[11/1 12:00 UTC] Aramco closes deal for a 49 percent stake in Saudi AI company Humain…

AI News Flash for November 01, 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Aramco closes deal for a 49 percent stake in Saudi AI company Humain https://www.arabnews.com/finance/aramco-closes-26bn-deal-for-49-stake-in-humain-3009220 https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/business/saudi-aramco-takes-49-stake-in-ai-firm-humain-commits-2-6-billion/articleshow/135423418.cms https://tradearabia.com/News/489006/Aramco-acquires-49pc-stake-in-Saudi-PIF-company-Humain/OGN 2. London Mayor Sadiq Khan calls for a cap on robotaxis https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/01/sadiq-khan-calls-cap-numbers-robotaxis-london-streets 3. Anthropic publishes experiment in which Claude agents wrote training data that evaded a safety monitor https://alignment.anthropic.com/2026/automated-em-search/ https://mixed-news.com/en/anthropic-claude-agents-training-data-safety-monitor-experiment/ 4. Brazil courts AI data centers with tax breaks and cheap power https://fortune.com/2026/11/01/data-centers-brazil-lula-redata-amazon-google-microsoft-openai/ 5. Australian public service union deadlocked over AI protections, and Proton apologizes https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/01/ai-talks-with-public-servants-deadlocked-as-australian-politicians-look-for-government-savings-01142034 https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/proton-denies-tracking-employees-ai-use-says-no-job-losses-over-ai-re-interviews-3029882-2026-11-01