In November, reports claimed Apple would pay Google to provide a kind of white-label version of Google Gemini AI that will run securely on Apple's own Private Cloud Compute servers. Gemini will provide query and summary capabilities, but the service will be branded as an Apple service - albeit boosted by Cupertino's own privacy features. This is likely to be the first of a small number of partnerships; the company is also thought to be on the cusp of reaching similar deals in China.