October 2026 AI News

A data-driven look at how AI is reshaping jobs and talent strategies worldwide, based on 15,000 roles and 1,000+ HR leaders—revealing where AI skills are surging, how companies are closing skill gaps, and why the AI talent search is going global.

Discover how skillspotting helps workers and employers move beyond rigid job titles. Learn to categorize your skills, adapt to AI and future-proof your career.

U.S. CEOs are confident in their AI progress and the strength of the U.S. economy, but cybersecurity and geopolitical risks are intensifying while inflation pressures persist, according to a new study released today by KPMG LLP.

A new report from Greenhouse, the leading hiring platform, reveals candidates are caught in an AI catch-22.

The Internet Is Under Attack. Here's How to Protect Yourself and Your Family.

New evidence on who builds, uses, trusts, shapes, and gets heard in the AI era

I work on Claude. It's an interesting experience: Every day I learn about yet another feat accomplished with or by Claude that I hadn't considered, didn't think possible, or simply lacked the curiosity and time to try. This month, it may have helped discover a new planet,

Personal AI agents could reshape how employees work, raising new AI agent governance questions around security, trust, IP, and control

LinkedIn’s AI recruiting agent will soon tailor its candidate recommendations to each recruiter’s own hiring history. The company announced LinkedIn Hiring Assistant 2, a new version of its AI agent for recruiters that remembers how individual recruiters and their companies hire and applies those preferences to future searches.In LinkedIn’s example, a recruiter who asked the first version for a product management candidate got exactly that

Banks are fueling a hiring surge for AI engineers who are good at “agent orchestration” — the ability to coordinate teams of specialized agents.

Only one in seven displaced workers has a direct path to a growing job, and most new work in healthcare and construction can’t be done remotely.

Demand for Basic AI Skills Fell 25% This Year as Companies Look for People Who Can Build With AI, Not Just Prompt It Meanwhile, the Usual Ways People Grow at Work, Like Promotions and Moves to New…

Tech job openings are climbing as AI spending fuels hardware demand and software hiring stays resilient.

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How I use ChatGPT to cheat & get 353 AI certifications.

Benefitting from the Bitter Lesson