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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.

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Articles by Murad Hemmadi

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OpenAI, 1Password, Shopify and other tech firms call for ‘collective response’ to AI attacks

https://thelogic.co/briefing/openai-1password-shopify-and-other-tech-firms-call-for-collective-response-to-ai-attacks/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 27, 2026 | 4:01 PM ET

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Indian finance minister seeks more Canadian money in infrastructure, renewables and startups

https://thelogic.co/briefing/indian-finance-minister-seeks-more-canadian-money-in-infrastructure-renewables-and-startups/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 27, 2026 | 3:52 PM ET

The Creative Destruction Lab is using data to reveal what makes startups successful

https://thelogic.co/news/cdl-research-startup-success/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 27, 2026 | 11:17 AM ET

The non-profit is combing more than a decade of data from its network of firms and venture capitalists to help researchers better understand what makes companies successful

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Descartes buys freight software firm Tai for US$100M

https://thelogic.co/briefing/descartes-buys-freight-software-firm-tai-for-us100m/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 25, 2026

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Big businesses see sovereign AI as an edge—if they know what it is

https://thelogic.co/briefing/big-businesses-see-sovereign-ai-as-an-edge-if-they-know-what-it-is/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 25, 2026

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WildBrain buys Personality AI in deal that could top US$70M

https://thelogic.co/briefing/wildbrain-buys-personality-ai-in-deal-that-could-top-us70m/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 24, 2026

Canada’s businesses brace for the impact of new tariffs as hopes for a deal vanish for now

https://thelogic.co/news/canada-business-brace-impact-tariffs/

By Anita Balakrishnan and Murad Hemmadi | Aug 23, 2026

New U.S. tariffs target everything from industrial machinery makers to small clothing makers

A close-up of a worker machine-sewing seams into an olive-green parka.

How Mark Carney plans to wage trade war against the United States

https://thelogic.co/news/carney-plan-wage-trade-war-us/

By Laura Osman and Murad Hemmadi | Aug 22, 2026

The prime minister promises “dollar for dollar” retaliation against new U.S. tariffs, hitting American steel, dairy, electronics and farm equipment

A head-on shot of Mark Carney at a lectern embossed with a maple leaf carved from wood. There is a row of Canadian flags behind him, and he's looking at the camera with a serious expression.

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Nvidia to pay US$6B to Inovia-backed Poolside AI to license tech and hire staff: Report

https://thelogic.co/briefing/nvidia-to-pay-us6b-to-inovia-backed-poolside-ai-to-license-tech-and-hire-staff-report/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 21, 2026

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Lacombe, Alta., residents express opposition to data centres at provincial consultation

https://thelogic.co/briefing/lacombe-alta-residents-express-opposition-to-data-centres-at-provincial-consultation/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 20, 2026