By Jason Cross
Publication Date: 2026-06-04 17:27:00
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In summary:
- Macworld reports that Apple’s next-generation Siri will utilize Google’s Gemini models and cloud servers powered by Nvidia’s Blackwell B200 chips for advanced AI processing.
- Apple’s own Private Cloud Compute was reportedly too slow during testing, leading to this partnership with Google’s infrastructure for improved performance.
- The collaboration includes Nvidia’s confidential computing technology to protect user data privacy while processing complex Siri requests on Google’s servers.
Early this year, Apple and Google issued a short joint statement saying that the next generation of Apple Foundation Models, upon which the new Siri and some other Apple Intelligence features will be based, will use Google’s Gemini technology.
Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration under which the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be based on Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology. These models will help power future Apple Intelligence features, including a more personalized Siri that will reportedly be unveiled during Monday’s WWDC keynote.
Now, a report from The Information has a little more detail about the servers this will all run on. Apple’s going to try to run as much of the new Siri as possible on-device, but more advanced requests that require more compute power will run on Google’s cloud. That was part of the original announcement above, actually: “models and…