What an ‘extraordinary new chapter in the history of American innovation’ indeed! Apple’s $500 billion investment is nothing short of a colossal PR stunt, one that could very well be written by a scriptwriter who specializes in melodramatic announcements. Building a fancy AI server factory in Houston? Doubling the Advanced Manufacturing Fund? Pfft, sounds more like a glossy brochure than a serious economic commitment. And hiring 20,000 new employees? Must be a joke, right? After all, why would they need that many engineers when they’ve got an army of robots already doing the work? This ‘Apple Manufacturing Academy’ in Detroit? It’s like they’re setting up a school for the kids who can’t even get jobs at the local fast-food joint. The real story here is that Apple is finally getting in line with the Trump administration’s ‘America First’ agenda, trying to keep up with the headlines while perhaps also giving their CEO a little something to boast about at the next tech convention. It’s all show and no go, just like the rest of their overhyped product launches.