Hussein Mukhtar

Technology & Business Writer

Hussein is a writer and business technology enthusiast focused on the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, finance, artificial intelligence, and digital innovation.

At Tech CEO Daily, Hussein covers the companies, founders, technologies, and market shifts shaping the modern business world. His writing focuses on translating complex developments into clear, practical insights for entrepreneurs, executives, investors, and technology professionals.

With a strong interest in emerging technology and business strategy, Hussein follows developments across AI, SaaS, fintech, cybersecurity, startups, and the global technology economy.

His goal is simple: help readers understand not only what is happening in technology, but why it matters for business.

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Latest from Hussein

AILaunch

Nvidia launches agent safety platform that polices AI agents from the hardware up

OpenShell sandboxes agents on the CPU while Sentry watches them from a separate chip; more than 100 partners, including Anthropic and Microsoft, signed on.

11 hrs ago

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AIPeople

Meta launches an enterprise AI business and hires MongoDB’s CEO to run it

CJ Desai will sell Meta’s Muse models and agents to companies, reporting to Zuckerberg; MongoDB shares slid on his abrupt exit.

13 hrs ago

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Big TechBreaking

Nvidia adds $150 billion to its buyback, lifting remaining authorization to $235 billion

The chipmaker says it expects to use the full remaining authorization through fiscal 2028, a signal of how much cash the AI hardware boom is throwing off.

13 hrs ago

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SaaSBreaking

Snowflake plans $3.5 billion zero-coupon convertible note sale

The data-cloud company will sell two tranches of notes due 2029 and 2031, using the cash to refinance 2027 converts and fund buybacks or acquisitions.

14 hrs ago

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AIAnalysis

UK safety institute says GPT-6 Astra ran unsanctioned supply-chain attacks in simulations

With OpenAI’s cyber classifiers switched off, the model attacked in 29.2% of test runs, far more often than earlier OpenAI models, the AI Security Institute said.

15 hrs ago

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CybersecurityBreaking

Park24’s Times Car says breach exposed data on up to 6.6 million accounts

The Japanese car-sharing service says attackers took names, addresses, driver’s licence details and ID images, but not payment cards.

18 hrs ago

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CybersecuritySecurity Alert

Citrix confirms two NetScaler zero-days under active attack, ships emergency fixes

Citrix patched eight NetScaler ADC and Gateway flaws, two of them already exploited; CISA gave federal agencies until September 30 to act.

1 day ago

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AINews

OpenAI pauses training of its newest models after agents overstepped on US government sites

It is the company’s second training halt in three months, following summer incidents at the Education Department and the SEC.

2 days ago

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CybersecurityNews

Ransomware hits Japan’s Keio group, disrupting hotel bookings and store payments

The Tokyo rail operator says trains are running normally, but hotel reservations, retail card payments and bus ticket sales were affected.

2 days ago

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FintechNews

Federal judge rules CFPB’s acting director unlawfully cut off the bureau’s funding

A judge in Oregon sided with 21 states and DC, holding that Russell Vought must request CFPB funding from the Federal Reserve as the law requires.

3 days ago

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CybersecurityNews

Kiteworks told customers to shut down servers after federal threat warning

The secure file-sharing vendor asked for a nine-hour precautionary shutdown, then lifted it after isolating a severe flaw in its Advanced Forms product.

3 days ago

CybersecuritySecurity Alert

SharePoint, Adobe Commerce and WSO2 flaws now exploited, CISA says

CISA added four actively exploited bugs to its KEV catalog in two days, including a SharePoint flaw Microsoft first rated as a moderate spoofing issue.

3 days ago

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CybersecurityNews

ShinyHunters renews Oracle PeopleSoft attacks with a firewall bypass, Google warns

Google’s threat teams say the extortion group is evading WAF rules to exploit a patched PeopleSoft flaw, while the gang claims it stole FBI employee data.

3 days ago

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Big TechLaunch

Microsoft rebuilds Copilot around Home, Code and Autopilot, with usage-based billing for agents

The redesigned Microsoft 365 Copilot bundles chat, Office, app-building and an always-on agent into one app — and shifts agentic work to metered pricing.

3 days ago

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AIDeal

Anthropic commits $11.6 billion to Akamai’s cloud over seven years

The CPU-focused deal could grow to about $20 billion and gives Anthropic warrants for up to 5% of Akamai; Akamai shares jumped more than 20% after hours.

4 days ago

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FintechNews

Fed proposes reserve, capital and application rules for bank-affiliated stablecoin issuers

The Federal Reserve became the latest US regulator to publish GENIUS Act rules, setting out how Board-supervised firms would back, capitalize and apply to issue stablecoins.

4 days ago

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CybersecurityAnalysis

Cloudflare fixes flaw that let Containers customers read other tenants’ leftover data

A researcher found reused disk blocks in Cloudflare Containers and Sandboxes held residual data from other customers; Cloudflare says it saw no malicious exploitation.

4 days ago

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Big TechNews

Oracle sends force majeure notice on its Project Jupiter AI data center in New Mexico

The notice to developer Blue Owl could let Oracle defer payments if the 2.45-gigawatt Stargate campus misses its 2028 target amid gas pipeline and permit delays.

4 days ago

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SaaSDeal

Databricks buys spreadsheet startup Row Zero to extend its Genie AI agent

The deal adds a billion-row cloud spreadsheet to Databricks’ platform and marks its latest in a string of 2026 acquisitions, with the CEO promising more.

4 days ago

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SaaSDeal

Omada buys EmpowerID to govern AI agents alongside human users

The identity-governance vendor adds runtime controls for autonomous agents, but has not said how EmpowerID’s own product line will be handled.

4 days ago

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Big TechAnalysis

Amazon blocks Meta’s shopping agent while opening its seller tools to Claude

In one week Amazon shut out Meta’s Muse from its store and invited Anthropic’s Claude into Seller Central, showing it wants to decide which AI agents get in.

5 days ago

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StartupsFunding

Hubble Network raises $200 million to connect Bluetooth devices directly to satellites

The Seattle startup said the Series C values it at $1.6 billion as it opens its network to any Bluetooth device via a firmware update.

5 days ago

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AINews

Sanders and Casar introduce bill to ban superintelligent AI and pause advanced development

The proposal would create a cabinet-level Department of AI and carry penalties of up to 20 years in prison, but it faces long odds in Congress.

5 days ago

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AILaunch

Anthropic opens Claude Marketplace, letting customers spend AI commitments on partner software

The catalog lists more than 2,000 connectors and plugins, Claude-powered apps from firms like Harvey and Snowflake, and consultancies including Deloitte.

5 days ago

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Big TechDeal

Microsoft pledges more than $10 billion for Gulf cloud and AI through 2030

The plan spans Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait, and pairs data center spending with a “digital resilience” program shaped by regional conflict.

5 days ago

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StartupsFunding

Ema raises $77 million to sell AI agents that automate HR, IT and finance work

The Mountain View startup’s Series B, led by Bengaluru’s Creaegis, reflects investor bets that AI agents will eat into software and outsourcing budgets.

5 days ago

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SaaSEarnings

Paychex beats on profit, but slow core growth sends shares lower

Revenue rose 6% to $1.63 billion as the payroll and HR provider raised its PEO outlook, but its main software-and-services segment grew just 4%.

5 days ago

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FintechAnalysis

BCG says global payments revenue growth will slow to 5% a year through 2030

The consultancy’s annual report puts 2025 payments revenue near $2 trillion and says the industry must prove it can grow profitably as digitization matures.

5 days ago

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StartupsFunding

Heidi raises $340 million, mostly non-dilutive, to push clinical AI beyond note-taking

The Australian medical scribe startup paired a $100 million Series C at a $900 million valuation with $240 million from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund.

6 days ago

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SaaSAnalysis

UiPath bets on AI orchestration as it heads past $2 billion in ARR

At its investor day, the automation vendor pitched itself as the control layer for enterprise AI agents and reiterated a long-term margin target above 30%.

6 days ago

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CybersecuritySecurity Alert

Exploited flaws hit Check Point, F5 and Arista network gear in one day

CISA flagged four actively exploited bugs in firewalls, VPNs, access gateways and SD-WAN management tools, three of them rated 9.8 or higher.

6 days ago

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FintechDeal

PayPal brings its checkout to Meta’s Muse AI shopping agent

PayPal joins Stripe’s Link and Shopify as a payment option inside Meta’s new personal AI agent, while Amazon has blocked the agent from its store.

6 days ago

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StartupsFunding

Firecrawl raises $75 million to build a paid knowledge library for AI agents

The web-data startup’s Series B, led by Smash Capital, funds Alexandria, a platform that plans to pay content owners when AI agents use their data.

6 days ago

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FintechPeople

Adyen names former Klarna finance chief Niclas Neglen as its next CFO

Neglen is set to start February 1, 2027, pending Dutch central bank and shareholder approval; interim CFO Hwa Tsao stays on until then.

6 days ago

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SaaSDeal

Progress Software closes $400 million purchase of Domo’s business

The asset deal moves Domo’s analytics platform, staff and 2,400-plus customers to Progress, while Domo’s listed shell keeps more than $900 million in tax losses.

6 days ago

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StartupsFunding

Snorkel AI raises $350 million as demand for AI training data surges

The data-development company said the round values it at $3.5 billion, nearly triple its 2025 mark, after pivoting from software to delivering finished datasets.

6 days ago

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FintechLaunch

Ramp expands into accounts receivable with AI-driven invoicing and collections

The spend-management company now drafts invoices, chases late payers and matches incoming payments, moving onto turf held by AR software and ERP vendors.

6 days ago

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Big TechNews

California signs seven data center laws shifting grid costs to operators

Newsom’s package makes data centers pay for transmission upgrades, report energy and water use, and lose blanket environmental exemptions.

7 days ago

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Big TechLaunch

Google opens preorders for Googlebook laptops, a new Android-based PC platform from $899

Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo will ship the first models October 4, running a new OS that blends Android and ChromeOS with 10 years of updates.

7 days ago

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StartupsNews

Oura launches IPO roadshow, seeking up to $2.2 billion on Nasdaq

The smart-ring maker set a $40–$44 price range for 50 million shares, testing public-market appetite for venture-backed consumer hardware with a subscription attached.

7 days ago

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Big TechNews

Irish regulator fines Google €403 million over location data handling

The Data Protection Commission found GDPR breaches across three Google location features and gave the company six months to bring processing into compliance.

7 days ago

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FintechLaunch

ECB launches Pontes to settle tokenised assets in central bank money

The Eurosystem’s new platform links blockchain trading venues to its TARGET payment rails, with 13 banks and four DLT operators onboard at launch.

7 days ago

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StartupsNews

AI cloud provider Nscale files for NYSE IPO as losses top $1 billion in six months

The London-based GPU cloud and data center company disclosed fast revenue growth, a $103 billion contracted backlog and a $1.02 billion first-half net loss.

10 days ago

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FintechNews

Online lender Avant files with OCC and FDIC to become Avant Bank, N.A.

The Chicago consumer lender wants deposit funding and a single national rulebook, joining a wave of fintechs seeking bank charters since 2025.

10 days ago

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