Feb. 26 (UPI) — Tech giant Apple says it will build a new manufacturing facility in Texas at some point in 2026 that will create “thousands” of new jobs, including in artificial intelligence.
“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,” Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote Monday in a release.
An “advanced manufacturing facility” in an unnamed spot in the Houston area will produce servers — previously manufactured outside the United States — to prop up its Apple Intelligence features that aids users to write, express themselves and do other daily tasks. It arrived as part of a projected $500 billion investment over the next four years in a number of business sectors expected to impact all 50 states in some form…