Who had Apple conceding it can’t keep up with the rest of the AI industry to kickstart 2026? If you’ve been following TechRadar over the past year or so, you’ll have heard many times that Apple was in discussions with Google to use Gemini foundation models to power the ever-delayed AI Siri upgrade.
Now, just a few weeks into the new year, Apple and Google have confirmed these reports, announcing that the two companies “have entered into a multi-year collaboration under which the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be based on Google's Gemini models and cloud technology.”
