Apple will pay billions for Gemini; OpenAI decided against Siri deal – FT<div class="feat-image">

</div><p>A new report on <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/12/apple-confirms-googles-gemini-will-power-new-siri-features/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple’s partnership with Google[/url] to have Gemini power the new <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/siri/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Siri[/url] appears to confirm speculation that the iPhone maker is paying around a billion dollars a year for the deal.</p>
<p>It also claims that ChatGPT provider <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/openai/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">OpenAI[/url] made a conscious decision to decline the opportunity to provide the intelligence behind Siri … </p>
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Apple will pay billions for Gemini; OpenAI decided against Siri deal – FT