India, Jan. 22 -- Apple has finally made it official. The company is teaming up with Google to power future artificial intelligence features, including Siri, in a move that reshapes its AI strategy, and, by extension, how millions of people search for information on the move, from directions and recommendations to flight updates and hotel details.

The multi-year partnership will see Apple use Google's Gemini models and cloud technology as the backbone for its next-generation AI systems, a notable departure for a firm that has traditionally built its most important technologies in-house. "After careful evaluation, we determined that Google's technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models, and we're excited abo...