Fortune Tech: A painful acknowledgement | Fortune

Fortune Tech: A painful acknowledgement | Fortune

By Andrew Nusca
Publication Date: 2026-01-13 09:58:00

Good morning. Truth be told, I’ve got a soft spot for any tech founder who can be described as a “one-time metalhead” with a rock band in Bangalore.

New Fortune colleague Angelica Ang takes a look at Anand Roy, who is working on the business of generative AI music with his startup Wubble AI. The Disney veteran is one of several smart folks who believe there’s a better—if not faster—way to compensate artists than working through record labels. 

Call it Spotify (Anand’s Version). Today’s tech news below. —Andrew Nusca

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Apple will use Google Gemini to power Siri

The Siri application icon in October 2025. 

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It’s not a hell-freezes-over scenario, but it’s certainly an eyebrow-raiser.

Apple has quietly confirmed that it will indeed use Google’s Gemini AI as well as Google Cloud services to support its lackluster Siri personal assistant.

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