Marcin Frąckiewicz

Marcin Frąckiewicz is the CEO of TS2 Space and a longtime technology entrepreneur focused on telecommunications, satellite communications and digital innovation. A graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), he writes about space technology, artificial intelligence and publicly traded technology companies. His analysis covers major market trends, emerging technologies and the businesses shaping the future of the global economy.

BHP Group’s China Iron Ore Deal Puts Yuan Pricing at Center of Market
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BHP Group’s China Iron Ore Deal Puts Yuan Pricing at Center of Market

BHP Group’s iron ore settlement with China is now about more than just releasing cargoes stuck at ports. Long-term supply agreements now pull the renminbi further into the mix for some pricing, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke to The Business Times. Specifically, Jimblebar Blend Fines are pegged to a basket of four reference prices—two of which are renminbi-based indices. The report noted BHP wouldn’t confirm specifics, and China Mineral Resources Group didn’t respond to a request for comment. Now, the shift’s tangible. China Mineral Resources Group, the state iron ore buyer, is letting steelmakers purchase and collect BHP cargoes that had been stuck at ports—provided they file reports with CMRG, Reuters said. Jimblebar fines, BHP’s medium-grade
April 29, 2026
Meta Stock Drops as $145 Billion AI Spending Shock Overshadows Earnings Beat
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Meta Stock Drops as $145 Billion AI Spending Shock Overshadows Earnings Beat

Menlo Park, California, April 29, 2026, 13:46 PDT Meta Platforms bumped up its 2026 capital spending estimate to a hefty $125 billion to $145 billion on Wednesday. Shares slipped in after-hours trading, despite the Facebook parent topping analysts’ revenue forecasts. Capital spending covers outlays on things like data centers, servers, and other infrastructure built to last.
April 29, 2026
Amazon’s AI Cloud Bet Just Got a Big Win — But the $44 Billion Question Won’t Go Away
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Amazon’s AI Cloud Bet Just Got a Big Win — But the $44 Billion Question Won’t Go Away

Amazon.com Inc. topped analyst forecasts in the first quarter, fueled by its cloud arm posting the strongest gains in over three years as customers sought more AI capacity. Net sales were up 17% to $181.5 billion. Amazon Web Services jumped 28% to $37.6 billion in sales. “AWS is growing 28%” on a large base, CEO Andy Jassy noted. Investors have been pushing Amazon to prove its hefty AI investments are driving actual revenue rather than just ballooning data-center costs. The company cleared the bar: Wall Street was looking for $177.28 billion in sales and $1.63 a share, but Amazon delivered $2.78 a share and net income hit $30.3 billion.
April 29, 2026
Alphabet Earnings Beat Wall Street As Google Cloud Surge Puts Google’s AI Spending Back in Focus
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Alphabet Earnings Beat Wall Street As Google Cloud Surge Puts Google’s AI Spending Back in Focus

Alphabet posted first-quarter revenue of $109.9 billion on Wednesday, beating Wall Street’s projections, with Google Cloud pulling in $20.03 billion—well ahead of the $18.4 billion analysts were looking for. Stronger demand for the company’s cloud business offered a clear sign that Alphabet’s big AI infrastructure bet is driving sales. Alphabet’s earnings are now central to gauging just how sustainable the AI surge is for Big Tech. Investors are backing heavy bets on data centers and chips, but that support hinges on steady returns from cloud, search, and ads—not runaway spending. Analysts were bracing for revenue to come in just short of $107 billion, around $106.9 billion to $107.0 billion, with a sharp focus on whether Google Cloud could keep growth
April 29, 2026
Gold Price Drop Deepens as Fed Holds Rates and Iran War Fuels Inflation Fear
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Gold Price Drop Deepens as Fed Holds Rates and Iran War Fuels Inflation Fear

Gold dropped for the third session in a row on Wednesday, sliding to its lowest level in a month as focus turned from safe-haven flows to the potential inflation and interest rate impact of the Iran war. By late morning in New York, spot gold slipped 1% to $4,550.39 an ounce. U.S. gold futures tracked the move, also down 1%, last trading at $4,563.30. This matters: the war’s influence on bullion is running both directions now. Gold tends to attract buyers when markets get rattled, but it doesn’t offer interest. So, when oil-fueled inflation lifts Treasury yields and pushes rate cuts further out of reach, gold feels the heat.
April 29, 2026
Colorado Kills Tech-Backed Right-to-Repair Rollback in Blow to Cisco, IBM
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Colorado Kills Tech-Backed Right-to-Repair Rollback in Blow to Cisco, IBM

Colorado’s House State, Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee voted 7-4 to block Senate Bill 26-090, a move that leaves the state’s sweeping right-to-repair law unchanged after the bill cleared the Senate, according to CoPIRG. The legislation, backed by the tech industry, would have exempted some IT equipment from the law. The committee’s decision ends the effort to pare back one of the nation’s most expansive repair policies. This decision lands just as Colorado’s digital-equipment repair law kicked in on Jan. 1, 2024. The so-called “right to repair” lets both device owners and independent technicians access the parts, tools, and manuals needed for fixes—no need to route everything through the manufacturer. Colorado’s statute applies to digital electronics, and it specifically
April 29, 2026
Akosombo Dam Flood Alert: VRA Moves as Ada East Flags 2,000 Riverbank Structures
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Akosombo Dam Flood Alert: VRA Moves as Ada East Flags 2,000 Riverbank Structures

The Volta River Authority is ramping up emergency measures for areas downstream of the Akosombo and Kpong dams, following new warnings about flood risk and the discovery of over 2,000 illegal structures lining the riverbanks in Ada East. This renewed effort puts the spotlight on Ghana’s dam spill protocols, land-use controls, and alert systems as heavier rains loom. Ghana’s weather agency is projecting heavier-than-usual rainfall between April and June for the East Coast and nearby inland regions—Accra and Tema among them—heightening flood and flash flood risks. GMet has called on district authorities to revisit planning permits and construction approvals in flood-prone and low-lying zones.
April 29, 2026
Visa Stock Jumps After Earnings Beat as Consumer Spending Defies Slowdown Fears
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Visa Stock Jumps After Earnings Beat as Consumer Spending Defies Slowdown Fears

Visa surged roughly 8% out of the gate Wednesday, boosted by a stronger-than-expected profit report and a hike to its full-year forecast—evidence that card spending hasn't cracked under inflation and global tensions. Shares changed hands recently at $334.00, down from an opening print of $337.57. Investors keep an eye on Visa’s numbers, since the company’s payment volumes offer a quick snapshot of U.S. consumer and business spending habits—especially as markets look for any weakness in the American consumer. Unlike card issuers, Visa doesn’t lend; it just moves payments. That means its performance highlights how much people and companies are actually spending, without taking on the same credit risk.
April 29, 2026
Fed Meeting Today: Powell’s Final Act Puts Rate Cuts, Warsh and Fed Independence on the Line
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Fed Meeting Today: Powell’s Final Act Puts Rate Cuts, Warsh and Fed Independence on the Line

The Federal Reserve looks set to hold rates steady on Wednesday, with Jerome Powell possibly facing his last policy meeting as chair. As the Fed’s inflation battle continues, the leadership transition is picking up speed: Kevin Warsh, tapped by President Donald Trump to succeed Powell, is heading for a Senate committee vote that’s also slated for Wednesday. This isn’t your standard rate call. Powell’s chairmanship wraps up May 15, though his spot on the Fed’s Board of Governors doesn’t expire until January 2028. That sets up an open question: does he bow out entirely or stick around as an internal counterweight?
April 29, 2026
Why Citi’s $52mn Vis Raghavan Hire From JPMorgan Is Suddenly Under Scrutiny
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Why Citi’s $52mn Vis Raghavan Hire From JPMorgan Is Suddenly Under Scrutiny

Citigroup’s $52mn move to bring in Vis Raghavan from JPMorgan Chase is facing renewed questions. The Financial Times reported Raghavan was told he’d lost his job at JPMorgan following years of complaints about his conduct—only for Citi to hire him just three days after that decision. According to the FT, Citi offered him the position before his exit from JPMorgan had been made public. That’s significant: Raghavan isn’t just any new face. Citi put him in charge of Banking and named him executive vice-chair. He’ll answer directly to Jane Fraser and oversee investment, corporate, and commercial banking—areas Fraser still has to strengthen if Citi wants a shot at catching up with larger Wall Street competitors.
April 29, 2026
Western Digital Stock Rises as Seagate’s AI Storage Beat Puts $500 Target in Focus
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Western Digital Stock Rises as Seagate’s AI Storage Beat Puts $500 Target in Focus

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 28, 2026, 14:06 PDT Western Digital shares picked up roughly 5% in late Tuesday action as Seagate Technology’s earnings and outlook came in ahead of Wall Street’s targets, sharpening the focus on Western Digital’s ability to keep up with AI-driven storage demand. The company is set to report its fiscal third-quarter numbers after Thursday’s closing bell.
April 28, 2026
PlayStation Plus May 2026: One Game Is Already Confirmed Before Sony’s Reveal
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PlayStation Plus May 2026: One Game Is Already Confirmed Before Sony’s Reveal

Before Sony Interactive Entertainment unveils the full PlayStation Plus lineup for May, one title is already confirmed: Time Crisis is heading to the Classics Catalog for Premium subscribers next month. The calendar is key here: Sony plans to reveal its new PlayStation Plus Essential lineup on April 29, with subscribers paying close attention to what’s coming for May. April’s games—Lords of the Fallen, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, and Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream—stay available through May 4. Sony confirmed those April Monthly Games went live for PlayStation Plus members starting April 7 and will remain up until May 4.
April 28, 2026
X Down Today: Thousands Report Twitter Outage as Feed Problems Spike
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X Down Today: Thousands Report Twitter Outage as Feed Problems Spike

X—the social platform still better known as Twitter—was hit with thousands of outage reports Tuesday as users struggled with loading feeds and timelines. Service seemed to bounce back swiftly. This outage struck where it hurts: X’s core live stream, the piece users count on. When the timeline goes down, it’s not a minor glitch. That’s the feed traders, journalists, and anyone chasing news or alerts actually watch—whether it’s sports, markets, or emergencies.
April 28, 2026
New Pixel Weather Rival Gradient Weather Draws Android Buzz — But There’s a Catch
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New Pixel Weather Rival Gradient Weather Draws Android Buzz — But There’s a Catch

Gradient Weather, a fresh weather app out of London, is making waves after Joe Maring at Android Authority said he’s switching from Google’s Pixel Weather. He points to more customizable alerts, a flexible UI, and better visual forecast features as the reasons. Timing is critical here. Google’s Pixel Weather still only runs on Pixel devices. For Android users not using Pixel, the older Google weather shortcut has disappeared, replaced by stripped-down search results, 9to5Google and Android Authority reported earlier this year.
April 28, 2026
Micron Stock Gets a $1,000 AI Call as Sandisk Rally Faces Its Next Test
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Micron Stock Gets a $1,000 AI Call as Sandisk Rally Faces Its Next Test

Micron Technology fell about 3.0% to $508.80 in early trading Tuesday. Sandisk slipped 3.2% to $1,035.50, handing back some of Monday’s sharp gains for memory-chip stocks. That pullback arrived even as analysts delivered some of Wall Street’s boldest AI demand calls yet. Nvidia also shed 2.6%, adding to the pressure around AI chip names. It's a notable turn. Investors aren’t just wondering if memory makers can deliver a decent pricing quarter anymore. Instead, DRAM, NAND, and high-bandwidth memory are increasingly seen as core infrastructure for AI, not just speculative plays on the side.
April 28, 2026
Brawl Stars Oddities Shop Glitch Hits Players After Supercell Fix, 5,000 Bling Payout Raises Stakes
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Brawl Stars Oddities Shop Glitch Hits Players After Supercell Fix, 5,000 Bling Payout Raises Stakes

Supercell’s April 28 Brawl Stars maintenance addressed bugs affecting the recently launched Oddities Shop and Ultra Trophy Box. Still, players flooded forums with complaints about blank shop pages and malfunctioning menus, leaving the Helsinki-based developer facing ongoing criticism well after the scheduled downtime wrapped up. This isn’t just a minor update—the Oddities Shop sits at the heart of Supercell’s sweeping April overhaul. Bling, which players once used freely in the old catalog, now funnels into rotating daily bundles for skins, pins, sprays, icons, and boxes. The change folds Oddities Shop right into the core shop experience.
April 28, 2026
Today’s Wordle Answer Is QUACK After EERIE Streak Shock: What Puzzle #1774 Shows
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Today’s Wordle Answer Is QUACK After EERIE Streak Shock: What Puzzle #1774 Shows

After Monday’s streak-busting EERIE, Wordle threw players another curveball Tuesday. The New York Times picked QUACK for puzzle #1,774—not as punishing as the day before, but hardly smooth sailing either. This hits differently now that Wordle isn’t just a throwaway puzzle. The NYT Games app keeps tabs on streaks, aggregates total solves, and clocks average solve times—so a tough word actually lands as a minor event for the daily crowd.
April 28, 2026
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