#apple google collaboration covid 19

Apple and Google have collaborated, with the use of Bluetooth technology, to reduce the spread of COVID-19. While public health authorities, universities, and other NOs have been developing contract tracing technology, Apple and Google have collaborated to create a comprehensive solution by using Bluetooth Low Energy technology. In the coming months, Apple and Google will be working to create a Bluetooth-based contact tracing platform so more users will be able to participate. Both Apple and Google are stressing on their collaboration's security, stating that no personally identifiable information will be collected. At WWDC 2026, the company confirmed it partnered with Google, using the technologies behind Gemini, to create the next generation of Apple Foundation Models. Rather than relying strictly on its own hardware, Apple is looking to rely on Google's Gemini AI model running on NVIDIA’s latest Blackwell B200 data center graphics chips. Originally, rumors suggested Apple might use Google's own custom Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) for these cloud tasks, but the decision has officially flipped to NVIDIA's high-speed Blackwell architecture to ensure maximum performance and lower processing latency. Read more in our articles including "Here's how Apple and Google's COVID-19 contact tracing tech will work" and "Apple Built Its New AI Foundation Models With Google".