Apple Paid Google $1B a Year to Run Siri. And Said Nothing.

25 Aug 2026 · 0 min

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In a brief commentary on Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the speaker points out that Apple made no public acknowledgment that its virtual assistant Siri is now powered by Google’s Gemini AI model. Citing Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, the speaker notes that Apple is reportedly paying Google roughly $1 billion per year to license Gemini for Siri, highlighting a significant, undisclosed AI partnership between the two tech giants.

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