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    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

    Beacon is building an AI empire by fixing Main Street’s software

    https://thelogic.co/news/the-big-read/beacon-holdings-artificial-intelligence-main-street/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Oct 19, 2026

    The Toronto-based firm buys companies that make technology for niche markets, like camp grounds and soccer leagues, then adds staff and tools to boost revenue and profits

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    Tech firms want AI models to create better versions of themselves

    https://thelogic.co/news/recursive-self-improvement-artificial-intelligence/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Oct 14, 2026

    AI developers are working toward recursive self-improvement, where models will be able to create better versions of themselves with little or no human intervention

    EDC wants to help sell the full stack of Canadian technology abroad

    https://thelogic.co/news/edc-technology-packages/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Oct 8, 2026

    The federal agency is exploring how it can put together and finance packages of domestic products and services in sectors like AI compute and critical minerals

    Briefing

    Mecka raises US$60M to gather data for robot training

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/mecka-raises-us60m-to-gather-data-for-robot-training/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Oct 7, 2026

    Briefing

    Businesses should expect AI to get better, but not necessarily cheaper

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/businesses-should-expect-ai-to-get-better-but-not-necessarily-cheaper/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Oct 7, 2026

    AI could help invent new materials. First, firms must figure out how to make them

    https://thelogic.co/news/artificial-intelligence-materials-science/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Oct 7, 2026

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    Briefing

    Mistral claims its new AI model closes the gap with leading Chinese developers

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/mistral-claims-its-new-ai-model-closes-the-gap-with-leading-chinese-developers/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Oct 6, 2026

    Briefing

    Defence minister picks longtime CCI executive as new chief of staff

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/defence-minister-picks-longtime-cci-executive-as-new-chief-of-staff/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Oct 5, 2026

    Cohere opens up its AI platform to give businesses more control

    https://thelogic.co/news/cohere-north-2-ai-platform-cost-control/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Oct 5, 2026

    North 2 makes it easier for non-technical users to work with AI agents—and gives companies more control over costs and technology

    Carney picks big-name researchers and investors for new AI advisory council

    https://thelogic.co/news/mark-carney-national-council-on-artificial-intelligence-canada/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Oct 2, 2026

    Yoshua Bengio, Sanja Fidler, Jordan Jacobs and John Graham are among the industry experts who will provide input on Ottawa’s AI strategy and policy

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