US EditionElon Musk Slams Google, Apple Deal: 'Unreasonable Concentration Of Power' - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
Apple will use Google’s Gemini AI technology to complete a delayed Siri overhaul and boost AI features as it closes the gap with rivals, analysts said.
- On Monday, Apple Inc. announced a multi-year partnership to use Google Gemini to power Siri and Apple Intelligence on the iPhone and other products.
- Apple's slow AI rollout led it to delay a promised 2026 Siri upgrade after earlier missteps, prompting reliance on Google and its Gemini to catch up with faster rivals.
- On January 12, 2026, Elon Musk, Tesla and xAI CEO, replied on X saying `This seems like an unreasonable concentration of power for Google, given that also have Android and Chrome`.
- XAI's August 2025 lawsuit alleges Apple and OpenAI formed an AI monopoly, and analysts say the Apple-Google deal could sideline Grok from Apple's lucrative hardware ecosystem.
- A federal judge found Google violated the Sherman Act but declined a breakup, with remedies including $20 billion annual payments from Google to Apple and Alphabet surpassing $5 trillion in market value, creating $1.4 trillion in shareholder wealth after a 36% rise.
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Unreasonable concentration of power: Elon Musk slams Apple-Google AI deal
As Apple plays catch-up in the technology sector's latest AI craze, the company has announced it will rely on Google to assist in smartening up its virtual assistant, Siri, and bringing other artificial intelligence features to the iPhone. However, this partnership has drawn sharp criticism from Elon Musk. Elon Musk’s concerns over the Apple-Google alliance In a post on X, Elon Musk expressed his dissatisfaction with the announcement. Musk argue…
The AI Gemini will be integrated on all iPhones. The entrepreneur points out how the agreement leads Google to have a monopoly position in the sector, being already owner of the competing Android operating system
Elon Musk calls AI tie‑up with Apple ‘unreasonable concentration of power for Google’
Apple has chosen Google’s Gemini models and cloud infrastructure to power its future foundation models Under this partnership, Gemini will power Apple Intelligence features, including a more personalised Siri, expected to launch this year as part of iOS 26.4, likely in March or April.
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