MiT Newsletter Issue #38
Ramadan Mubarak! We're taking print ("Hello World!") to a whole new level. Join us as we come together to break our fasts with the Muslims in Tech community in cities around the world.
Ramadan has a beautiful way of slowing everything down. The early suhoors, the quiet moments before iftar, the long nights of reflection. It is a month that invites us to reset with intention.
From all of us at Muslims in Tech, Ramadan Mubarak to you and your loved ones. As we balance work, study, and ibadah, may this Ramadan strengthen both our faith and our purpose. May it be a month of growth, reflection, and meaningful connection. We pray to Allah (S.W.T) that this month brings barakah into your time, focus into your goals, and ease into your journey.
As always, this Ramadan, we are bringing the community together across multiple cities for evenings that go beyond just breaking fast. Expect meaningful conversations, connections, and a room full of ambitious Muslims building in tech and beyond.
🎟 Grab Your Melbourne Tickets
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🎟 Grab Your New York Tickets
🎟 Grab Your Toronto Tickets
We would love to break fast together, In Sha Allah!
Startup Spotlight
ChargeNextDoor, founded by Saad Taslaq, Eltayeb Elsunni, Omar K., and Kyle Steele, is building a community powered solution to one of the biggest barriers in EV adoption.
The platform helps electric vehicle drivers find nearby home and public chargers right when they need them. It is especially valuable for apartment residents and renters who cannot install their own charger. ChargeNextDoor connects drivers with trusted local hosts who are willing to share their private chargers, making EV ownership far more practical and accessible.
Since launching its MVP in June 2025, the team has built strong early momentum. More than 400 users have signed up across Australia, with a growing network of active hosts and drivers and multiple real world charging sessions already completed. The platform is also beginning to form partnerships with EV businesses, community groups, and local councils while continuing to refine the user experience and expand coverage in high demand neighbourhoods.
At its core, ChargeNextDoor is about community impact. By unlocking underused private chargers, the platform helps reduce range anxiety, supports the shift to cleaner transport, and creates a simple way for households to earn passive income, all while strengthening local connections.
How the community can support
• Spread the word within your networks
• Sign up as a host or EV driver
• Share product feedback
• Explore partnership opportunities
Tech Talk Corner
Perplexity Computer is a versatile digital worker that brings together today’s AI capabilities within one unified system. It interacts with the same interfaces humans use, allowing it to design and carry out complete workflows from start to finish. The system can operate continuously for extended periods, ranging from hours to months. It is currently accessible to Perplexity Max subscribers, with availability for Enterprise Max users coming soon.
Google has introduced Gemini 3.1 Pro as the enhanced core model driving the latest Gemini 3 Deep Think advancements. The upgrade is now being rolled out across the Gemini API and AI Studio, Vertex AI, Android Studio, the Gemini app, and NotebookLM. The announcement also reported a verified 77.1 percent score on ARC-AGI-2, more than doubling the performance achieved by Gemini 3 Pro.
Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 4.6, delivering improvements across coding, computer use, planning, long context reasoning, and general knowledge work, all while keeping Sonnet pricing the same. The update also brings a beta 1 million token context window and makes Sonnet 4.6 the default model for both Free and Pro users within Claude’s apps.
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