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Apple expands Private Cloud Compute to Google Cloud with NVIDIA security

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Apple is expanding its Private Cloud Compute (PCC) service beyond its own data centers to Google Cloud, enabling more complex AI tasks for its upcoming Apple Intelligence features. This expansion leverages NVIDIA's Confidential Computing technology, specifically Blackwell GPUs, to ensure user data remains private and secure during processing. The collaboration with Google and NVIDIA aims to provide robust security and transparency for server-side AI inference, even when hosted on third-party infrastructure. AI

IMPACT Enhances security and privacy for complex cloud-based AI inference, potentially accelerating adoption of sensitive AI workloads.

RANK_REASON Expansion of a major tech company's secure cloud service to a third-party provider, involving significant hardware and software partnerships.

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Apple expands Private Cloud Compute to Google Cloud with NVIDIA security

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. NVIDIA Blog TIER_1 English(EN) · Avinash Ahuja ·

    NVIDIA Confidential Computing to Help Expand Apple’s Private Cloud Compute

    NVIDIA GPUs with Confidential Computing are now used for confidential inference in Apple’s Private Cloud Compute (PCC), as it expands beyond Apple’s data centers to Google Cloud. Unveiled during Apple’s annual WWDC gathering for developers from around the globe, NVIDIA GPUs will …

  2. Lobsters — AI tag TIER_1 English(EN) · security.apple.com via achivetta ·

    Expanding Private Cloud Compute - Apple Security Research

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