Google and Apple partner to power Siri with Gemini AI

Published January 12, 2026 4:30pm ET



Apple launched a partnership with Google to power its Foundation Models and Siri virtual assistant using Google’s Gemini AI, the two companies announced on Monday.

The partnership marks the latest major American artificial intelligence collaboration, with Google’s Gemini AI models and cloud computing serving as the new base for Apple’s Foundation Models, the AI models that currently power Apple Intelligence.

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