Apple commits $500B to US manufacturing, including a new AI server facility in Houston

The U.S. government is leaning hard on tech companies to make more commitments to building their businesses in the country, and Big Tech is falling in line. On Monday, Apple laid out its own plans in that area: it will spend $500 billion over the next four years in areas like high-end manufacturing, engineering, and education covering technologies like artificial intelligence and chip making. Big projects will include a new factory in Houston, TX, to produce servers that support Apple’s company’s in-house AI effort, Apple Intelligence; doubling the value of Apple’s U.S. Advanced Manufacturing Fund to $10 billion; a new academy in Michigan to train people to work in next-generation factories; and more R&D. Some of this is not “new” news. Apple has worked for years with thousands of suppliers across the U.S. in areas like chip making — currently 24 factories across 12 states — alongside directly employing people in the country. Globally, Apple employs 164,000 people, according to recen ... Read full article.