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Aramco says it closed its 49% HUMAIN stake transaction
Aramco and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund announced the closing on November 1. Aramco will contribute about $2.6 billion in cash during 2026 plus AI, compute and digital assets; PIF retains 51% ownership.
ThereforeThe transaction supports HUMAIN's planned deployment of 3 gigawatts of AI data-center capacity by 2030.
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OpenAI plans a post-election push for mandatory AI safeguards
Chief global affairs officer Chris Lehane told Axios that OpenAI plans new safeguards for the most powerful systems and proposed state legislation giving communities a say in data-center projects.
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Anthropic adds a Claude Code instruction against recreating specific games
PC Gamer quotes Anthropic's Addy Osmani confirming two prompt sentences for Opus 5.5 intended to deter recreations of someone else's specific game, while allowing original designs and genre games; Kotaku dates the observed change to around October 27.
ThereforeDevelopers whose own games are refused can report those cases directly to Osmani.
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ServiceNow CEO confirms Sweep acquisition
CTech reports that Bill McDermott publicly confirmed the deal on last Wednesday's earnings call, saying it adds expertise in rapid agentic deployments.
ThereforeMcDermott says Sweep helps large customers switch CRM systems in roughly 30 to 60 days.
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