Jordyn Holman / New York Times:
Q&A with FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam, only the second CEO in the company's history, on humanoid robots, automation, AI, drones, US-China trade tensions, and more  —  Raj Subramaniam took over three years ago from FedEx's founder, who ran the company for nearly 50 years.

Warhammer 40K makes history by finally adding female Custodes models to the Emperor's army, despite backlash from fans.

Jack Dunn / Variety:
On Joe Rogan's JRE, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck discuss Hollywood and AI; Damon says Netflix wants movies to restate the plot because viewers are on their phones  —  Matt Damon and Ben Affleck recently appeared on the “Joe Rogan Experience” to promote their new Netflix film “The Rip,” …

The Information:
Sources: after five Thinking Machines staff left, investors are rattled, potentially impacting fundraising; two researchers quit via Slack during an all-hands  —  The timing couldn't have been more awkward for Thinking Machines Lab.  —  On Wednesday, during an all-hands meeting at the AI startup …

Counterpoint Research:
Chinese smartphone shipments fell 1.6% YoY in Q4 2025 and 0.6% in 2025 due to weak demand after memory shortages increased prices; iPhone shipments rose 28% YoY  —  Type:  —  Insight  —  Team Counterpoint  —  Counterpoint research is a young and fast growing research firm covering analysis of the tech industry.