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Murad Hemmadi

Reporter

Murad Hemmadi covers artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum computing and other deep technologies. He was previously an Ottawa correspondent for The Logic, covering business and innovation policy. Before joining The Logic, he covered politics and wrote a daily newsletter for Maclean’s.

[email protected] https://x.com/muradhem

Articles by Murad Hemmadi

Cohere’s new backer Schwarz Digits is exploring compute capacity in Canada

https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/cohere-aleph-alpha-schwarz-digits-canada-compute/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 30, 2026 | 6:45 AM ET

The tech arm of the German retail conglomerate is set to make a major investment in the new Canadian-German AI champion, as it looks to challenge the U.S. cloud giants

An image showing three people sitting on a stage. One of the people is wearing a suit jacket and a white button-down shirt, and appears to be speaking to the other two. Behind them, the words "All In" are visible on a blue screen in white letters.

The professor trying to make Canada a supercomputer superpower

https://thelogic.co/news/the-big-read/ryan-grant-supercomputers-canada-future/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 30, 2026

Ryan Grant spent more than a decade in the U.S. working on some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers. Now the Ontario native is back in Canada with an audacious plan.

A man stands at a chalkboard while looking at the camera. He has apparently written "It's not rocket science; it's quantum chromodynamics."

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AMD to acquire Radical Ventures-backed World Labs in US$8.2B deal

https://thelogic.co/briefing/amd-to-acquire-radical-ventures-backed-world-labs-in-us8-2b-deal/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 28, 2026

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OpenAI backs Biossil in US$153M funding round: Report

https://thelogic.co/briefing/openai-backs-biossil-in-us153m-funding-round-report/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 28, 2026

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Prepare for ‘intelligence explosion,’ say Canadian researchers and top AI executives

https://thelogic.co/briefing/prepare-for-intelligence-explosion-say-canadian-researchers-and-top-ai-executives/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 28, 2026

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Ottawa awards Mitacs $162M to create AI-focused work placements

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ottawa-awards-mitacs-162m-to-create-ai-focused-work-placements/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 25, 2026

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Ontario puts $30M into Vector Institute for AI adoption

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ontario-puts-30m-into-vector-institute-for-ai-adoption/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 25, 2026

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Solcoa Industries lands US$75M in financing for rare earth manufacturing

https://thelogic.co/briefing/solcoa-industries-lands-us75m-in-financing-for-rare-earth-manufacturing/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 25, 2026

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Sentinel R&D is selling its own drones directly to Ukraine

https://thelogic.co/briefing/sentinel-rd-is-selling-its-own-drones-directly-to-ukraine/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 24, 2026

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Xanadu founder sells a tenth of stock holding as lockup lifts

https://thelogic.co/briefing/xanadu-founder-sells-a-tenth-of-stock-holding-as-lockup-lifts/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 24, 2026