Apple will lean on Google to help finish its bungled attempts to smarten up its virtual assistant Siri and bring other artificial intelligence features to the iPhone as the trendsetting company plays catch up in technology’s latest craze.

This follows an investigation by the Guardian that found Google AI Overviews offering misleading information in response to some health-related queries.

Google is making a big push into AI-powered shopping with the release of Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), a new open technical standard that has backing from major retailers and payment players.

Alphabet, Google's parent company, became the fourth company to reach a $4 trillion value Monday after Apple said it will use Gemini for AI.