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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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    A Dutch construction dynasty with royal ties is planning $1B in Canadian deals

    https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/reggeborgh-dutch-royal-family-canada-investment/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Apr 23, 2026

    Internal memos show the federal government expects Reggeborgh, which is fronted by a minor Dutch royal, plans to invest in infrastructure, energy transition and food security

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    Any ‘huge productivity boom’ from AI will take longer than tech expects, Acemoglu says

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/any-huge-productivity-boom-from-ai-will-take-longer-than-tech-expects-acemoglu-says/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Apr 20, 2026

    Briefing

    OpenAI and Founders Fund back Toronto’s Biossil to find new drugs with AI

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/openai-and-founders-fund-back-torontos-biossil-to-find-new-drugs-with-ai/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Apr 20, 2026

    Mozilla’s open source AI alliance is taking on Big Tech

    https://thelogic.co/news/mozilla-open-source-ai-alliance-mila-canada/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Apr 20, 2026

    Mozilla is working with Canadian players like Mila and Transformer Lab as it tries to ensure consumers and businesses have alternatives to ChatGPT and Claude

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    Canada needs a builder for one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers

    https://thelogic.co/news/canada-public-supercomputer-artificial-intelligence/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Apr 17, 2026

    The federal government is offering $890 million in public funding to the organization selected to build what it says will be one of the most advanced supercomputers in the world

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    Cohere lands significant AI deal with federal innovation department

    https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/cohere-deployment-ottawa-north/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Apr 17, 2026

    Up to 1,400 public servants will use Cohere’s North AI as part of the firm’s first major government deployment since it signed an agreement with Ottawa to test its tech

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    Canada needs global partners on AI to counter hyperscalers, says Joly

    https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/joly-ai-trading-bloc-cohere-germany/

    By Joanna Smith and Murad Hemmadi   |   Apr 17, 2026

    Amid reports of a deal between Cohere and Germany’s Aleph Alpha, the industry minister calls for a “bloc” of like-minded countries to work together to help national AI champions grow.

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    Briefing

    Georgian leads US$45M Series B round for Expo

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/georgian-leads-us45m-series-b-round-for-expo/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Apr 16, 2026

    Canada can withstand cybersecurity risks posed by Mythos, Solomon says

    https://thelogic.co/news/cybersecurity-risks-mythos-anthropic-evan-solomon/

    By Laura Osman and Murad Hemmadi   |   Apr 14, 2026

    The AI minister feels confident after “very productive dialogue” with Anthropic

    Briefing

    Cohere will ‘always’ remain headquartered in Canada, Pineau says

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/cohere-will-always-remain-headquartered-in-canada-pineau-says/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Apr 14, 2026

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