Tech titan Apple is planning to open a 250,000-square-foot AI server factory in Houston by 2026 as a part of its mission of investing half a trillion dollars in US suppliers over the next four years.
The company is reportedly working with Foxconn to open the Houston factory. Foxconn was previously called Hon Hai Precision Industry.
The quarter-of-a-million-square-foot factory provide a space for the assembly of artificial intelligence servers the company calls Apple Intellgence along with its iPad, iPhone, and Mac computers AI assistance – all which are presently being manufactured outside the US. The company has yet to reveal the address or area of its AI server factory in Houston.
Apple’s Houston factory is a part of the company’s four-year plan to invest $500 billion in the United States. The investment ranges from increased investment in stateside suppliers to US-based production of Apple TV+ movies and series.
Furthermore, Apple pledged to double its US Advanced Manufactoring Fund from $5 billion to $10 billion.
Through its investment, the company has stated that it would add upwards of 20,000 jobs in AI and machine learning, silicon engineering, software development, research and development in the United States. How many jobs the Houston factory will offer is yet to be determined.
The announcement comes on the heels of Tim Cook, Apple CEO, meeting with President Donald Trump last week. The Trump administration previously imposed a 10% tariff on China, Chinese goods, where most of Apple products are assembled. Early Monday morning, Trump posted on Twitter/X commending the company’s pledge to invest $500 billion in the US.
“We are bullish on the future of American innovation, and we’re proud to build on our long-standing U.S. investments with this $500 billion commitment to our country’s future,” said Cook said in a statement Monday.