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Qatar and UAE will join the Pax Silica coalition on January 12 and 15, respectively, expanding the US-led effort to secure AI and semiconductor supply chains (Jarrett Renshaw/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/

#CommonplaceNotes https://lbj20.blogspot.com/2025/12/commonplace-book-supply-chains-hope-cool.html supply chains, hope, cool. thanks

Commonplace book: supply chains, hope, cool
Yes this: https://social.coop/@luis_in_brief/115696408257250551 Helen Toner on generative AI and where it might go , which is a rare article...

A look at Huawei's efforts to build an independent Chinese chip supply chain; through vehicles like Hubble, it has invested in 60 chip companies since 2019 (Itsuro Fujino/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/tech/

Huawei's web of chipmaking firms scales up independent supply chains
Affiliates invest in takeovers and capacity buildups in line with China's national ambitions

Counter Ransomware Initiative stresses importance of supply-chain security https://therecord.media/counter-ransomware-initiative-software-supply-chain-guidance

"In Brazil, a new label gives more visibility to deforestation-free beef"
#Brazil #Animals #Food

In Brazil, a new label gives more visibility to deforestation-free beef
Amid growing pressure for beef supply chains to be deforestation-free, a new certification system in Brazil will allow meatpackers, importers and retailers to guarantee that the meat cuts they sell are not associated with deforestation. Down the line, this could also help companies become compliant with the European Union’s regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR). The […]

Game Theory Analysis of Third-Party Regulation in Organic Supply Chains
Jo\~ao Zambujal-Oliveira, Andr\'e Silva, Rui Vasconcelos
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12420 https://

Game Theory Analysis of Third-Party Regulation in Organic Supply Chains
As people become more conscious of their health and the environment, the demand for organic food is expected to increase. However, distinguishing organic products from conventionally produced ones can be hard, creating a problem where producers may have the incentive to label their conventional products as organic to sell them at a higher price. Game theory can help to analyze the strategic interactions between producers and consumers in order to help consumers verifying these claims. Through a…

Chainguard, which helps companies secure software supply chains, raised $280M, six months after a $356M Series D, bringing its total funding to $892M (Kurt Schlosser/GeekWire)
https://www.geekwire.com/2025/chainguard-l

Sources: UK security services including MI5 step up work with the country's largest companies over hacking fears and to improve UK cyber warfare preparedness (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/6e54967b-48ce-4788-99c7-36b5801e7dfe

UK security services step up work with business to fight cyber threats
High-profile hacks raise fears about the potential economic damage caused by disruption to supply chains and services