deal (about $3,000 per book for ~500,000 titles) is being called the largest-ever copyright recovery in the AI field axios.com ts2.tech. Under the agreement, Anthropic will delete all illicit book data taken from shadow libraries and pay authors for past use axios.com. “This settlement
7 September 2025
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Marrakesh Drone Laws 2025: What You Must Know Before Flying in Morocco

Marrakesh Drone Laws 2025: What You Must Know Before Flying in Morocco

Key Facts Introduction: Drone Regulations in Marrakesh, Morocco Marrakesh – known for its bustling souks and stunning landscapes – might seem like a drone photographer’s dream, but Morocco’s drone laws are among the strictest in the world. Since March 2015, Morocco has effectively banned civilian drone operations due to national security and privacy concerns apnews.com medias24.com. This nationwide ban applies in Marrakesh just as in the rest of the country. In practice, no drone (even a small recreational quadcopter) can be flown legally in Marrakesh without explicit government authorization. The rules make no distinction between drones and other remotely controlled
6 September 2025
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Internet Access in Togo: Surprising Stats and the Race to Connect a Nation

Internet Access in Togo: Surprising Stats and the Race to Connect a Nation

Overview of Internet Access in Togo Togo is a small West African nation making significant strides in digital connectivity. Internet usage has grown steadily over the past decade. By January 2024, 3.44 million Togolese were Internet users, about 37.6% of the population Datareportal. This marks a substantial increase from just a few years prior (for example, in 2016, usage was roughly half of today’s level Blog). Still, it means nearly 6 million people (62%) remain offline Datareportal, indicating plenty of room for growth. The majority of non-users are in rural and low-income segments, constrained by coverage gaps, costs, and digital
6 September 2025
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From Sputnik to Sanctions: Inside Russia’s Space & Satellite Industry 2025

From Sputnik to Sanctions: Inside Russia’s Space & Satellite Industry 2025

Key Facts History of Russia’s Space Industry: From Soviet Pioneers to Post-Soviet Turbulence Russia’s space enterprise is anchored in the Soviet Union’s legendary space program, which set many historic milestones. The USSR built a formidable space infrastructure – at its peak in 1989, space spending was 1.5% of Soviet GDP en.wikipedia.org – achieving the first satellite (Sputnik), first human in orbit (Yuri Gagarin), first spacewalk, and launching robust programs like Soyuz crewed spacecraft and Salyut/Mir space stations. Soviet design bureaus (Energia, Chelomei’s OKB, Lavochkin, etc.) and manufacturing plants sprang up across the union, forming the backbone of today’s industry. The
6 September 2025
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Crypto Turmoil and Triumph: Ether’s Plunge, Trump’s $105M Token Bet & Stripe’s New Blockchain (Sep 5–6, 2025)

Crypto Turmoil and Triumph: Ether’s Plunge, Trump’s $105M Token Bet & Stripe’s New Blockchain (Sep 5–6, 2025)

Key Facts Market Whiplash Amid Fed Hopes and Fears Cryptocurrency prices saw sudden whiplash on Friday (Sep. 5) as macroeconomic news rattled traders. Early in the day, markets rallied on a soft U.S. jobs report – only 22,000 jobs added in August – which cemented bets that the Federal Reserve would finally cut interest rates coindesk.com. But euphoria was short-lived. Following the U.S. stock market open, crypto reversed course violently, led by a sharp plunge in Ethereum. Ether (ETH) collapsed nearly 4% within minutes, falling below a key bull-trend support coindesk.com. Bitcoin proved slightly more resilient, dipping about 2.5% to
6 September 2025
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Starlink Blitz, Spy Satellite Surprises & Space Station Boost: Space News Roundup (Sept 5–6, 2025)

Starlink Blitz, Spy Satellite Surprises & Space Station Boost: Space News Roundup (Sept 5–6, 2025)

Key Facts Government & Agency Developments NASA, ISS and International Partners NASA kept busy on multiple fronts. On Sept. 5, NASA announced it will broadcast the launch and docking of Roscosmos’s Progress 93 cargo ship next week, as the Russian freighter carries ~3 tons of food, fuel and supplies to the International Space Station nasa.gov. This Progress launch (scheduled for Sept. 11 from Baikonur) and its six-month stay at the ISS come as NASA also tests new ways to maintain the station’s orbit. Notably, a SpaceX Dragon CRS-33 cargo vehicle performed the first-ever reboost of the ISS using its own engines on
6 September 2025
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Camera World Ignites with New Gear, Industry Shake-Ups, and Bold Rumors (Sept 5–6, 2025)

Camera World Ignites with New Gear, Industry Shake-Ups, and Bold Rumors (Sept 5–6, 2025)

Nikon Pauses Authenticity Service After Security Flaw Nikon faced an embarrassing hiccup with its new Authenticity Service for the Z6 III. On September 5, the company confirmed a serious flaw: using the camera’s multiple-exposure mode, a user showed it was possible to combine a C2PA-signed photo with an unsigned image and still get a “verified” output petapixel.com petapixel.com. In other words, the Z6 III could be tricked into “authenticating” content it hadn’t actually captured. This loophole undermines the whole point of Nikon’s content credentials feature, which was meant to bolster trust in photos’ provenance. In response, Nikon swiftly suspended the authenticity signing service
6 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

Caterpillar stock price jumps 7% to $726 as Dow cracks 50,000 — what matters next week

7 February 2026
Caterpillar shares surged 7.1% to $726.20 Friday, driving the Dow above 50,000 for the first time. The move erased recent losses and followed insider selling by Group President Bob De Lange earlier in the week. Deere and CNH Industrial also gained as investors rotated into industrial stocks. Markets await next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

Amazon stock slides as $200B AI spending plan meets cautious profit outlook

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 9% Friday after the company announced plans for $200 billion in 2026 capital spending, mainly for AWS and AI, and issued a first-quarter profit outlook below estimates. The stock drop could erase $200 billion in market value. Fourth-quarter net sales rose 14% to $213.4 billion, while free cash flow declined due to higher spending on AI infrastructure.
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