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

    Articles by Murad Hemmadi

    Hypertec gets Nvidia’s seal of approval to ride the AI infrastructure wave

    https://thelogic.co/news/exclusive/hypertec-nvidia-oem/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Apr 9, 2026

    The Montreal-based firm sells servers and other data-centre equipment. The chip giant’s patronage brings both technical and marketing benefits.

    Hypertec CEO Simon Ahdoot in a collared shirt and blazer (no tie) speaks at a podium with the logo for the "All In" conference on it. A backdrop behind him has the logo on it several times over.

    We found every data centre in Canada

    https://thelogic.co/news/the-big-read/data-centres-artificial-intelligence-canada-map/

    By Murad Hemmadi, David Reevely, Aleksandra Sagan, Chaimae Chouiekh, Martin Patriquin and Catherine McIntyre   |   Apr 8, 2026

    From the building boom in Alberta to a host of legacy facilities near Toronto and Montreal, our reporting reveals the scale of Canada’s data centre industry—and the challenges it faces

    Four vertical slices of aerial view photos. From left, a building in downtown Toronto housing several data centres, a picture of the Albertan wilderness where the proposed Wonder Valley data centre would go, a lit-up QScale data centre in Quebec, and a data centre at a Hydro-Quebec dam.

    Briefing

    Vancouver’s Soma Energy raises US$7M for tools to help data centres find power

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/vancouvers-soma-energy-raises-us7m-for-tools-to-help-data-centres-find-power/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Apr 2, 2026

    Briefing

    University of Saskatchewan buys quantum computer with Prairie roots

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/university-of-saskatchewan-buys-quantum-computer-with-prairie-roots/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Apr 1, 2026

    The Calgary firm with a wildly different plan for the AI infrastructure boom

    https://thelogic.co/news/the-big-read/denvr-artificial-intelligence-data-centres-canada/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Apr 1, 2026

    In the AI frenzy, size is seemingly everything. Denvr is betting that smaller, smarter data centres can give it an edge

    Two men wearing suit jackets and jeans sit in a dark room, facing the camera. They are surrounded by blue, yellow and red wires.

    Briefing

    Nvidia backs two startups developing AI tools to keep from taxing the power grid

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/nvidia-backs-two-startups-developing-ai-tools-to-keep-from-taxing-the-power-grid/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Mar 31, 2026

    Briefing

    New AI strategy is ‘ready to go’ but delayed by world events, Solomon says

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/new-ai-strategy-is-ready-to-go-but-delayed-by-world-events-solomon-says/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Mar 31, 2026

    Xanadu goes public with an eye on the future of quantum computing

    https://thelogic.co/news/xanadu-public-listing-nasdaq-tsx-quantum/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Mar 27, 2026

    The Toronto firm listed on the Nasdaq and TSX on Friday, breaking a long slump for Canadian tech companies

    More than a dozen people applaud the ringing of the opening bell at a podium with the Nasdaq logo on it. A blue backdrop has Xanadu and Nasdaq logos on it.

    Briefing

    Calgary’s New West Data considers U.S. IPO to meet data centre demand

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/calgarys-new-west-data-considers-u-s-ipo-to-meet-data-centre-demand/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Mar 26, 2026

    Briefing

    CoolIT staff earn payout from US$4.75B sale to Ecolab

    https://thelogic.co/briefing/coolit-staff-earn-payout-from-us4-75b-sale-to-ecolab/

    By Murad Hemmadi   |   Mar 26, 2026

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