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3 days ago | 
techxplore.com | Mohiuddin Ahmed |Paul Haskell-Dowland |Lisa Lock |Andrew Zinin
In recent days, Iranians experienced a near-complete internet blackout, with local service providers—including mobile services—repeatedly going offline. Iran's government has cited cybersecurity concerns for ordering the shutdown. Shutting off the internet within an entire country is a serious action. It severely limits people's ability to freely communicate and to find reliable information during times of conflict.
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4 days ago | 
theconversation.com | Mohiuddin Ahmed |Paul Haskell-Dowland
In recent days, Iranians experienced a near-complete internet blackout, with local service providers – including mobile services – repeatedly going offline. Iran’s government has cited cyber security concerns for ordering the shutdown. Shutting off the internet within an entire country is a serious action. It severely limits people’s ability to freely communicate and to find reliable information during times of conflict.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Mohiuddin Ahmed
Diversity and gender equality might be a dirty words in some political and business circles right now, but not for AirTrunk founder and CEO Robin Khuda, who sold his 9-year-old data centre business last year for $23.5 billion. The freshly minted billionaire, who arrived from Bangladesh nearly 30 years ago as a teen to study accounting at UTS, went on to found AirTrunk in 2015.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Mohiuddin Ahmed
SydneyAI startup Lorikeet has raised another US$9 million (A$14m), just four months after pocketing a $7.3 million Seed round. This time Blackbird led the round, joined by existing investors Square Peg and Kim Jackson’s Skip Capital. The raise values the business at $100 million. Lorikeet was founded in mid-2023 (originally as Optech) by US-based former Stripe executive Steve Hind and former Google AI senior engineer Jamie Hall.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Mohiuddin Ahmed
SydneyAI startup Lorikeet has raised another $9 million, just four months after pocketing a $7.3 million Seed round. This time Blackbird led the round, joined by existing investors Square Peg and Kim Jackson’s Skip Capital. The raise values the business at $100 million. Lorikeet was founded in mid-2023 (originally as Optech) by US-based former Stripe executive Steve Hind and former Google AI senior engineer Jamie Hall.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
startupdaily.net | Mohiuddin Ahmed |Simon Thomsen
Users are rushing to check out the new chatbot, sending DeepSeek’s AI Assistant to the top of the iPhone and Android app charts in many countries. However, authorities have sounded a note of caution. US officials are examining the app’s “national security implications”. Australia’s former cybersecurity minister said national security agencies will soon issue formal guidance for users. Why are governments and security experts so concerned?
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
startupdaily.net | Simon Thomsen |Mohiuddin Ahmed
You can argue over the state of investment for women until the (100% female) cows come home – surprise, surprise, it was shit again in 2024 – but there’s other data in The State of Startup Funding Report 2024 that suggests all is not well in the state of venture capital. More than half (55%) of the venture funds responding for the 4th annual report said they had a portfolio company fail last year. That a 25% increase on 2023’s 42%.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
startupdaily.net | Warwick Donaldson |Simon Thomsen |Denham Sadler |Mohiuddin Ahmed
I coach founders every week on how to hold more effective investor meetings, and there’s one recurring problem: founders wasting time chasing investors who don’t fit. Sound familiar? Success isn’t pitching your startup. The path to fundraising success starts with making sure the investor is right for you. You have the right – and responsibility – to qualify investors early on. Asking the right questions isn’t rude; it’s smart.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Mohiuddin Ahmed
The federal government is stepping up its fight against scams, which last year cost Australians more than A$2.7 billion. On Friday, the federal treasury . The government said the plan is:an economy‑wide reform to protect the Australian community from scams. It takes a whole‑of‑ecosystem approach to reduce gaps which scammers can exploit. Many of the measures it includes are designed to put more responsibility onto social media companies, banks and telecommunications companies.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | Mohiuddin Ahmed |Edith Cowan
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