The US government leans hard on technology companies to make more commitments to build their businesses in the country and the Big Tech is falling on the line. On Monday, Apple separated Her own plans in this area: will spend $ 500 billion for the next four years in areas such as construction, engineering and training that cover technologies such as artificial intelligence and chip construction.
Big projects will include a new factory in Houston, TX, for the production of servers that support Apple’s internal AI effort, Apple Intelligence. doubling the value of Apple’s advanced production fund in $ 10 billion. A new Academy in Michigan to train people to work in next -generation factories. and more r & a.
Some of them are not “new” news. Apple has worked for years with thousands of suppliers in all the US in areas such as chip production – today 24 factories in 12 states – along with immediate people in the country. Worldwide, Apple employs 164,000 people, according to recent deposits. It does not break out how many of them are specifically in the US. He said today that he plans to hire another 20,000 people over the next four years. But again, it does not specify whether these people will be in the US or elsewhere.
However, Apple’s news is important because of what it underlines. First, there is the biggest effort by the US to expand its economic base, especially to remove some of the US dependence on ecosystems outside the US itself, such as China for construction. The US is making a fairly drastic effort to shift investment according to this, for example, by achieving new invoices to some goods in an effort to drive more national production.
$ 500 billion is the magic number: It is also the amount that Softbank, Oracle and Openai are obviously committed to their own important work Data Center AI.
Apple, as an important consumer electronics company, is largely based on production outside the US, the exercise of estimating plans for investment in the US will not completely replace this, now or never, but becomes a bone – a valuable bone – that this can throw to show that he is making efforts as well.
Secondly, the focus on artificial intelligence on Apple’s news should be noted. The main server factory it builds will focus on construction engines that can handle the AI ​​calculation. Similarly, the ecosystem fund and the training budget are largely focused on the skills and the manufacture of material to be used in AI systems.
Note: It is not clear what kind of tax relief (if any) companies will get investments such as those mentioned today. This will be top for companies, their investors and we hope that the American public. Apple noted that “it remains one of the largest US taxpayers, paying more than $ 75 billion in US taxes in the last five years, including $ 19 billion in 2024”.
News today, in any case, are represented as an Apple’s commitment to develop the profile of America’s industry in the world.
“We are swollen about the future of American innovation and we are proud to be based on the long -term US investment with this commitment of $ 500 billion for the future of our country,” said Tim Cook, Managing Director of Apple. “From the doubling of our advanced production fund, in building advanced technology in Texas, we are excited to extend our support for American construction. And we will continue to work with people and companies across the country to help write an excellent new chapter in the history of American innovation.
One of the largest specific projects announced today will be a new AI Server production unit in Houston-Houston-undertaking construction services that have so far been built in other countries. Lands later this year, and will be completed by 2026, he said.
The project is important not only in value but also intention: Apple doubles how it believes AI will be used in its products and services. Thus, the project comes along with the extension of the server’s capacity to other Apple Centers in North Carolina, Iowa, Oregon, Arizona and Nevada.
“Apple teams designed the servers to be incredibly energy efficient, reducing the energy requirements of Apple Data Centers,” Apple said, although she claimed that they had already been executed in renewable energy sources.
The production fund, on the other hand, will be used to help fund extensions for its partners, including the “commitment of many billions of dollars” to TSMC for advanced silicon at the FAB 21 installation of the last company in Arizona. Apple said it is Fab 21’s largest customer.
Apple has not clarified how much it has been made available for educational initiatives aimed at drawing up the work-capacity-and the cost of building factories or investment investment and border level development is likely to be essential.
The first attempt in this vein will be a new Apple Academy in Detroit, said, where “Apple engineers, along with experts from top universities like Michigan State”, will work with the SBM to help them implement them “AI and Smart construction techniques.” That there is a large number of smaller businesses in this area that have worked in consultation in others Heritage industries such as the automotive industry and it’s worth watching to see how they make the transition as it envisions.
