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See how Apple and Google came together to trace the coronavirus

See how Apple and Google came together to build their COVID-19 tracing solution.

What you need to know


A new report from CNBC details how Apple and Google worked together on contact tracing.
The report shows how both companies started their own projects initially.
It then goes on to show how the rivals came together.


A new report from CNBC has given a behind the scenes look at how a few employees took the idea and, within weeks, had brought together typically rival companies to work together on perhaps one of the most important joint endeavors they will ever participate in.

According to the report, the idea for a contact tracing solution from Apple came to the attention of Myoung Cha, an Apple executive who is in charge of the business side of the company's health team. She went to work with a small group of location services and privacy experts.


  "Cha and a small team at Apple were already exploring methods of using smartphones for contact tracing. The early team included R...

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