Apple to Pay Google ~$1B/Year for Custom 1.2T-Parameter Gemini to Power Rebuilt Siri
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Ahead of its June 8 WWDC keynote, multiple reports confirm Apple will pay Google roughly $1B/year for a custom ~1.2-trillion-parameter Gemini model to run Siri's cloud features, with Apple's on-device models handling the rest and a contract barring Google from training on Siri queries. The rebuilt standalone Siri app gains a system-wide 'Search or Ask' gesture, Dynamic Island integration, personal-context access (email/photos/files), on-screen awareness, and the option to switch to third-party models like ChatGPT. Apple is also renumbering its OSes to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27.