The US government relies strongly on technological companies to make it more obliged to build its business in the country and Big Tech falls in order. On Monday, Apple exposed His own plans in the area: he will spend $ 500 billion in the next four years in areas such as superior production, engineering and education that cover technologies such as artificial intelligence and chip production.
Large projects will include a new factory in Houston, TX, to produce a server that support the internal AI effort of Apple’s company, Apple Intelligence; double the value of Apple’s US advanced production fund at $ 10 billion; New Academy in Michigan to train people to work in the following generation factories; and more research and development.
Some of this are not “new” news. Apple has worked with thousands of suppliers throughout the USA areas such as areas such as making chips – currently 24 factories in 12 countries – together with direct employment of people in the country. Globally, Apple employs 164,000 people, according to Recent applications. It does not break out how special there are in the US. Today it was said that he was planning to hire another 20,000 people in the next four years. But again, it does not specify whether these people will be in the US or elsewhere.
Still, Apple’s news is significant because of what he emphasizes. First, there is a bigger effort that has now invested to expand their economic basis, specifically to eliminate some of the relyings that they now have on the Ecosystems outside the US itself, such as China for production. Now they lead quite drastic efforts to move investments accordingly, for example, floating new tariffs on a certain goods in an effort to launch more national production.
Apple, as the main companies for consumer electronics, relies greatly on production outside the US, practicing plans to invest in the US will not completely replace it, now or ever, but it becomes a bone – a very valuable bone – that it can be thrown away would show that it also makes efforts.
Second, it should be noted in the focus on artificial intelligence in Apple’s news. The main server factory that it will be built will be focused on the construction of machines that can handle AI computing. Similarly, the ecosystem fund and training budget are generally aimed at the skills and production of hardware that will be used in AI systems.
Please note: It is not clear what types of tax relief (if any) companies will invest in investments such as those of Apple listed today. It will be top -notch for companies, their investors and hopefully the American public. Apple noted that “one of the greatest American taxpayers remains, after paying more than $ 75 billion in US taxes in the last five years, including only $ 19 billion in only 2024.”
Today, in any case, news is represented as Apple’s own dedication to the growing profile of the American industry in the world.
“We are a bull in the future of US innovation and we are proud to build on our long -standing American investments with this obligation of $ 500 billion in the future of our country,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s Executive Director, in a statement. “From the doublet of our advanced production fund, to the construction of advanced technology in Texas, we are delighted to expand our support for American production. And we will continue to cooperate with people and companies across this country to help write an extraordinary new chapter in the history of US innovation. “
One of the major specific projects of announced today will be a new AI server production plant of 250,000 square meters in Houston-prerection of construction services that have been produced so far in other countries. Ferry interruptions later this year, and will be completed by 2026, according to.
The project is important not only in value but also intention: Apple doubles in a way that believes AI will be used in its products and services. Thus, the project comes together with the spread of the server capacity in Apple’s other data centers in North Carolina, Iowa, Oregon, Arizona and Nevada.
“Teams in Apple designed the servers incredibly energy -efficient, reducing the energy requirements of Apple data,” Apple said, although he also claimed that they were already running on renewable energy.
The manufacturing Fund, in contrast, will be used to finance the expansion for their partners, including the “Multi-Military Dollar Multiplication” TSMC for Advanced Silicon made at the FAB 21 Fab 21 company in Arizona. Apple said it was the biggest customer Fab 21.
Apple did not determine how intended for educational initiatives aimed at training work forces-if the cost of building factories or investment in research and development on the border will probably be significant.
The first effort in this vein will be the new Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit, it was said, where “Apple Engineers, along with the best universities like Michigan State”, will work with MSBS to help them implement “AI and Smart of production techniques. industries like automotive, and it is worth looking at how and if they cross they do as predicted.