The startup says software-native factories can leapfrog China’s highly automated manufacturing base rather than trying to replicate it.

The statement, signed by senior executives at competing companies, calls on the government to help build the tools needed to pace frontier AI development.

Julie Masino had steadied Cracker Barrel after last year’s logo firestorm. Her replacement oversaw a stock decline at his last job.

UPS is seeing margin gains, cost savings, and a clearer path to higher-value growth, says CFO Brian Dykes.