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Saudi Aramco: M&A — Saudi Aramco, through a wholly owned subsidiary, completed the acquisition of a 49% stake in Saudi AI company HUMAIN, contributing about $2.6B (SAR 9.9B) in cash in 2026 plus AI, computing and digital assets, with PIF retaining 51%. via Autonodal market pulse

Also moving: Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cresta, a voice-first customer… · Apple has agreed to acquire Ascend.io, an agentic data engineering startup that uses… · Oracle has filed to raise $20 billion through a split offering of $10 billion in new… · TPG expects to raise more than $55B in fundraising in 2026 and is targeting $200B in…

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leadership change · Americas

Long Island University: Long Island University appointed Michael A. Schade as vice president and general…

Long Island University appointed Michael A. Schade as vice president and general counsel, hired from the University of Oklahoma, where he was executive director for research legal strategy and assistant general counsel.

A change at the top rarely stays at the top. Long Island University's move reshapes the layer beneath it in Artificial Intelligence as a new leader sets priorities and the team re-forms. Watch the first two or three appointments that follow; they signal direction more reliably than any statement.

curated · 2026-11-02 · full context →

Today's read · Talent Market Index 104.6 · Hot

Cyber incidents rise against trend, but leadership change accelerates

Talent Market Index 104.6 · Hot— steady · 93.2% hiring-positive
95% confidence interval (Wilson) on each weekly share

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Talent Market Index104.6Hot— steady vs prior month
OceaniaEasing
AsiaSteady
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AmericasSteady