Schneider Electric has introduced Resource Advisor+, an AI-enabled platform designed to support enterprise energy and sustainability management.

China’s 2026–2028 industrial policy framework aligns industrial internet platforms and artificial intelligence through coordinated targets for infrastructure, data, models, and agents, accelerating full-chain digital and intelligent transformation across manufacturing.

AVEVA has introduced a set of artificial intelligence capabilities within its Unified Engineering solution to support engineering and design workflows.

Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind have partnered to integrate Gemini Robotics foundation models with the Atlas humanoid platform, advancing the development of Physical Intelligence for industrial applications.

Mitsubishi Electric has acquired a stake in ADT Technology Service (Suzhou) to strengthen its factory automation total solutions and expand its FA system business in China.

At CES 2026, Physical AI moved beyond proof of concept, signaling a shift toward real-world industrial deployment through humanoid robotics and ecosystem partnerships.

The supply chain cyber threat landscape is expanding as ransomware, advanced persistent threats, IoT and OT vulnerabilities, cloud dependencies, and AI-enabled attacks increasingly exploit interconnected and mission-critical global supply networks.

Barbara has released version 3.2.0 of its industrial edge software platform, introducing centralized observability, automated onboarding, and enhancements aimed at scaling distributed edge deployments.

PTC has released updates to Codebeamer and Pure Variants, along with the first release of Codebeamer AI, to support regulated, software-driven product development.

This article explains how agent-to-agent coordination is emerging in supply chains and how AI architectures such as A2A, MCP, and Graph-RAG support more autonomous, adaptive, and resilient supply chain operations.