Impact Newswire

Truecaller Challenges India Anti Spam Caller Rules Truecaller has publicly challenged India's telecom regulator over new anti-spam rules, warning that the measures are making it harder to protect consumers from fraudulent and unwanted calls in the company's largest market.... https://impactnews-wire.com/truecaller-challenges-india-anti-spam-caller-rules/

DeepSeek’s Chip Push Shows AI Freedom is Ending DeepSeek's decision to design its own AI chip places the Chinese startup alongside Amazon, Google, OpenAI, Huawei, Alibaba and Baidu in a growing race to own every layer of the AI stack, from silicon and compute infrastructure to the models themselves.... https://impactnews-wire.com/deepseeks-chip-push-shows-ai-freedom-is-ending/

Safaricom Investors to Vote on Whether Vodafone Can Now Appoint CEO Safaricom shareholders will vote later this month on whether to grant Vodafone Kenya the right to nominate the telecom giant's next Chief Executive Officer.... https://impactnews-wire.com/safaricom-investors-to-vote-on-whether-vodafone-can-now-appoint-ceo/

Tanzania Central Bank Builds Gold Reserves to Strengthen Shilling Tanzania's central bank has accumulated about 28 metric tonnes of gold over the past 18 months as part of a strategy to strengthen the country's foreign exchange reserves, support the shilling and reduce its vulnerability to external economic shocks.... https://impactnews-wire.com/tanzania-central-bank-builds-gold-reserves-to-strengthen-shilling/

A Trillion Dollar Chipmaker is Debuting on US Markets South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Friday, giving U.S.... https://impactnews-wire.com/a-trillion-dollar-chipmaker-is-debuting-on-us-markets/

Kenya Shilling Eyes Remittance Boost Kenya's shilling is expected to strengthen against the U.S. dollar over the coming week, supported by steady inflows from diaspora remittances that continue to provide the country with a reliable source of foreign exchange.... https://impactnews-wire.com/kenya-shilling-eyes-remittance-boost/

Google Search Hits Record High During Ongoing 2026 World Cup Google Search recorded its highest-ever queries per second during Argentina's dramatic FIFA World Cup comeback victory over Egypt.... https://impactnews-wire.com/google-search-hits-record-high-during-ongoing-2026-world-cup/

Instagram is Allowing People to Use Your Photos to Create AI Images The feature, called Muse Image, is available through the Meta AI app and website, as well as on WhatsApp and Instagram Stories for U.S.... https://impactnews-wire.com/instagram-is-allowing-people-to-use-your-photos-to-create-ai-images/

Apple Broadcom Deepen Made in America Chip Partnership Apple has signed a multiyear agreement worth more than $30 billion with Broadcom to manufacture advanced wireless chips in the United States, deepening its investment in domestic semiconductor production as it seeks to strengthen supply chain resilience and reduce dependence on overseas manufacturing.... https://impactnews-wire.com/apple-broadcom-deepen-made-in-america-chip-partnership/

OPINION: Africa May Be Blockchain’s Most Mispriced Market Last year, Kredete, a startup founded by Nigerian entrepreneur Adeola Adedewe that enables Africans in the diaspora to build credit profiles through their remittance activity, raised a US$22 million Series A funding round, the largest disclosed blockchain transaction recorded on the continent in 2025.... https://impactnews-wire.com/opinion-africa-may-be-blockchains-most-mispriced-market/

Nigeria Probes Big Tech Over News Content Use Nigeria has launched an investigation into major global technology companies, including Meta, Alphabet, X and several generative AI platforms, following allegations that their business practices are undermining local media organisations and exploiting news content without adequate compensation.... https://impactnews-wire.com/nigeria-probes-big-tech-over-news-content-use/

This Startup Claims It Can Leapfrog OpenAI With a 10 Million-Token AI Model Refiant AI, a California startup founded by South African mathematician Dr Viroshan Naicker, is claiming to have compressed a 120-billion-parameter model to run on a MacBook Pro.... https://impactnews-wire.com/this-startup-claims-it-can-leapfrog-openai-with-a-10-million-token-ai-model/

Temasek Portfolio Soars to Record $401 Billion Singapore state investor Temasek has reported a record net portfolio value of S$518 billion ($401 billion), up S$49 billion ($38 billion) from a year earlier, driven by strong gains in listed Singapore companies and higher valuations across its global investment portfolio.... https://impactnews-wire.com/temasek-portfolio-soars-to-record-401-billion/

Togo AI Lab, in Partnership with Zindi and Umbaji, Launches AI Initiative for 50 National Languages to Advance Inclusive Digital Transformation Geneva, Switzerland, July 8, 2026 – The Ministry of Public Service Efficiency and Digital Transformation, Togo, through Togo AI Lab, together with Zindi and Umbaji, today launched a national initiative to collect language data and develop AI models for Togo’s 50 national languages.... https://impactnews-wire.com/togo-ai-lab-in-partnership-with-zindi-and-umbaji-launches-ai-initiative-for-50-national-languages-to-advance-inclusive-digital-transformation/

AI Stocks Lift Hong Kong Stock Market Above Lockup Fears Hong Kong stocks rallied sharply on Wednesday as investors shrugged off concerns over a record wave of post-IPO lock-up expiries, easing fears that a flood of newly tradable shares would trigger widespread selling across the market.... https://impactnews-wire.com/ai-stocks-lift-hong-kong-stock-market-above-lockup-fears/

An Incurable Disease Has Attacked Biohacker Bryan Johnson Bryan Johnson, the tech entrepreneur turned longevity advocate who says he spends $2 million a year on his health, now says he has been diagnosed with an incurable autoimmune disease that causes his stomach to attack itself.... https://impactnews-wire.com/an-incurable-disease-has-attacked-biohacker-bryan-johnson/

Ethiopia Has Received $464m From IMF, but Inflation Is Rising Again The International Monetary Fund cleared $464 million for Ethiopia on July 1, plus a $200 million rephasing tied to war-driven fuel costs, lifting total disbursements under the country's 48-month, $3.4 billion Extended Credit Facility to about $2.647 billion since July 2024.... https://impactnews-wire.com/ethiopia-has-received-464m-from-imf-but-inflation-is-rising-again/