Overview

• Apple and Google have signed a formal agreement this week for Apple to evaluate a Google-developed Gemini model to help power the next version of Siri, according to Bloomberg.
• Apple is developing an AI-powered answer engine called World Knowledge Answers that is targeted for release next spring, with initial integration in Siri and potential expansion to Spotlight and Safari.
• Apple continues to test multiple options for Siri’s architecture, including its own models and offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic, with no final provider selected.
• If Gemini is used, Google’s model would run on Apple’s Private Cloud Compute, while Apple’s own models and servers would handle any features involving user data.
• A U.S. judge preserved Apple’s default-search deal with Google earlier this week, and Apple is no longer considering Perplexity as an acquisition target.