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Didero, which provides an agentic AI layer that integrates with ERP systems to automate supply chains, raised a $30M Series A co-led by Chemistry and Headline (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/didero-lands-3…

Didero lands $30M to put manufacturing procurement on 'agentic' autopilot | TechCrunch
Didero functions as an agentic AI layer that sits on top of a company’s existing ERP, acting as a coordinator that reads incoming communications and automatically executes the necessary updates and tasks.

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...

RapidFort, which develops tools for securing software supply chains, raised a $42M Series A led by Blue Cloud and ForgePoint, taking its total funding to ~$51M (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/03/ra

RapidFort raises $42M to push continuous remediation for software supply chain security - SiliconANGLE
RapidFort raises $42M to push continuous remediation for software supply chain security - SiliconANGLE

"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 […]

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

Weekly Climate Solutions Digest #20!! 💖🌊✨
https://www.forpeopleandpla.net/weekly-climate-solutions-digest-20/?utm_source=bri-mastodon&utm_medium=social&src=mstdn

Weekly Climate Solutions Digest
Welcome This week reads like a map of infrastructure coming alive. From the EU’s record share of solar power to Jiangsu’s new surge of offshore wind, from China’s growing forest of EV chargers to solar cooling for Nigerian food supply chains, and a Morocco workshop steering critical

As Taiwanese chipmakers push localization to secure supply chains, suppliers to the steel, plastics, and display industries are moving into Taiwan's chip sector (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/techn

Taiwan's push for supply chain security produces unexpected winners
Smaller local suppliers seize rare chance to serve chipmakers like TSMC and UMC