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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

    AI institutes pushed Ottawa for a $434M renewal of AI strategy

    https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/ai-institutes-consultatation-asks/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Jan 21, 2026

    Amii, Mila, Vector Institute and CIFAR called on Ottawa to renew programs for research and commercialization as the tech talent wars heated up, according to documents seen by The Logic

    Evan Solomon in a black suit and black tie smiles at a podium with an "All In" sign, in front of a purple backdrop with the All In logo repeated numerous times.

    Mila and Inovia Capital announce $100M fund to boost Canadian AI

    https://thelogic.co/news/mila-inovia-capital-venture-scientist-fund/

    By Martin Patriquin and Murad Hemmadi   |   Jan 21, 2026

    The AI research institute and VC firm want to use the Venture Scientist Fund to commercialize AI research and bolster AI-based entrepreneurship.

    Briefing

    Construction tech giant Procore acquires AI startup Datagrid

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/construction-tech-giant-procore-acquires-ai-startup-datagrid/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Jan 20, 2026

    Briefing

    Mave raises $5M seed to build AI tools for real estate agents

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/mave-raises-5m-seed-to-build-ai-tools-for-real-estate-agents/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Jan 20, 2026

    U.S. tech groups want to use USMCA to end the AI copyright fight

    https://thelogic.co/news/usmca-ai-groups-copyright/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Jan 16, 2026

    Industry associations representing the likes of Amazon, Google and OpenAI are asking Washington to include exemptions to IP laws for AI training in the continental trade deal

    Briefing

    OpenAI to buy compute from chipmaker Cerebras

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/openai-to-buy-compute-from-chipmaker-cerebras/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Jan 14, 2026

    Briefing

    Cohere joins TKMS bid to sell Canada submarine fleet

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/cohere-joins-tkms-bid-to-sell-canada-submarine-fleet/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Jan 13, 2026

    Generative AI sucks at predictions. These new models could fix that

    https://thelogic.co/news/generative-ai-prediction-forecasts/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Jan 13, 2026

    Generative AI tools struggle to peer into the future and make forecasts. In response, developers are building foundation models with a better grasp of numbers and time.

    Shopify makes a play to set the standard for AI shopping

    https://thelogic.co/news/shopify-universal-commerce-protocol/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Jan 11, 2026

    The commerce firm is launching a new protocol with Google to shape how AI agents and chatbots interact with retailers, and is opening up its database to non-clients

    Tobias Lutke in a black shirt and grey jeans sitting on a couch, gesturing with both hands pinching the air as he speaks

    Briefing

    Kinaxis picks U.S. software executive as new CEO

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/kinaxis-picks-u-s-software-executive-as-new-ceo/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Jan 8, 2026

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