Did Apple pay Google $1B for Gemini in Siri?
The AI Cloud Partnership
Google confirmed its Cloud partnership with Apple, with Apple reportedly paying roughly $1 billion annually for Gemini to power Siri.
The Revelation
Cloud infrastructure: Apple is using Google Cloud as part of the Gemini deal, contradicting Apple's claims about using only its own servers.
Mark Gurman confirms: Bloomberg's Mark Gurman verified the partnership and the billion-dollar price tag.
The Privacy Paradox
"What happens on your iPhone stays on your iPhone" was Apple's longtime promise. Now Siri calls Gemini to think for answers using Google's cloud infrastructure—a significant departure from Apple's privacy-first messaging.