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I cover artificial intelligence and other deep technologies for The Logic | Macleans and Canadian Business before | murad.hemmadi@thelogic.co
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"The AI is just not there," says one merchant who pays for a premium tier that promises 24/7 support and a dedicated service rep, but is now faced w/ an "endless back and forth" with AI. How Shopify's plan to turnaround its struggling customer-service dept. by using more AI has left merchants angry:
Shopify merchants left angry and confused as company goes big on AI support - The Logic
Following years of layoffs, Shopify has turned to AI to improve its floundering merchant support service. Many paying customers aren’t happy.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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New from me: Can Canadian sovereign AI include ChatGPT?

OpenAI thinks so. Policy chief Chris Lehane says the U.S. firm wants to be a “constructive partner” to Ottawa’s AI plans, and is game to participate in the country’s digital infrastructure buildout.

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OpenAI wants to be part of Canada’s sovereign AI play - The Logic
The U.S. tech giant says it can be a “constructive partner” in building the country’s digital infrastructure and kickstarting economic growth
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October 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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New from me: AI researchers in Edmonton are dreaming different dreams these days

DeepMind Alberta's closure in early 2023 was covered as a blow to the region's AI ambitions. Two years later, its AI ecosystem is thriving, with startups, breakthroughs and more

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What rose from the ashes of DeepMind Alberta - The Logic
DeepMind’s arrival in Alberta put it on the AI map. When it left, some feared it would be a major blow to the province’s ambitions in the sector. It wasn’t.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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New from me: The Canadian Department of National Defence signed a $14M contract with Palantir in early 2020 to use its Gotham software for information processing and data management

Ottawa didn’t disclose deal at the time, but cited it in Parliamentary filings this week
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The Defence Department had a $14M contract with Palantir for data management software - The Logic
The federal government bought access to the firm’s technology to share and process information, but says it’s no longer using it
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September 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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The chat around the contents of the Carney government's major projects list made me think about one of the most fun lil sketches on the political happenings of the day that I wrote for a now-dead magazine

One prime minister and three finance ministers ago: macleans.ca/politics/ott...
September 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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☀️Good morning! 🇨🇦 Our Made-in-Canada Tech Special of The AmberMac Show is coming up on July 1st on SiriusXM Ch 167 & wherever you get your podcasts:

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From BlackBerry to the Jolly Jumper, it's the best in Canadian tech. Plus, @muradhem.bsky.social talks Canada's AI story.
June 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Scoop: NVIDIA has acquired CentML, a Toronto-based startup making software to run AI models faster and more efficiently

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Nvidia has acquired Canadian AI startup CentML - The Logic
The chip giant has bought the startup and its technology, with at least three of the co-founders and 15 engineers making the switch, The Logic has learned
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June 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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New from me: AI Minister Evan Solomon says the Liberal government will not reintroduce the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act wholesale, but its forthcoming "regulatory framework" for AI will address how copyright applies to the technology

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Liberals won’t reintroduce old AI law but will address copyright issues - The Logic
The government is working on an updated “regulatory framework” for AI, Evan Solomon told The Logic
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June 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Scoop: Cohere has sold its services to the Canada’s cyber intelligence agency, internal government documents obtained by @thelogic.co show. The AI firm landed a contract with the Communications Security Establishment as it pushes into the public sector.

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Cohere had contract with Canadian cyber intelligence agency, documents reveal - The Logic
The Communications Security Establishment did a deal for the AI firm’s services, internal government documents obtained by The Logic reveal
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June 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Scoop from me: U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is employing disinformation "for political purposes," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told business leaders in a closed-door meeting Friday.

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Trudeau says Trump administration ‘prolific users’ of disinformation, leaked audio reveals - The Logic
In private comments, Trudeau said the Trump White House was using dis- and misinformation for political purposes, leaked audio obtained by The Logic reveals
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February 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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New from @joannasmith.bsky.social and me: Behind closed doors, Trudeau told business leaders that Trump talk of absorbing Canada is about critical minerals

In scoop-ier detail: He said "political sensitivities" kept 🇺🇸 firms quiet on tariffs, and 🇨🇦 needs to make up with 🇲🇽 thelogic.co/news/trump-c...
Leaked audio: Trudeau says Trump wants to annex Canada for its critical minerals - The Logic
In closed-door session with business leaders, PM suggests 51st state talk is serious, says Canada needs to mend fences with Mexico.
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February 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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New from @catherinemcintyre.bsky.social and me: Prominent tech leaders have launched Build Canada, a group proposing policy to influence government direction on issues like taxation, immigration and health care.

@thelogic.co first reported organizing efforts last month

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Major tech figures get into politics with launch of Build Canada - The Logic
Entrepreneurs including Tobi Lütke, Andrew Graham and Michael Katchen are backing the effort, which is being led in part by former Shopify executive Daniel Debow.
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February 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM