The NewYorkTimes.com reported that “After a nearly yearlong delay to its efforts to compete in artificial intelligence, Apple said on Monday that it planned to base its A.I. products on technology developed by Google.” The January 12, 2026 article entitled “Apple Teams Up With Google for A.I. in Its Products” (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/technology/apple-google-ai-partnership.html) included these comments from reporter Kalley Huang:
The upcoming versions of Apple Foundation Models — the company’s models for its A.I. system, Apple Intelligence — will be based on Google’s Gemini A.I. models and its cloud computing services. Those models will power Apple’s personal assistant, Siri, which is commonly used in iPhones and is expected to be upgraded this year, as well as other A.I. features.
“After careful evaluation, Apple determined that Google’s A.I. technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models and is excited about the innovative new experiences it will unlock for Apple users,” the companies said in a statement.
The companies did not disclose the exact terms of the multiyear deal, and a spokesman for Google said the partnership was not exclusive.
Shares of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, ended trading on Monday at just under $332, making it the fourth publicly traded company to be worth more than $4 trillion.
Apple has increasingly faced questions over its plans for A.I. The company has largely stayed on the sidelines as other technology juggernauts have spent tens of billions of dollars developing A.I. and as start-ups have pushed the envelope on the technology.
No surprise!
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