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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

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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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Canadian businesses and investors aren’t backing homegrown firms enough, founders say

https://thelogic.co/briefing/canadian-businesses-and-investors-arent-backing-homegrown-firms-enough-founders-say/

By Murad Hemmadi | Mar 25, 2026

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Sherbrooke’s Sherweb raises $125M from Investissement Québec for cloud tools

https://thelogic.co/briefing/sherbrookes-sherweb-raises-125m-from-investissement-quebec-for-cloud-tools/

By Murad Hemmadi | Mar 25, 2026

Toronto tech firm Thentia is embroiled in a messy legal fight over its past and future

https://thelogic.co/news/the-big-read/thentia-cloud-bankruptcy/

By Murad Hemmadi and Catherine McIntyre | Mar 25, 2026

Investors, lenders and executives are battling it out in the courts to find out why Thentia found itself on the brink of collapse—and who’s to blame

The dark stone exterior and glass windows of an office building in Toronto fill the frame.

Canadian defence startups are teaming up to build military tech

https://thelogic.co/news/sapper-denvr-dominion-dynamics-coalition-build-military-tech/

By Murad Hemmadi and David Reevely | Mar 25, 2026

Dominion Dynamics and Sapper Labs will buy processing power from Calgary-based Denvr to run their security-focused AI tools

Most Canadians are skeptical of AI data centres in their communities, poll shows

https://thelogic.co/news/canada-ai-data-centres-support-poll/

By David Reevely and Murad Hemmadi | Mar 24, 2026

Those polled see AI data centres as important, but aren’t convinced of the benefits of having them built near where they live

Overhead view of a data-centre building and surrounding area with numerous bright lights at dusk

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Cohere to work with Saab on AI for military aircraft

https://thelogic.co/briefing/cohere-to-work-with-saab-on-ai-for-military-aircraft/

By Murad Hemmadi | Mar 23, 2026

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Montreal’s Spark Microsystems raises $17M for wireless technology

https://thelogic.co/briefing/montreals-spark-microsystems-raises-17m-for-wireless-technology/

By Murad Hemmadi | Mar 23, 2026

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Ecolab acquires Calgary’s CoolIT Systems for US$4.75B as data centre demand heats up

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ecolab-acquires-calgarys-coolit-systems-for-us4-75b-as-data-centre-demand-heats-up/

By Murad Hemmadi | Mar 20, 2026

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Trump administration says AI doesn’t need a new regulator

https://thelogic.co/briefing/trump-administration-says-ai-doesnt-need-a-new-regulator/

By Murad Hemmadi | Mar 20, 2026