Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., welcomes customers during the first day of sales in store for the latest Apple products at the FIFTH avenue d’Apple store in New York, in the United States, Friday, September 20 2024.
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Apple plans to open a new factory for artificial intelligence servers in Texas as an investment of $ 500 billion in the United States, the company announced on Monday.
The American technology giant said that he would work with partners to launch a 250,000 square feet manufacturing installation in Houston to produce servers for Apple Intelligence, his AI personal assistant for computers iPhone, iPad and Mac .
The new factory, which should start operations in 2026, will be part of a major investment plan to which will belong in the next four years. In addition to the new installation of Texas, Apple said that it also planned to hire around 20,000 new employees in the United States
Most of the new recruits will focus on research and development, or R&D, silicon engineering, software development and AI and automatic learning, said Apple.
“We are optimistic about the future of American innovation, and we are proud to rely on our longtime American investments with this commitment of $ 500 billion in the future of our country,” said CEO Apple Tim Cook said on Monday in a statement.
This decision comes after the Director General of Apple met President Donald Trump last week.
The iPhone manufacturer faces the pressure from the Trump administration on the place where he chooses to make his products. Apple assembles most of its products in China.
Earlier this month, Trump signed a long-imposing order 10% prices on Chinese products at the top of Existing rates up to 25% collected during his first presidency.
Apple said that its $ 500 billion investment plan would include work with suppliers in the United States and content production for its Apple TV + Media streaming service in 20 states, as well as new research expenses and research and development (R&D).
Apple has said that “there remains one of the largest American taxpayers, having paid more than $ 75 billion in American taxes over the past five years, including $ 19 billion in 2024”.
The technology giant also said that it would double its advanced manufacturing fund in the United States at $ 10 billion, against $ 5 billion currently, would currently create a new manufacturing academy in Michigan and develop its investments in R&D In the United States to support peak fields such as Silicon Engineering.
