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Apple is reportedly preparing a major Siri upgrade for iOS 27, with NVIDIA’s Blackwell B200 GPUs expected to support some cloud-based AI requests. The reported plan is tied to Apple’s wider work with Google Gemini, as the company moves toward a more advanced voice assistant ahead of WWDC 2026.
The new Siri is expected to understand personal context, read on-screen content, and complete multi-step actions across apps. However, reports suggest some requests may need cloud processing through Google Cloud, where Gemini models could run on NVIDIA’s data center chips.
Apple is reportedly planning to use NVIDIA’s Blackwell B200 data center GPUs to handle some requests made through the next version of Siri. According to the report, Apple will route selected Siri queries through Google Cloud, where a licensed Gemini model will process them.
This setup would bring three major companies into Apple’s AI plan. Apple would control the user-facing Siri experience, Google would provide Gemini and cloud infrastructure, while NVIDIA would supply the chips used for demanding AI workloads. The report states that Apple has approved NVIDIA’s confidential computing feature for this arrangement.
However, Apple has not publicly confirmed the chip plan, the full role of Gemini, or how many Siri requests would use Google Cloud. Therefore, the arrangement still carries some doubt until Apple gives official details.
NVIDIA’s Blackwell B200 is designed for large AI models and data center tasks. It follows the Hopper architecture and offers stronger performance for AI training and inference. For Apple, this could help Siri handle more complex requests without relying only on on-device processing.
Apple’s reported use of NVIDIA chips would also involve NVIDIA’s confidential computing feature. The technology encrypts data while it is being processed on the GPUs. NVIDIA describes it as a hardware-based system that protects sensitive data and AI models from unauthorized access.
This feature appears important for Apple, which has long presented privacy as a core part of its products. The company introduced Private Cloud Compute at WWDC 2024 to support cloud-based Apple Intelligence requests while keeping user data protected.
However, the latest report says it is still ‘unclear’ how Apple’s Private Cloud Compute system will fit into the new Siri launch. This is a key question, as Apple previously relied on its own silicon and private server design for cloud AI processing.
The reported shift would mark a change from Apple’s usual strategy of controlling critical parts of its products. Even so, the company may still try to keep user data protected through encryption, access limits, and privacy controls during cloud processing.
Apple is expected to introduce the next Siri upgrade at WWDC 2026 in California. The update is reportedly planned for iOS 27 and may form one of Apple’s largest changes to Siri since the assistant first launched.
The revamped Siri is expected to understand personal context, respond to what appears on the screen, and perform multi-step tasks inside Apple apps and third-party apps. These features were previously delayed as Apple worked to improve reliability and performance.
Reports also suggest Apple may introduce a separate Siri app that works more like a chatbot. The app may allow users to view previous messages, upload files and images, and choose whether to use voice mode. This would make Siri more useful for longer, multimodal requests.
Additionally, Siri may receive a new Dynamic Island interface. Triggering the assistant could open a ‘Search or Ask’ bar inside the Dynamic Island, giving users a faster way to start voice or text-based AI requests.
For now, Apple has not confirmed the full iOS 27 Siri system, the Gemini arrangement, or the use of NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs. More details are expected during WWDC 2026, where Apple is set to outline its next AI plans.
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