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Apple Said to Pay $1 Billion a Year to Use Google’s Gemini for a Rebuilt Siri

Reports describe a private‑cloud deployment intended as a temporary bridge to an eventual in‑house model.

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Siri se actualizará con un modelo personalizado desarrollado por Google de 1,2 billones de parámetros
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Overview

  • Multiple outlets citing Bloomberg report Apple is finalizing a paid deal to run a customized Gemini model inside its Private Cloud Compute.
  • The Google-supplied system is said to use roughly 1.2 trillion parameters, up from about 150 billion in Apple’s current cloud model.
  • Gemini would reportedly handle planning and summarization for the assistant, with other functions staying on Apple-built models.
  • The Siri overhaul, internally called Linwood, is expected to debut in spring 2026, and the arrangement would stay largely behind the scenes.
  • Apple is preparing China-specific approaches that could involve local partners such as Alibaba for content filtering or Baidu, and Alphabet shares rose about 2.4% on the news.