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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

    The Defence Department had a $14M contract with Palantir for data management software

    https://thelogic.co/news/palantir-department-of-national-defence-contract-canada/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Sep 18, 2025

    The federal government bought access to the firm’s technology to share and process information, but says it’s no longer using it

    A woman walking past the logo of US big data analytics software company Palantir Technologies during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos.

    Cohere is going big in Ottawa as government attempts major AI push

    https://thelogic.co/news/cohere-ottawa-lobbying-government-ai/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Sep 18, 2025

    The AI firm is showing its products to departments and lobbying senior public officials and ministers to buy them

    A work station at Cohere's office in Toronto.

    Briefing

    Tech holding firm Tiny to graduate to Toronto Stock Exchange

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/tech-holding-firm-tiny-to-graduate-to-toronto-stock-exchange/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Sep 17, 2025

    Briefing

    Brookfield will help Figure AI build humanoid robot business

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/brookfield-will-help-figure-ai-build-humanoid-robot-business/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Sep 17, 2025

    Briefing

    Build Canada launches Toronto offshoot

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/build-canada-launches-toronto-offshoot/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Sep 16, 2025

    Tech executives think Ottawa could be sitting on a future AI hardware champion

    https://thelogic.co/news/tech-executives-think-ottawa-could-be-sitting-on-a-future-ai-hardware-champion/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Sep 15, 2025

    The Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre is one of the only plants of its kind in the world. Some want it privatized or spun out to take advantage of the AI boom

    Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is seen through a display of silicon wafers at the National Research Council’s Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre in Ottawa in February 2022.

    Key Shopify executive Kaz Nejatian exits to lead meme stock Opendoor into the AI era

    https://thelogic.co/news/key-shopify-executive-kaz-kejatian-exits-to-lead-opendoor-into-the-ai-era/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Sep 11, 2025

    Former Facebook executive and fintech founder leaves after six years running key businesses for the Canadian commerce giant

    Briefing

    Shopify COO Kaz Nejatian leaves to lead Opendoor

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/shopify-coo-kaz-nejatian-leaves-to-lead-opendoor/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Sep 10, 2025

    Briefing

    LocusX raises $3M seed for AI game development tools

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/locusx-raises-3m-seed-for-ai-game-development-tools/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Sep 10, 2025

    Carney puts EV mandate on ice, announces $5B for industries hit by tariffs

    https://thelogic.co/news/ev-mandate-buy-canadian/

    By Murad Hemmadi and David Reevely   |   Sep 5, 2025

    A high-angle wide shot of Mark Carney at a lectern, with Mélanie Joly standing to his left and a crowd of people behind him. They are in a cavernous, hangar-like building and there is a large segment of airplane fuselage in the distant background.

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