Apple in talks to pay publishers to provide Siri with current news: report
The tech giant has considered a nine-figure budget for the payments, according to the WSJ.
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Apple is negotiating with publishers to pay them for using news content to power an upcoming AI version of Siri. Rather than paying fixed licensing fees, Apple has proposed a variable compensation model that would pay publishers only when their content is actually used, with a potential budget in the nine figures for these payments. This differs from standard industry practice of guaranteed fees tied to broad content access. These discussions are part of Apple's effort to significantly enhance Siri into a smarter AI assistant, with the updated version expected to launch later this year.
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