Apple Picks Google Gemini to Power Siri

 Apple has chosen Google's Gemini to power its next iteration of Siri, coming later this year, both companies said in a joint statement on Monday.Apple and Google's Siri deal follows months of rumors saying that the iPhone maker had chosen Gemini to advance Siri over OpenAI's ChatGPT. A report in November said that Apple would pay Google $1 billion per year for Google's AI prowess. It helps that last November's release of Gemini 3 made a huge impact and reportedly put OpenAI in a "code red" position. "After ...