Murad Hemmadi

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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.

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Articles by Murad Hemmadi

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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan backs Fireworks in US$1.5B round to run AI for businesses

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ontario-teachers-pension-plan-backs-fireworks-in-us1-5b-round-to-run-ai-for-businesses/

By Murad Hemmadi | Jul 17, 2026 | 2:39 PM ET

Companies want the AI productivity boost, but not the big bills

https://thelogic.co/news/ai-usage-limits-tokenomics/

By Murad Hemmadi | Jul 17, 2026

Firms that once encouraged unlimited use of AI are embracing “tokenomics” as soaring bills force a new focus on efficiency

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BMO lends to Alpaca in US$435M financing for trading infrastructure

https://thelogic.co/briefing/bmo-lends-to-alpaca-in-us435m-financing-for-trading-infrastructure/

By Murad Hemmadi | Jul 16, 2026

OpenAI adds to parental controls as it positions ChatGPT as a learning tool for teens

https://thelogic.co/news/openai-expand-chatgpt-controls/

By Murad Hemmadi | Jul 16, 2026

Policymakers around the world are considering curbs on how children use chatbots, amid mental health and educational concerns

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Anthropic commits $10M worth of Claude to Canadian research centres

https://thelogic.co/briefing/anthropic-commits-10m-worth-of-claude-to-canadian-research-centres/

By Murad Hemmadi | Jul 14, 2026

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Prominent economists and tech leaders say AI’s impact must be studied and managed

https://thelogic.co/briefing/prominent-economists-and-tech-leaders-say-ais-impact-must-be-studied-and-managed/

By Murad Hemmadi | Jul 13, 2026

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AI pioneer Richard Sutton launches startup to build always-learning agents

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ai-pioneer-richard-sutton-launches-startup-to-build-always-learning-agents/

By Murad Hemmadi | Jul 13, 2026

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Constellation Software’s Harris acquires TouchBistro

https://thelogic.co/briefing/constellation-softwares-harris-acquires-touchbistro/

By Murad Hemmadi | Jul 10, 2026

Alberta wants to be a model for government AI and power Canada-wide adoption

https://thelogic.co/news/alberta-ai-model-government-adoption/

By Murad Hemmadi | Jul 10, 2026

The province has built its own AI tools to modernize its technology systems, and has open sourced the whole stack so that other public services and firms can do the same

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Radical Ventures leads US$130M financing for AI model maker Prime Intellect

https://thelogic.co/briefing/radical-ventures-leads-us130m-financing-for-ai-model-maker-prime-intellect/

By Murad Hemmadi | Jul 9, 2026

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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan backs Fireworks in US$1.5B round to run AI for businesses

Companies want the AI productivity boost, but not the big bills

BMO lends to Alpaca in US$435M financing for trading infrastructure

OpenAI adds to parental controls as it positions ChatGPT as a learning tool for teens

Anthropic commits $10M worth of Claude to Canadian research centres

Prominent economists and tech leaders say AI’s impact must be studied and managed

AI pioneer Richard Sutton launches startup to build always-learning agents

Constellation Software’s Harris acquires TouchBistro

Alberta wants to be a model for government AI and power Canada-wide adoption

Radical Ventures leads US$130M financing for AI model maker Prime Intellect

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