239 | Powell’s AI job freeze, OpenAI’s $1.4 trillion bailout talk, “China will win the AI race”, Apple’s Gemini-powered Siri comeback, and more crucial AI news for the week ending on November 7, 2025

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Nov 8, 2025

This week, shocking truths about AI's impact on job growth are revealed as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warns of a hiring freeze linked to automation. OpenAI discusses its ambitious $1.4 trillion plan amidst concerns over financial sustainability. Meanwhile, the tech race heats up with China closing in on AI dominance, and Siri is set for a revival powered by new innovations. Plus, an exploration of agentic browsers and their potential to reshape user experience adds an exciting twist to the narrative!

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INSIGHT

AI Is Flattening Job Growth

Jerome Powell flagged that, after adjusting payroll counts, job creation is close to zero and AI is a likely factor.
He warned large employers signal they may not need to add headcount for years, creating a policy dilemma on inflation versus employment.

ADVICE

Unlearn Then Rebuild Workflows

Unlearn old workflows and retrain staff to work with AI as Satya Nadella advises over the next year.
Invest in new processes, tech stacks, and training now or risk being outcompeted by leaner AI-enabled rivals.

INSIGHT

Jobs Created To Train Their Replacements

Many new AI jobs pay experts to train models that will ultimately replace those same professions.
The training-data industry scaled from $3.7B in 2024 to $17B in 2025, accelerating replacement risk.

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Is your company’s next hire… an AI agent?

This week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell quietly sounded the alarm: job creation is stalling—and AI is likely behind it. Meanwhile, OpenAI is writing trillion-dollar checks its revenue can’t yet cash, and Apple’s Siri might finally be getting a real brain… courtesy of Google.

If you’re a business leader navigating 2026 and beyond, this is the episode you can’t afford to miss.

From massive layoffs masked as "rebalancing" to the quiet data wars fueling generative models, this episode maps the uncomfortable truths—and powerful opportunities—every executive should be tracking.

🔑 Key Takeaways for Business Leaders

The Fed just quietly admitted it: AI is flattening job growth—and it’s not temporary.
Satya Nadella says the next year is all about “unlearning.” New org charts, new workflows, and fewer people.
The irony of AI job creation? Most new roles involve training the tech that will replace you.
OpenAI’s $1.4T spending plan doesn’t add up. Not even with Sam Altman’s most optimistic projections.
The real tech bottleneck? Power. Microsoft is sitting on idle GPUs because the grid can’t handle the load.
Agentic browsers are coming for your interface. Today’s apps are tomorrow’s legacy software.
Amazon wants to block AI agents. Shopify is welcoming them with open arms—and gaining traction.
Coca-Cola just made its holiday ad with AI. The message is clear: even legacy branding is being reimagined.
China’s catching up—fast. Alibaba’s models are now outperforming GPT-4 on elite math benchmarks.
Michael Burry is shorting Nvidia. Should you worry? Depends how exposed you are to the AI infrastructure play.
Copyright law is broken. Getty’s lawsuit failed—your content might already be training someone’s next model.
Hardware is going wearable. Glasses, rings, humanoid robots—each collecting more real-world training data.
We’re not in a bubble. Yet. But Gartner says product supply already outpaces enterprise demand.

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