Apple brings Private Cloud Compute to Google Cloud

Apple is extending Private Cloud Compute to Google Cloud, marking the first time the AI processing system will run outside the company’s own data centres.

The deployment will use Nvidia Blackwell GPUs with Confidential Computing to support server-side inference for Apple Foundation Models. According to Apple, the system is intended for tasks that require more computing capacity, including tool use and reasoning.

The announcement follows Apple’s earlier collaboration with Google on the next generation of Apple Foundation Models. Apple said the work uses technologies behind Google’s Gemini family of models. The company also discussed the next generation of Apple Intelligence during its Worldwide Developers Conference.

Nvidia said its GPUs will support server-side inference for Apple Foundation Models, which Apple and Google built using technologies behind Google’s Gemini family of models.

The next generation of Apple Foundation Models spans on-device and cloud-based systems. Apple uses PCC for AI workloads that are...

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