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Apple Wrote a $1 Billion Check to Google Four Days After Settling a $250 Million AI Lawsuit

Apple paid Google $1 billion for access to the Gemini AI model just four days after settling a $250 million AI lawsuit, signaling a strategic shift from building its own AI to renting technology.

read1 min publishedJun 13, 2026

the $1 billion Google Gemini deal just shifted Apple’s AI strategy from building to renting. No, that doesn’t mean they surrendered. Here… Continue reading on Towards AI »

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