# Gemini-powered Siri & Folding iPhone hands-on!

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Podcast: [Cult of Mac](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cult-of-mac-7630056)
Published: 2026-01-15T22:16:51+00:00
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Watch this episode on YouTube This week: Google’s Gemini is officially powering next-gen Siri, Apple overhauls all its pro apps, details on OpenAI’s first hardware product, and we go hands-on with a folding iPhone model! This week’s stories: It’s official — Google Gemini will power Siri’s major AI overhaul Google’s Gemini AI is now set to power the long-promised overhaul of Apple’s Siri voice assistant, turning months of speculation into confirmation after Apple made the partnership official in a statement released Monday. Gemini-powered Siri reportedly will gain these capabilities New Apple Creator Studio subscription gives you 6 incredible apps for low price Apple Creator Studio bundles 6 big-time apps into a subscription, including Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro and Pixelmator Pro. OpenAI’s first device might take on AirPods OpenAI’s first consumer product may be AI-powered earbuds, designed by Jony Ive and positioned as a direct AirPods rival. Hands-on with a folding iPhone mock-up: This thing is weird I got my hands on a model, and have lots of thoughts — if the folding iPhone looks anything like this, it’ll be weird.

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