A group of Houston founders and entrepreneurs held a launch event at the Ion on Feb. 12 for Houston AI, a new coalition to help accelerate AI startup development in the Bayou City. Their initial goals are positioning Houston as an “AI powerhouse” and as a national AI hub,

Part of their plan includes a 250,000-square-foot AI server manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas that will produce produce servers for Apple Intelligence, its AI personal assistant for iPhone, iPad and Mac computers.

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will open a 250,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Houston. Apple plans to use its new Houston facility, which is expected to come on line in 2026, to manufacture servers that support the company’s artificial intelligence projects and programs.

Apple is opening a new manufacturing facility in Houston to produce servers that support its artificial intelligence system as part of a larger $500 billion spending plan in the U.S.

Apple's chip factory planned for Houston, Texas will manufacture AI servers that are equipped with high-end M5 chips, Apple analyst Ming-Chi

Apple plans to invest $500 billion into its US operations with CEO Tim Cook stating that the iPhone maker is "bullish on the future of American innovation." Yahoo Finance Anchor Josh Lipton joins Brad Smith on Morning Brief to outline the details of the news,