Overview
- COO Sabih Khan confirmed shipments from the 250,000‑square‑foot facility and said Apple plans to expand production next year.
- Apple says the new servers will be installed in its data centers to run Apple Intelligence and Private Cloud Compute using Apple silicon.
- Construction and hiring continue in North Houston, with Apple saying the site is on track to create thousands of jobs and partnering with Houston City College for recruitment.
- A White House official praised the accelerated timeline, and Fox News Digital reported a source saying President Trump urged Tim Cook to “go big” on reshoring.
- Apple notes the servers were previously built overseas, are designed for high energy efficiency, and will support data centers that operate on 100% renewable energy; the Houston Chronicle reports Foxconn will run the Apple and Nvidia projects locally.