Apple picks Google Gemini for Siri upgrade

Apple has struck a multi-year deal to use Google’s Gemini AI and cloud tech to build a more personalized Siri arriving this year. The companies say Gemini will support Apple Foundation Models and future Apple Intelligence features while core processing stays on devices and Private Cloud Compute. Apple has spent a year rebuilding Siri to take actions and understand personal context, but Apple delayed the rollout last March. It also tested a custom Gemini for “World Knowledge Answers” that searches the web and produces AI summaries. Google launched Gemini 3 in November, and it tops key benchmarks. Apple reshuffled leadership, with Vision Pro chief Mike Rockwell replacing John Giannandrea after his departure. Apple continues talks with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Perplexity for integrations.