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EU Clears FedEx-Led $9.2 Billion Buyout of Poland's InPost
The European Commission cleared the FedEx-led consortium's takeover of parcel locker network InPost, leaving only one regulatory step before closing.
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Amazon and AutoStore Signed a Global Deal With No Orders Attached
Amazon's new supply agreement with warehouse robotics firm AutoStore sets purchase terms worldwide but commits to buying nothing yet.
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Target Built a Digital Twin of Its Supply Chain Before Changing It
Target's in-house Proxima tool simulates supply-chain changes against real operational data, catching problems before they hit live stores.
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FedEx Moves Robot Trailer Loaders From Pilot to Production
FedEx and Dexterity are now running autonomous trailer-loading robots at full scale at a Maryland hub after years of piloting.
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project44 Spins Off LSP44 to Sell AI Agents to Freight Brokers
Supply chain software firm project44 has split off LSP44, an AI-native unit for freight brokers, alongside 34% annual recurring revenue growth.
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ClearJet Raises $25M to Ship Packages on Passenger Flights
ClearJet closed a $25 million Series B to expand its network that books unused cargo space on passenger flights.
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Skan AI Raises $63M to Become the Map Layer for Enterprise AI Agents
A $63 million Series C bets that enterprise AI agents need a live map of how employees actually work, not just process documentation.
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Shiprocket's Rs 1,617 Crore IPO Closes Subscribed Over 100 Times
India's largest e-commerce logistics platform closed its IPO oversubscribed more than 100 times, with listing set for August 19.
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Silver Lake in Talks to Take Workday Private, Reuters Reports
Reuters reported Silver Lake is in talks to buy Workday, sending shares up as much as 25 percent and its market value to roughly $51 billion.
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HappyRobot's $150M Round Bets Voice AI Can Run Freight Calls
Freight-tech startup HappyRobot raised $150 million at a $1.2 billion valuation to expand its phone-calling AI agents.
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Why Your Next Laptop Is About to Cost More: the AI Memory Squeeze
Apple warns memory constraints will worsen every quarter, and Samsung and SK Hynix now say the shortage runs through 2027 and possibly to 2030.
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LEAP India's $260 Million IPO Bets on Renting, Not Owning, Pallets
LEAP India, which controls 90% of India's pallet pooling market, opens a $260 million IPO on August 7.
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Auger Raises $50M to Put AI Agents Above the ERP Stack, Not Inside It
Ex-Amazon exec Dave Clark's startup Auger raised $50M to let AI agents run routine supply-chain decisions across existing ERP, WMS and TMS systems.
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Bain Capital Takes Majority Stake in Supply Chain Platform SupplyOn
Bain Capital is buying control of SupplyOn from Bosch, ZF, Schaeffler and Aumovio, betting on AI-driven supply chain software.
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Freehand Raises $75M to Put AI Agents in Charge of Invoices
Supply-chain AI startup Freehand raised $75 million with Meta and Unilever as customers, though outlets disagree on whether it's a seed or Series B round.
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FedEx's $9.2 Billion Bid for InPost Is Stuck Waiting on Vietnam
A FedEx-led consortium's takeover of Europe's largest parcel-locker network is delayed to September because antitrust reviews are not finished.
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Gartner: $234 Billion in SaaS Spending at Risk From AI Agents
Gartner forecasts that agentic AI will redirect $234 billion of enterprise SaaS spending by 2030 as pricing shifts to outcomes.
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Meta Hands BlackRock 80% of Its $14B Texas AI Data Center
Meta is leasing back compute instead of owning it outright, as BlackRock funds a $14B El Paso AI campus.
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Why project44 Split Itself in Two to Sell Logistics Firms AI Agents
project44 spun out LSP44, a separate AI-agent business for freight brokers and 3PLs, betting shippers and carriers need different products entirely.