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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

Neocloud Iren goes big on U.S. data centres as Canadian expansion slows

https://thelogic.co/news/iren-ai-data-centres-canada-us/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 18, 2026

The Australian firm, which has three data centres in B.C., is planning gigawatts of new capacity around the world as demand from AI developers booms

An aerial image of rows of data-centre buildings under construction.

Briefing

Peripheral raises US$8.7M for AI replay tools

https://thelogic.co/briefing/peripheral-raises-us8-7m-for-ai-replay-tools/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 17, 2026

Briefing

Ontario Teachers’ backs Databricks in US$5B financing

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ontario-teachers-backs-databricks-in-us5b-financing/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 13, 2026

Briefing

Constellation Software’s growth isn’t driven by AI yet

https://thelogic.co/briefing/constellation-softwares-growth-isnt-driven-by-ai-yet/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 12, 2026

Transformer Lab has built an AI tool to automate scientific research

https://thelogic.co/news/transformer-labs-ai-scientist/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 10, 2026

The Toronto-based firm is competing against some of the world’s most hyped startups to create AI scientists and develop self-improving technology

Briefing

Celestica completes US$3.45B share sale to meet demand for data-centre equipment

https://thelogic.co/briefing/celestica-completes-us3-45b-share-sale-to-meet-demand-for-data-centre-equipment/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 7, 2026

Toronto’s Taalas sells to AMD as AI inference market heats up

https://thelogic.co/news/amd-acquires-taalas-canada-ai-hardware/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 6, 2026

The startup, launched by the former founder of Tenstorrent, designed semiconductors tailored to AI models

Briefing

Radical Ventures backs Google superstars’ new AI science startup

https://thelogic.co/briefing/radical-ventures-backs-google-superstars-new-ai-science-startup/

By Murad Hemmadi | Aug 5, 2026

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Mississauga imposes data centre pause, as Toronto councillors scrutinize local projects

https://thelogic.co/briefing/mississauga-imposes-data-centre-pause-as-toronto-councillors-scrutinize-local-projects/

By Murad Hemmadi | Jul 30, 2026

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A third of Canadian workers are using generative AI, but not for everything

https://thelogic.co/briefing/a-third-of-canadian-workers-are-using-generative-ai-but-not-for-everything/

By Murad Hemmadi | Jul 30, 2026