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Enterprise Security Teams Are Carrying a Heavier Workload as the Cybersecurity Skills Gap Grows https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/16/cybersecurity-skills-shortage-enterprise-risk/

Apple Built The Ecosystem. Android Keeps Playing The Game That Feeds It https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/16/android-industry-apple-problem/

Transsion's Hong Kong IPO Puts Africa's Consumer Tech Story Before Global Investors https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/16/transsion-hong-kong-ipo-africa-tech-valuation/

Itel Power 80 Launches in Kenya With 2m Drop Protection, IP68/IP69 Resistance, and a 7,000mAh Battery https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/15/itel-power-80-kenya-launch/

Kenyan Banks Turn to Real-Time Payments as Customer Expectations Shift https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/14/kenyan-banks-real-time-payments/

Airtel Weighs Rare US Dollar Pricing for London IPO of Money Unit https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/15/airtels-money-unit-eyes-rare-us-dollar-pricing-in-london-ipo/

Stripe and Advent Push Ahead With a Higher PayPal Takeover Bid After Rejected Offer https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/15/stripe-paypal-acquisition-talks/

Kenya Clarifies Cyber Café Rules as Browsing History Tracking Is Ruled Out — https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/14/kenya-cyber-cafe-rules-clarification/

How Vodacom's 55% Stake Is Reshaping Safaricom's Board and Governance https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/14/safaricom-board-changes-vodacom-55-stake-analysis/

East Africa Investment Banking Trends Show How Bonds and Pension Funds Are Reshaping the Deal Market https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/14/east-africa-investment-banking-trends/

Parliament's Internet Billing Debate Takes a Turn as ISPs Warn Mandatory Metered Pricing Could Raise Costs https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/14/kenya-metered-internet-billing-bill-isps/

MTN Launches AI-Powered Job Board Across 11 African Markets https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/14/mtn-ai-powered-job-board-africa/

World Bank's $25 Million Jumia Bet Reaches Far Beyond One Marketplace https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/14/world-bank-jumia-25-million-investment/

Absa's Sale of First Assurance Kenya Returns a Controlling Stake to a Mudavadi-Linked Investment Firm https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/14/absa-first-assurance-kenya-sale/

Mariam Cassim and Matimba Mbungela Join Safaricom's Board After Vodacom's 55% Stake https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/14/safaricom-names-vodacom-executives-cassim-mbungela-to-board/

Kenya’s Trust Bill Targets Hidden Ownership as FATF Transparency Rules Come Into Focus https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/12/kenya-trust-administration-bill-2026/

Africa’s sustainability conversation is moving from commitments to practical questions around capital, technology and execution. GreenShift Forum 2026 brings business, finance, energy, policy and technology leaders together in Nairobi on October 22 for conversations on ESG, renewable energy, green finance, carbon markets and sustainable growth. 📍 Hyatt Place Westlands, Nairobi If you work in sustainability, finance, energy, policy, technology or business, this is a conversation worth being part of. Register here: https://techtrendsmedia.co.ke/greenshift-forum/ Feel free to share with someone who should be in the room.

AI is changing the cybersecurity equation on both sides, from how attackers scale campaigns to how security teams detect, investigate and respond. Read the full thread on X: https://x.com/i/status/2087057113319194731 For the wider enterprise security framework, download the free Kaspersky Next Enterprise Security Guide: https://techtrendske.co.ke/kaspersky-next-enterprise-security-guide/

Kenya’s Crypto Rules Put Homegrown Startups Under Pressure https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/13/kenya-crypto-regulation-startups-capital/

Safaricom's Western and Nyanza Rollout Brings Bigger Data and Cheaper M-PESA Payments https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/08/13/safaricom-pata-more-campaign-western-nyanza/