# AI Weekly Briefing: Alphabet hits 4 trillion and Apple picks Gemini for Siri

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Podcast: [The AI Breakdown](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ai-breakdown)
Published: 2026-01-15T07:31:08+00:00
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This week on The AI Breakdown, Google proves it can execute, Apple quietly admits it can’t do everything alone, retailers chase customers into chatbots, and regulators draw a hard line on AI abuse.

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