Small- & medium-sized farms were already struggling amid worsening #climate shocks & volatile commodities #markets, on top of being squeezed by large #corporations that dominate the #SupplyChain.
In recent weeks, #farmers in Texas & across the midwest have suffered millions of dollars of crop losses due to unprecedented heavy rainfall & #flooding.
Wenn es so schöne Fussgängerampeln mit Textansagen gibt, kann man diese Ansagen dann ändern? Das müssen sich Unbekannte im Silicon Valley gedacht haben, bevor sie die Ampelansagen durch angebliche Texte von Tech-Milliardären ersetzten. Die Stadt reagierte und hat die ganze Funktion vorerst deaktiviert.
Mit KI erzeugter Programmcode bezieht sich manchmal auf Module, die es gar nicht gibt. Findige Angreifer haben nun begonnen, derartige Module zu publizieren.
#SupplyChain
https://dnip.ch/2025/04/15/dnip-briefing-20-sitzungsprotokoll-mal-anders/
New supply chain attacks called "slopsquatting" in AI coding attempts to leverage AI models tendency to hallucinate non-existent package names.
Research indicates roughly 20% of the sampled Python and JavaScript code samples recommended packages didn't exist.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ai-hallucinated-code-dependencies-become-new-supply-chain-risk/ #slopsquatting #hallucinations #AI #coding #supplychain #python #javascript #cybersecurity
AI Code Assistants: A Double-Edged Sword?
AI-powered coding tools are revolutionizing development workflows, but they come with hidden dangers:
Hallucinated Dependencies: AI suggests packages that don’t exist. Slopsquatting Attacks: Malicious actors register these fake packages, leading to potential security breaches. Automated Installation Risks: Some AI agents might auto-install these without developer awareness. False Legitimacy: AI-generated summaries can falsely validate these malicious packages.
Stay Vigilant: Always double-check AI-generated code and dependencies. Trust, but verify.
#AI #CyberSecurity #DevSecOps #SupplyChain #SoftwareDevelopment
https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/12/ai_code_suggestions_sabotage_supply_chain
'Patients simply cannot survive': #Trump could wreck #SupplyChain for #heparin https://www.rawstory.com/tariff-2671754165/
"The self-inflicted uncertainty from the #China #tariffs has turned the corporate capital expenditures world upside down, created mass #uncertainty not seen since Covid, created a price shock that will impact the daily lives of US #consumers with no end in sight, & unfortunately ripped the hearts & lungs out of the US #BigTech #SupplyChain in the process with no minimal to no alternatives," Ives wrote.
Africa: Explainer - How WFP's Supply Chain Works to Tackle Hunger: [WFP] With budgets tight and crises mounting, getting food from A to B isn't just a matter of logistics - it's a lifeline for people the World Food Programme serves http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TK44z7 #WFP #FoodSecurity #Hunger #SupplyChain #Logistics
#Trump on Wednesday paused for 90 days many #tariffs but is not halting 25% tariffs on automotive imports & looming tariffs on #auto parts, drawing criticism from #Michigan #business & auto groups.
The #Detroit Regional Chamber & #MichiganAuto called on Trump to protect the automotive industry's complex international #SupplyChain framework from harmful fragmentation that weakens its global competitiveness.
#economy
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/trump-does-not-pause-25-us-auto-tariffs-drawing-criticism-michigan-business-auto-2025-04-09/
"Given the complexity of the #pharma #SupplyChain, we do not expect the industry to make any major changes. These current tariffs are being pursued under emergency powers, which at worse will last until the end of the current administration & could end sooner with an act of #Congress."
Global #pharma shares plunge as #Trump doubles down on #tariff threat
Global drugmakers' #stocks dropped across the board after Trump reiterated plans for a "major" tariff on #pharmaceutical imports, threatening an interwoven global #SupplyChain, & as his country-specific reciprocal #tariffs took effect, leading to more pain in global markets.
#economy #inflation #recession #trumpcession #geopolitics
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/indian-pharma-stocks-decline-after-trump-again-threatens-tariffs-2025-04-09/
So business aren’t planning to pay products for twice the price, they are trying to delay and wait as to not incur the huge tariff cost.
The good planners imported a lot ahead in the last few months, that’s why the US economy has been doing okay, but it’s now coming to a halt and it can only last so long before they run out of what they accumulated.
Americans are about to find what shortages are. They haven’t lived it since the 1970s oil crisis.
Covid shortages were small beer compared to what it’s coming
What’s being seen in the trade route bookings is that Chinese shipments are entirely cancelled or delayed for now. Volume is way way down.
@GossiTheDog
If China(and/or asia) would go full contra, a LOT of biz in the US would just go broke. #supplychain
@ulrichkelber gibt es Informationen darüber, wie @zendis sich gegen #supplyChain -Attacken und Sicherheitslücken in den zugrundeliegenden #OpenSource -Lösungen von #OpenDesk und #OpenCode wappnet, um zusätzlich zur #Souveränität auch die IT-Sicherheit der Systeme ausreichend sicherzustellen? Wie wird bei der Weiterenwicklung und Updates geprüft, damit kein Schadcode eingeschleust wird?
#ITSecurity #Zendis #OpenSource #HybriderKrieg #OpSec #Kritis
Taming the Wild West of #ML: Practical Model Signing with #Sigstore
https://security.googleblog.com/2025/04/taming-wild-west-of-ml-practical-model.html
#TreasurySecretary #Bessent said on #MtP:
"The shutdown of the #SupplyChain during the #pandemic was a [warning] of what can happen when we don't produce everything we need."
It was destruction of the DOMESTIC Supply Chain that crashed the economy. IMPORTS SAVED US. Moving manufacturing to the U.S. wouldn't save us from another Supply Chain disruption.
IN FACT, putting #tariffs on imported SUPPLIES will do THE EXACT SAME THING! Get ready for ANOTHER Supply Chain crash. 
A disruption in Taiwan's exports could hit US builders hard. Drywall needs 125 screws per 100 sq. ft., and most came from Taiwan last year. A business professor breaks down the impact on U.S. imports: https://theconversation.com/more-than-just-chips-chinese-threats-and-trump-tariffs-could-disrupt-lots-of-made-in-taiwan-imports-disappointing-us-builders-cyclists-and-golfers-alike-253729 #tariffs #supplychain
Bloomberg alerts sent on this:
*CANADA, MEXICO NOT SUBJECT TO RECIPROCAL TARIFFS FOR NOW
*US CONTINUES USMCA EXEMPTION FOR CANADA, MEXICO TARIFFS
BREAKING: Canada gets an exemption from Trump's baseline 10% tariffs, Bloomberg reports. At least for now, the existing tariff exemption for USMCA compliant goods will continue. (It's not immediately clear to me if Canadian autos will still get hit with the 25% tariff on foreign cars)
The list of tarifs announced today, for each country
Canada not listed, so likely 10%. Unclear if it is the new baseline tariff or the extra on top of what exists already.
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Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C
Experts say previous #economic models underestimated impact of #globalheating – as well as likely ‘cascading #supplychain disruptions’
Australian scientists study suggests average per person #GDP across the globe will be reduced by 16% even if warming is kept to 2C above pre-industrial levels. This is a much greater reduction than previous estimates, which found the reduction would be 1.4%.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/01/average-person-will-be-40-poorer-if-world-warms-by-4c-new-research-shows #climate #climatechange
