Apple has already begun shipping its “made in America” Private Cloud Compute (PCC) servers that power Apple Intelligence from its newly-built advanced manufacturing facility in Houston, beating its 2026 target.
Private Cloud Compute is the architecture Apple uses to perform certain Apple Intelligence computations in the cloud rather than on devices, while still preserving the on-device privacy model that Apple is working to maintain.
The servers have begun shipping from Apple’s 250,000-square-foot Houston site months earlier than planned. Apple Chief Operating Officer Sabih Khan confirmed the servers were rolling out earlier than expected in a statement provided to Fox Business:
We are thrilled to be shipping American-made advanced servers from our Houston facility. As part of our $600 billion commitment to the United States, these servers will be installed in our data centers and play a key role in powering Apple Intelligence with Private Cloud Compute. Our teams have done an incredible job accelerating work to get the new Houston factory up and running ahead of schedule, and we plan to continue expanding the facility to increase production next year.
Apple CEO Tim Cook also posted on X about the news:
Apple’s American-made advanced servers are now shipping from our new Houston facility to Apple data centers!
These servers will help power Private Cloud Compute and Apple Intelligence, as part of our $600 billion US commitment. pic.twitter.com/maOd3lCGfK
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) October 23, 2025
The Houston facility is part of a $600 billion U.S. investment commitment Apple made earlier this year. A White House official told Fox News Digital. “The President likes things getting done ahead of schedule, so it’s good to see Apple quickly responding to his call to bring American jobs back to our country.”
