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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

    Ottawa taps Patrick Pichette to lead new digital transformation agency

    https://thelogic.co/news/patrick-pichette-ceo-digital-transformation-canada/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Sep 3, 2026

    The venture capitalist and former Google executive will lead a new office that takes over running and buying technology for the federal government

    Briefing

    Solomon says Canada will stick with its own AI rules after U.S., tech giants push G20 not to regulate

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/solomon-says-canada-will-stick-with-its-own-ai-rules-after-u-s-tech-giants-push-g20-not-to-regulate/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Sep 3, 2026

    AI giants sign federal pledge that Canadian data centres will bring benefits

    https://thelogic.co/news/canada-responsible-data-centre-principles-evan-solomon/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Sep 3, 2026

    Anthropic, Bell, Cohere, Google and Meta are among the 23 signatories of Ottawa’s accord that promises their compute facilities won’t raise power prices or waste water

    Briefing

    Canadian music group sues AI firm Suno for copyright infringement

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/canadian-music-group-sues-ai-firm-suno-for-copyright-infringement/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Sep 2, 2026

    Meissner gets big-name backing to use AI in hunt for new superconductors

    https://thelogic.co/news/meissner-pre-seed-superconductors/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Sep 1, 2026

    The Toronto startup is aiming to track down metallic alloys that could become superconductors. Prominent Canadian tech executives have already invested in its hunt.

    Xanadu gets $195M from federal government to build a quantum computer factory in Toronto

    https://thelogic.co/news/xanadu-quantum-computer-factory-toronto/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Aug 28, 2026

    The company is building a packaging and assembly facility in a former soup plant

    Christian Weedbrook stands in a vacant warehouse next to a Canadian flag at a podium labelled for the Strategic Response Fund.

    Briefing

    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

    Briefing

    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

    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

    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

    People stand in large room split into several aisles by banners promoting startups. A video screen on the back wall has the logo for the CDL Super Session on it.

    Briefing

    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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