Apple on Tuesday said it will start building Mac mini desktop computers in Houston later this year, part of a push to do more manufacturing in the US. Today, Apple builds the vast majority of its Mac computers in Asia, including at facilities in China, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand. But the Mac mini, which starts at $599, has seen newfound relevancy in recent weeks with users snapping them up to run AI software. In 2019, Mr Cook and Mr Trump held an orchestrated event to announce Texas-based Mac Pro manufacturing, which also drew ire. The Mac mini development, on the other hand, came by way of a press release and was far more low key.

Source: Irish Examiner February 24, 2026 15:54 UTC