Apple said on Thursday it lost the equivalent of $6 billion in sales due to chip shortages. The semiconductor shortage has led to calls for more chip production within the U.S. as part of shoring up supply chains for key technology across sectors including autos. A larger geopolitical rivalry between the U.S. and China over technology sovereignty and tech as a national security concern poses a threat to supply chain stability that will last longer than the current global manufacturing and logistics bottlenecks. Download our local news and weather app for Apple or Android — and sign up for alerts….