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EPISODE · Apr 8, 2026 · 8 MIN

Apple Blew 5-Year AI Lead. GoPro Cut 23%.NIO Is Building Chips For Every Car.

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GoPro cut 23% of their workforce this morning. Over 1,600 companies have announced layoffs since January 1st as AI eliminates jobs faster than any recovery can replace them. Apple former insiders confirmed this week that Apple had a 5-year head start on AI and wasted it — Siri still trailing ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude in 2026. And NIO confirmed today their in-house Shenji chip is going into the Onvo L90 launching April 21st — meaning NIO's own semiconductor technology now runs across Firefly, Onvo, and the NIO main brand. Shenji chips are already being pitched to Leapmotor and Geely as a third party supply business. NIO is not just a car company. They're building an AI chip ecosystem inside a car company. Obi breaks down what the AI layoff wave means for everyday Americans, why Apple's failure is the most important business lesson of 2026, and why the Shenji chip story is the most underappreciated investment thesis in the EV space right now. ES9 reveals tomorrow.Nord Security Products:NordVPN: ⁠https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=143053&url_id=902⁠NordPass: ⁠https://go.nordpass.io/aff_c?offer_id=488&aff_id=143053&url_id=9356⁠Discord: https://discord.gg/GSbp4wR

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