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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.

[email protected] https://x.com/muradhem

Articles by Murad Hemmadi

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Sentinel R&D is selling its own drones directly to Ukraine

https://thelogic.co/briefing/sentinel-rd-is-selling-its-own-drones-directly-to-ukraine/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 24, 2026

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Xanadu founder sells a tenth of stock holding as lockup lifts

https://thelogic.co/briefing/xanadu-founder-sells-a-tenth-of-stock-holding-as-lockup-lifts/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 24, 2026

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Robotic tire-changer clocks in at Calgary Kal Tire

https://thelogic.co/briefing/robotic-tire-changer-clocks-in-at-calgary-kal-tire/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 24, 2026

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TD Bank puts up $25M to develop AI banking tools with Cohere

https://thelogic.co/briefing/td-bank-puts-up-25m-to-develop-ai-banking-tools-with-cohere/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 23, 2026

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AI scribe Heidi chooses Toronto for North American HQ as it raises US$100M

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ai-scribe-heidi-chooses-toronto-for-north-american-hq-as-it-raises-us100m/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 22, 2026

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Defence department is learning to buy the way startups sell, senior officials say

https://thelogic.co/briefing/defence-department-is-learning-to-buy-the-way-startups-sell-senior-officials-say/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 21, 2026

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Loblaw Digital alums raise US$5.4M for retail AI startup

https://thelogic.co/briefing/loblaw-digital-alums-raise-us5-4m-for-retail-ai-startup/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 21, 2026

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Mila and Mozilla launch project to make it easier to use open source AI

https://thelogic.co/briefing/mila-and-mozilla-launch-project-to-make-it-easier-to-use-open-source-ai/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 17, 2026

Yoshua Bengio says betting on safer AI systems will pay off

https://thelogic.co/news/yoshua-bengio-lawzero-safe-ai/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 17, 2026

LawZero wants the backing of more countries and donors as it tries to show rule-following systems can compete with ChatGPT and Claude

Close-up of Yoshua Bengio speaking on stage with an out-of-focus blue and black background

OpenAI will give free credits to startups enrolled at Toronto’s Creative Destruction Lab

https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/creative-destruction-lab-cdl-openai-free-credits/

By Murad Hemmadi | Sep 16, 2026

Top participants identified by the CDL will also receive support from OpenAI staff as the company looks to tap into Canada’s most promising startups