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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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Gates Foundation backs Bengio’s LawZero for AI safety research

https://thelogic.co/briefing/gates-foundation-backs-bengios-lawzero-for-ai-safety-research/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 25, 2025

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Crusoe seeks US$1B at US$10B valuation for more data centres

https://thelogic.co/briefing/crusoe-seeks-us1b-at-us10b-valuation-for-more-data-centres/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 22, 2025

Dayforce’s US$12.3B deal to go private is all about AI, says its CEO

https://thelogic.co/news/dayforce-sale-ossip-interview/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 21, 2025

The HR software firm’s Toronto-based chief executive says selling to Thoma Bravo will help it move faster

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Canadian researcher Warren Brodey dead at 101

https://thelogic.co/briefing/canadian-researcher-warren-brodey-dead-at-101/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 20, 2025

Speeding up generative AI adoption worth tens of billions to Canada, analysis projects

https://thelogic.co/news/scale-ai-productivity-report/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 20, 2025

Major sectors could bank significant productivity gains if they get workers using the technology by 2030, report commissioned by Scale AI suggests

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Ottawa will look at Cohere’s tools as it seeks to adopt more AI

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ottawa-will-look-at-coheres-tools-as-it-seeks-to-adopt-more-ai/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 19, 2025

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Dayforce in discussions for sale to Thoma Bravo: Report

https://thelogic.co/briefing/dayforce-in-discussions-for-sale-to-thoma-bravo-report/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 18, 2025

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Montreal’s Sovra names new CEO, acquires startup Ontopical

https://thelogic.co/briefing/montreals-sovra-names-new-ceo-acquires-startup-ontopical/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 18, 2025

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Montreal’s Ovivo sells electronics division to Ecolab in $2.4B deal

https://thelogic.co/briefing/montreals-ovivo-sells-electronics-division-to-ecolab-in-2-4b-deal/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 15, 2025

Cohere raises US$500M at US$6.8B valuation to fuel its AI agent push

https://thelogic.co/news/cohere-fundraise-500m/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 14, 2025

Canadian financiers Radical Ventures and Inovia Capital led the round for the Toronto-based startup, which also unveiled two high-profile hires

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