{"id":1234541,"date":"2025-02-24T13:12:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T18:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1234541"},"modified":"2025-02-24T13:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T18:12:17","slug":"apple-plans-to-invest-500-billion-in-the-us-over-the-next-four-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1234541","title":{"rendered":"Apple plans to invest $500 billion in the US over the next four years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Apple plans to ramp up its US hiring and investments. On Monday, the company <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2025\/02\/apple-will-spend-more-than-500-billion-usd-in-the-us-over-the-next-four-years\/\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2025\/02\/apple-will-spend-more-than-500-billion-usd-in-the-us-over-the-next-four-years\/\">said<\/a> it will hire around 20,000 workers and spend over $500 billion in the US over the next four years.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, several months after former President Biden took office, Apple said it would <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/apple-build-us-campus-north-carolina-133359095.html\">invest $430 billion domestically<\/a> over the following five years. <em>Bloomberg<\/em> <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-02-24\/apple-says-it-will-add-20-000-jobs-spend-500-billion-produce-ai-servers-in-us\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-02-24\/apple-says-it-will-add-20-000-jobs-spend-500-billion-produce-ai-servers-in-us\">notes<\/a> today&#8217;s announcement marks an added $39 billion in spending and an extra 1,000 jobs annually over its previous numbers.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"end-legacy-contents\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The newly announced package will include a new manufacturing facility in Houston to build servers for <a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/apples-first-attempt-at-ai-is-apple-intelligence-181444846.html\">Apple Intelligence<\/a>, which has increasingly become <a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/mobile\/smartphones\/apple-announces-the-iphone-16e-with-apple-intelligence-for-599-161435140.html\">central to the company&#8217;s plans<\/a> and <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:6;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A0BXZhdDqZM\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A0BXZhdDqZM\">advertising campaigns<\/a>. The <a data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/how-does-apple-send-your-data-to-its-cloud-ai-servers-very-carefully-it-claims-233312425.html\">Private Cloud Compute servers<\/a> that handle Apple Intelligence&#8217;s more complex server-AI queries use <a data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/apple-silicon-m1-mac-181040846.html\">Apple M-series chips<\/a>, which are still produced in Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>Apple said most of the 20,000 new jobs will focus on R&amp;D, AI and machine learning, silicon engineering and software development. The company will also expand its data center capacity in North Carolina, Iowa, Oregon, Arizona and Nevada to help meet Apple Intelligence&#8217;s growing backend needs.<\/p>\n<p>The company will also open an Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit, where its engineers will work alongside &#8220;experts from top universities such as Michigan State&#8221; to consult with small and medium-sized businesses on implementing AI and smart manufacturing techniques. Apple will also offer free in-person and online skills development courses. It already runs <a data-i13n=\"cpos:9;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/apple-has-opened-its-detroit-developer-academy-to-100-students-080721814.html\">a Developer Academy<\/a> in the Motor City.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement follows a meeting between Tim Cook and President Donald Trump last week at the White House. Trump implied that Apple was making additional investments to avoid tariffs due to the iPhone maker&#8217;s heavy reliance on manufacturing in China. &#8220;They don&#8217;t want to be in the tariffs,&#8221; Trump <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:10;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-02-20\/apple-s-tim-cook-meeting-with-trump-as-tariffs-threaten-iphones\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-02-20\/apple-s-tim-cook-meeting-with-trump-as-tariffs-threaten-iphones\">said<\/a> after the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Apple hasn&#8217;t said whether investments are related to tariffs, instead framing them as a sign of confidence in the nation&#8217;s ability to innovate. &#8220;We are bullish on the future of American innovation, and we&#8217;re proud to build on our long-standing US investments with this $500 billion commitment to our country&#8217;s future,&#8221; Cook said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/big-tech\/apple-plans-to-invest-500-billion-in-the-us-over-the-next-four-years-181217017.html?src=rss<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple plans to ramp up its US hiring and investments. On Monday, the company said it will hire around 20,000 workers and spend over $500 billion in the US over the next four years. 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