We’re excited to launch Startup Spotlight, a new section dedicated to showcasing the brilliant startups emerging from our community. Each edition will highlight a venture driven by innovation, purpose, and impact.
To kick things off, we’re proud to feature Thaura, an ethical AI alternative to ChatGPT and other mainstream platforms.
Thaura is built on three key pillars: Data Privacy, Sustainability, and a Truthful Stance. Using the GLM-4.5 Air model, which activates only 12 billion of its 100 billion parameters at a time, Thaura significantly reduces energy consumption while maintaining top-tier performance. It is an AI platform guided by Islamic ethics, prioritizing user privacy through a strict no-log policy and a commitment to truth.
Currently part of the T4P Incubator Program, Thaura has already grown organically to over 1,200 users in just four weeks. Their mission is simple and powerful: to provide the Muslim and ethical-tech communities with a halal-aligned AI platform that upholds transparency, truth, and responsibility in every interaction.
If you’d like to support Thaura, you can:
Migrate from Big Tech AI tools to Thaura’s ethical alternative.
Spread the word within your circles about this community-driven initiative.
👉 Join the movement towards ethical, privacy-first AI with Thaura.
Join Muslims in Tech for our inaugural Coworking Day at the startup hub Stone and Chalk!
Why come?
Get real work done in a vibe that actually motivates you.
Meet Muslim founders and builders shaping cool things.
Free, unlimited coffee all day from Stone and Chalk coffee.
🎟️ Grab your spot here: Get tickets
Muslims in Tech Instagram family has reached 1000 followers!
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max uses compaction to handle massive developer tasks across multiple context windows. It scored 77.9% on SWE-bench Verified, while using 30% fewer thinking tokens than before, making it faster and more efficient for long coding workflows.
Gemini 3 delivers leading performance on major tests, scoring 1501 Elo on LMArena, 91.9% on GPQA Diamond, and 81% on MMMU-Pro. It includes a Deep Think mode for stronger reasoning, and arrives alongside the launch of Antigravity.
Perplexity has launched new personalization features that enable its AI assistant to remember user preferences, interests, and past context across conversations. This upgraded memory system enhances response accuracy and consistency by automatically recalling relevant details, reducing the need for repeated context setup.
Claude Opus 4.5 is the first model to cross 80% on SWE-bench Verified. It now includes an effort setting so developers can choose between fast or extra-capable responses, plus automatic context compression that supports very long conversations. Pricing has been lowered to $5 and $25 per million tokens, making it more accessible than earlier releases. It’s also available in Claude for Chrome and Claude for Excel.
Not part of our private Slack group? Register here and you’ll receive an email to join us! 🚀💻
We now need your help to continue growing and do the following:
- Reach 1000 members (only 10 members away!!)
- Expand our Careers of the Future program to 5 schools
- Launch a startup accelerator
You can be the reason this blessed community continues to grow.
Invite a friend to be part of the journey and join the community: muslimsintech.org/join
If you know someone interested in joining or who can benefit the community, send them our trusty registration form. We now have members in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and even Toronto, Canada! Let’s introduce you to our Chapter Leads:
Melbourne: Marjan Rahman
Sydney: Umair Shakoor
Brisbane: Revsan Ahmetoglu
Toronto: Hamza Ali
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Best Regards,
Team Muslims in Tech
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