January 13, 2026
Google to Officially Power Apple AI Siri
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Apple’s decision to have Google power the next generation of Apple Intelligence is the clearest signal yet that the foundation model race is entering a new phase defined by alliances, tradeoffs, and positioning rather than raw model capability. This episode looks at how Apple, Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta are each staking out roles across assistants, healthcare, commerce, and infrastructure, and why the real competition is shifting toward distribution, integration layers, and control points. From Siri and Gemini to Claude’s healthcare push, agentic shopping standards, and Meta’s energy-backed compute expansion, the throughline is a rapidly consolidating AI landscape where every move is about who gets to be the default layer. Brought to you by: KPMG – Discover how AI is transforming possibility into reality. Tune into the new KPMG 'You Can with AI' podcast and unlock insights that will inform smarter decisions inside your enterprise. Listen now and start shaping your future with every episode. https://www.kpmg.us/AIpodcasts Zencoder - From vibe coding to AI-first engineering - http://zencoder.ai/zenflow Optimizely Opal - The agent orchestration platform build for marketers - https://www.optimizely.com/theaidailybrief AssemblyAI - The best way to build Voice AI apps. https://assemblyai.com/brief Robots & Pencils - Cloud-native AI solutions that power results https://robotsandpencils.com/ The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to https://besuper.ai/ to request your company's agent readiness score. The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614 Interested in sponsoring the show? sponsors@aidailybrief.ai