United Kingdom, Oct. 25 -- Apple has begun shipping American-made artificial intelligence servers months ahead of schedule.

The new hardware, designed to power the company's Private Cloud Compute (PCC) system for Apple Intelligence, is now being produced at a 250,000-square-foot facility in Houston, Texas.

The Houston plant - built as part of Apple's broader effort to bring advanced manufacturing back to the U.S. - was originally slated to begin operations in 2026.

Instead, the company's teams have accelerated production to start deliveries this month.

Apple Chief Operating Officer Sabih Khan told Fox Businesss: "We are thrilled to be shipping American-made advanced servers from our Houston facility.

"As part of our $600 billion comm...