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.

IISER Mohali Recruitment 2026: 40 Non-Teaching Jobs Open, Pune JRF Walk-In Deadline Nears
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IISER Mohali Recruitment 2026: 40 Non-Teaching Jobs Open, Pune JRF Walk-In Deadline Nears

Applications are open for 40 non-teaching positions at IISER Mohali, with candidates facing a June 15 cut-off if they’re eyeing administrative, technical, or support roles at the national science institute. According to recruitment summaries, the online portal went live May 3 and will shut at 5 p.m. on June 15. Timing’s crucial here: applicants are watching two IISER deadlines overlap. Mohali’s got a broader regular hiring round underway. Meanwhile, IISER Pune is lining up a walk-in interview for a single Junior Research Fellow on May 7—a common entry-level role for scientists just starting out.
May 5, 2026
CSG Stock Selloff: Hunterbrook Short Report Puts Europe’s Biggest Defence IPO Under Pressure
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CSG Stock Selloff: Hunterbrook Short Report Puts Europe’s Biggest Defence IPO Under Pressure

After a short-seller report cast doubt on Czechoslovak Group’s ammunition production claims, the Czech arms maker tried to calm investors on Tuesday. The stock slumped 13.1% at Monday’s close, having plunged as much as 26% during the session—its steepest drop since January’s Amsterdam IPO, according to Reuters. The dispute comes as CSG’s profile rises in Europe’s defense supply chain. The company has been delivering ammunition and gear to Ukraine, which is racing through supplies, while NATO allies scramble to restock. On Tuesday, CSG shares slipped 0.62% to €15.90, according to MarketScreener, after ending Monday at €16.00.
May 5, 2026
Dow’s 557-Point Drop Leaves Japan Watching Nikkei Futures as AI Chip Rally Faces Test
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Dow’s 557-Point Drop Leaves Japan Watching Nikkei Futures as AI Chip Rally Faces Test

Stocks on Wall Street started Tuesday in the green, a modest lift for Japanese investors reeling from the previous U.S. rout on Middle East worries and questions swirling around AI chip momentum. The Dow tacked on 95.2 points out of the gate. S&P 500 and Nasdaq headed higher too, with oil backing off recent highs. Japan's cash stock market is closed through Wednesday for Golden Week, leaving prices to shift on overseas headlines while domestic trading sits idle. Japan Exchange Group marks both May 5 and May 6 as holidays in its calendar, but derivatives on the Osaka Exchange will keep trading during those dates.
May 5, 2026
Gold Price Forecast: $8,000 Scenario Returns as Central Banks Keep Buying
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Gold Price Forecast: $8,000 Scenario Returns as Central Banks Keep Buying

Gold’s recent rebound is forcing investors to reconsider an old debate—are we shifting away from a jewellery-fueled cycle toward one powered more by central bank moves, private buyers, and skepticism over the dollar’s role as a reserve? Which brings us to the current moment. Gold sits well off its highs from January, but compared to a year ago, prices are still hovering at levels that once seemed outlandish. Recent demand data underline a shift: more of the buying now comes from bar and coin investors, as well as official sector reserves. WELT has called the move more than just another price fluctuation, suggesting it could be an early sign of deeper fractures in the global financial system, first emerging in
May 5, 2026
Micron Stock Surges Again as Wall Street’s $1,000 AI Memory Bet Faces Its First Big Test
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Micron Stock Surges Again as Wall Street’s $1,000 AI Memory Bet Faces Its First Big Test

Micron Technology jumped over 9% at the open on Tuesday, with the memory-chip maker riding fresh momentum from the artificial-intelligence boom. Shares were changing hands at $629.21 as of 9:47 a.m. EDT, a gain of $52.76 from Monday’s close and not far off an earlier peak of $634.29. Market cap hovered close to $718.6 billion. This shift has teeth: investors have started to see memory not as just another chip, but as a vital component for AI. High-bandwidth memory, or HBM, stacks up to supply AI processors with data fast; DRAM still anchors server memory, and NAND sits in the flash storage bucket. According to IDC, memory is now central to a larger semiconductor shakeup, with AI at the wheel.
May 5, 2026
Coinbase Layoffs: 700 Jobs Cut as Brian Armstrong Bets on AI in Crypto Slowdown
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Coinbase Layoffs: 700 Jobs Cut as Brian Armstrong Bets on AI in Crypto Slowdown

Coinbase Global announced Tuesday it’s cutting around 700 positions—about 14% of its workforce—as part of a restructuring drive aimed at slashing costs and repositioning the crypto exchange for the artificial intelligence era. AI software, the company noted, can handle tasks, write code, and assist with decisions that previously required more people. Coinbase expects to wrap up most of the plan by the second quarter, with estimated charges between $50 million and $60 million, mostly related to severance and termination benefits, according to a filing. The timing isn’t great for crypto exchanges: when customer trading drops, so does revenue. “April trading activity across digital asset exchanges has slowed,” Jefferies analyst Daniel T. Fannon wrote in a note quoted by Reuters. That
May 5, 2026
Hochtief Stock Tops €500 as AI Data-Center Boom Sends Shares Past Analyst Targets
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Hochtief Stock Tops €500 as AI Data-Center Boom Sends Shares Past Analyst Targets

Hochtief shot above €500 on Tuesday, driving a new record streak that’s already outpaced the latest analyst price targets ahead of next week’s quarterly numbers. Shares were changing hands at €517 on Xetra at 14:52, up 13.1%. The day’s high: €523. Investors are shifting their view of Hochtief, no longer seeing it just as a standard contractor but increasingly as an access point to the fast-growing world of AI infrastructure—especially data centers, which demand rapid construction and robust power setups for cloud and AI giants. According to finanzen.net, Hochtief shares topped the MDAX after pushing through the €500 mark, notching gains of over 50% for the year.
May 5, 2026
XRP ETF Hype Meets a Reality Check as Inflows Break Near $1.40
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XRP ETF Hype Meets a Reality Check as Inflows Break Near $1.40

Spot XRP ETFs in the U.S. saw a modest outflow for the week ending May 1, snapping a three-week streak of inflows and putting the latest bullish XRP story to the test. The funds lost around $35,210, reversing part of the $82.88 million that flowed in over the previous three weeks, according to SoSoValue data reported by BeInCrypto. German finance sites, meanwhile, circulated new adoption and price narratives for the token. This shift is significant: ETFs now serve as XRP’s primary entry point into standard brokerage platforms. A spot ETF like Franklin’s tracks the actual token, offering investors listed shares tied to XRP’s price—no crypto wallets or private keys required. In its filing, Franklin calls the XRP ETF a passive
May 5, 2026
OnePlus Summer Sale Starts May 8: Full List Of OnePlus 15, OnePlus 13R And Pad 4 Deals
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OnePlus Summer Sale Starts May 8: Full List Of OnePlus 15, OnePlus 13R And Pad 4 Deals

OnePlus kicks off its Summer Sale in India on May 8, starting at midnight. Expect to see discounts, exchange bonuses, bank deals, and no-cost EMI plans across phones, tablets, and earbuds—offers apply at oneplus.in, OnePlus Experience Stores, Amazon, Flipkart, and more. Timing is key here. In the first quarter, India’s smartphone shipments slid 3% from a year ago—marking the worst quarterly performance in six years. Higher prices, mounting costs, and slackening demand all weighed on sales. Counterpoint’s Prachir Singh called it a “clear affordability squeeze.” Tarun Pathak, the firm’s research director, sees a “double-digit decline” coming in Q2.
May 5, 2026
Ather Energy Q4 Results: Rizta Bet Delivers ₹1,000-Crore Quarter, But Costs Loom
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Ather Energy Q4 Results: Rizta Bet Delivers ₹1,000-Crore Quarter, But Costs Loom

Ather Energy cut its March-quarter loss by over 50%, powered by strong demand for its Rizta family scooter. Deliveries hit a record, pushing revenue above ₹1,000 crore for the first time. The Bengaluru electric two-wheeler firm reported a loss of around ₹1 billion for the quarter—sharply lower than the ₹2.34 billion loss in the same period last year, according to Reuters. The stakes are high for Ather, which is betting that ramping up production will pare back losses, not just boost sales, in India’s tightly contested electric scooter sector. By 15:52 IST, with local equity markets already closed, Ather shares had climbed 0.41% for the session to ₹937.80, after bouncing from a low of ₹906.80 to touch a 52-week peak
May 5, 2026
Vodafone Idea Stock Jumps Again After AGR Relief: Citi’s Rs 14 Call Meets Debt Reality
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Vodafone Idea Stock Jumps Again After AGR Relief: Citi’s Rs 14 Call Meets Debt Reality

Vodafone Idea stock rallied further Tuesday, buoyed by the telecom department’s move to trim its statutory dues bill—a break that could help the struggling carrier line up new bank funding and invest in its network. Shares settled at Rs 10.80 on the NSE, a 2.66% gain, after hitting an intraday high of Rs 11.32. The AGR relief puts the focus squarely on execution instead of just staying afloat. Vodafone Idea is pushing to lock in a Rs 25,000-crore term loan, plus an additional Rs 10,000 crore in short-term working capital, seeking funds from a group of lenders led by SBI. The goal: underpin its three-year turnaround effort.
May 5, 2026
Google Pixel 11 Leak Reveals Tensor G6 Power — and a RAM Cut Buyers May Notice
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Google Pixel 11 Leak Reveals Tensor G6 Power — and a RAM Cut Buyers May Notice

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, May 5, 2026, 05:08 PDT Google’s upcoming Pixel 11 series might ship with less entry-level memory compared to the Pixel 10 lineup, despite plans for a new Tensor G6 chip and updated camera tech headed for the 2026 flagship. According to reports citing a MysticLeaks post, the standard Pixel 11 could start with 8GB of RAM, while the Pixel 11 Pro, Pro XL, and Pro Fold models are expected to introduce 12GB variants positioned below the current 16GB top versions. RAM handles quick-access tasks like app launches, camera work, and on-device AI.
May 5, 2026
Cognizant Layoffs: Up To 15,000 Jobs May Be At Risk As India Braces For AI Shake-Up
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Cognizant Layoffs: Up To 15,000 Jobs May Be At Risk As India Braces For AI Shake-Up

Cognizant Technology Solutions, which trades on the Nasdaq, is considering slashing between 12,000 and 15,000 jobs globally, according to a Moneycontrol report on Tuesday that cited several sources. Most of the layoffs could hit India. As of publication, the company hadn’t replied to Moneycontrol’s requests for comment. The potential cuts highlight a bigger shift underway in India’s tech services sector, where artificial intelligence—software that automates coding, testing, and support—is starting to reshape pricing and staffing models. Cognizant has rolled out Project Leap, its restructuring plan designed to speed up the transition to an AI-first way of operating. Clients, though, are still holding back on discretionary IT spending.
May 5, 2026
PNB Q4 Results: Profit Rises 14%, But Falling Interest Income Raises One Big Question
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PNB Q4 Results: Profit Rises 14%, But Falling Interest Income Raises One Big Question

Punjab National Bank posted a 14.4% jump in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, crediting stricter cost controls and healthier asset quality. Still, the lender saw its core lending income slip, flagging ongoing margin pressure. Net profit at the New Delhi-based state-run lender climbed to ₹5,225 crore for the January-March stretch, up from ₹4,567 crore last year. But net interest income slipped 3.5%, landing at ₹10,380 crore compared to ₹10,757 crore in the same period.
May 5, 2026
UK Summer Flights Could Be Cut As Jet Fuel Shortage Fears Hit Holiday Season
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UK Summer Flights Could Be Cut As Jet Fuel Shortage Fears Hit Holiday Season

Britain is drafting temporary measures to allow airlines to drop or merge summer flights ahead of time, a move designed to save jet fuel and sidestep last-minute chaos as the holiday rush approaches. According to the Department for Transport, UK carriers aren't dealing with any current supply issues. This comes as the summer rush approaches its peak, with fuel supply chains feeling the strain following the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz—a vital corridor for oil and gas. The UK relies on imports for roughly 65% of its jet fuel, much of which comes from the Middle East, according to The Guardian.
May 5, 2026
BYD’s Reported VW Dresden Plant Move Hits a Hard Denial — And a Bigger EV Question
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BYD’s Reported VW Dresden Plant Move Hits a Hard Denial — And a Bigger EV Question

Volkswagen is denying rumors that China’s BYD is eyeing a takeover of its Gläserne Manufaktur facility in Dresden, dismissing fresh speculation around the landmark German plant. “The company firmly rejects” such claims, a Volkswagen spokesperson told BILD, after local media picked up a CarNewsChina story suggesting talks were underway. Timing is key here. The Dresden plant stopped making cars on Dec. 16, 2025, closing the book on 24 years of production. Volkswagen announced plans for an innovation campus with TU Dresden to take over part of the property, while VW itself is hanging onto the building for its sales and marketing operations.
May 5, 2026
Rheinmetall Stock Jumps After Q1 Revenue Miss as €73 Billion Backlog Backs 2026 Outlook
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Rheinmetall Stock Jumps After Q1 Revenue Miss as €73 Billion Backlog Backs 2026 Outlook

Düsseldorf, May 5, 2026, 13:15 CEST Rheinmetall shares climbed 2.4% by 0800 GMT on Tuesday, according to Reuters, shrugging off a first-quarter revenue miss as the group stuck with its 2026 outlook. Late Monday, the German defence company posted preliminary figures falling short of analysts’ estimates, but the market treated it as a matter of timing, not demand.
May 5, 2026
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