By Léon Levinas-Ménard
1. US AND CHINA REACH DEAL TO ROLL BACK MOST TARIFFS FOR 90 DAYS
China and the U.S. agreed to a 90-day truce slashing many of their recent trade tariffs – lowering U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports to 30% (from 145%) and China’s to 10% (from 125%) – in a move that resumes some trade flows after months of escalating duties
2. AMAZON REVEALS NEW WAREHOUSE ROBOTS IN PUSH TO TRIM MANUAL TASKS
The e-commerce giant Amazon unveiled several new warehouse robots it plans to deploy in coming years, aiming to eliminate or reduce manual labor in its logistics operations and create more high-skilled work in its facilities
Source: https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-warehouse-fulfillment-robots-growth/747707/
3. 'THE FUTURE OF RESPONSIBLE, RESILIENT BUSINESS': TRUSTRACE LAUNCHES AI POWERED SUPPLY CHAIN DATA HUB
TrusTrace, a supply chain traceability platform, introduced a new AI-driven data hub that gives retailers real-time visibility into their supply chains, streamlines compliance processes, and meets growing demands for transparency and sustainability
4. UK AND INDIA AGREE TRADE DEAL AFTER THREE YEARS OF TALKS
The UK and India have clinched a landmark free trade agreement that will slash import taxes on 90% of British goods sold in India (cutting tariffs on products like whisky, cars and machinery) and reduce or eliminate UK tariffs on Indian exports such as clothing and footwear
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y6y90e5vzo
5. HUNTED LABS LAUNCHES ENTERCEPT™, AN AI-POWERED PLATFORM TO STOP SOFTWARE SUPPLY CHAIN ATTACKS
Cybersecurity firm Hunted Labs announced an AI-driven platform called Entercept™ to give security teams real-time visibility into potential threats in their software development pipelines, identifying suspicious code or contributors and helping prevent software supply chain attacks
