Small businesses say they aren’t planning to hire many recent graduates for entry-level jobs – here’s why

Murugan Anandarajan, Drexel University; Cuneyt Gozu, Drexel University, and David Prisco, Drexel University

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Small businesses are planning to hire fewer recent college graduates than they did in 2025, making it likely harder for this cohort to find entry-level jobs.

In our recent national survey, we found that small businesses are 30% more likely than larger employers to say they are not hiring recent college graduates in 2026. About 1 in 5 small-business employers said they do not plan to hire college graduates or expect to hire fewer than they did last year.

This would be the largest anticipated decrease in small businesses hiring new graduates in more than a decade.

Small businesses are generally those with fewer than 500 employees, based on standards from the U.S. Census Bureau and federal labor data.

This slowdown is happening nationwide and is affecting early-career hiring for people graduating from both college and graduate programs – and is more pronounced for people with graduate degrees.

Nearly 40% of small businesses also said they do not plan to hire, or are cutting back on hiring, recent grads who don’t have a master’s of business administration. Almost 60% said the same for people with other professional degrees.

National data shows the same trend. Only 56% of small businesses are hiring or trying to hire anyone at all, according to October 2025 findings by the National Federation of Independent Business, an advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses.

Job openings at small employers are at their lowest since 2020, when hiring dropped sharply during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some small businesses may change their hiring plans later in the spring, but our survey reveals that they are approaching hiring cautiously. This gives new graduates or students getting their diplomas in a few months information on what they can expect in the job market for summer and fall 2026.

How small businesses tend to hire new employees

Our survey, which has been conducted annually at the LeBow Center for Career Readiness at Drexel University, collected data from 647 businesses across the country from August 2025 through November.

About two-thirds of them were small businesses, which reflects their distribution and proportion nationally.

Small businesses employ nearly half of private-sector workers. They also offer many of the first professional jobs that new graduates get to start their careers.

Many small employers in our survey said they want to hire early-career workers. But small-business owners and hiring managers often find that training new graduates takes more time and support than they can give, especially in fields like manufacturing and health care.

That’s why many small employers prefer to hire interns they know or cooperative education students who had previously worked for them while they were enrolled as students.

Larger employers are also being more careful about hiring, but they usually face fewer challenges. They often have structured onboarding, dedicated supervisors and formal training, so they can better support new employees. This is one reason why small businesses have seen a bigger slowdown in hiring than larger employers.

Then there are small businesses in cities that are open to hiring recent graduates but are struggling to find workers. In cities, housing costs are often rising faster than starting salaries, so graduates have to live farther from their jobs.

In the suburbs and rural areas, long or unreliable commutes make things worse. Since small businesses usually hire locally and cannot pay higher wages, these challenges make it harder for graduates to accept and keep entry-level jobs.

Industry and regional patterns

Job prospects for recent college graduates depend on the industry. The 2026 survey shows that employers in health care, construction and finance plan to hire more graduates than other fields. In contrast, manufacturing and arts and entertainment expect to hire fewer new graduates.

Most new jobs are in health care and construction, but these fields usually do not hire many recent college graduates. Health care growth is focused on experienced clinical and support roles, while construction jobs are mostly in skilled trades that require prior training or apprenticeships instead of a four-year degree.

So, even in growing industries, there are still limited opportunities for people just starting their careers.

Even though small businesses are hiring less, there are still opportunities for recent graduates. It’s important to be intentional when preparing for the job market. Getting practical experience matters more than ever. Internships, co-ops, project work and short-term jobs help students show they are ready before getting a full-time position.

Employers often say that understanding how the workplace operates is just as important as having technical skills for people starting their careers.

We often remind students in our classes at LeBow College of Business that communication and professional skills matter more than they expect. Writing clear emails, being on time, asking thoughtful questions and responding well to feedback can make candidates stand out. Small employers value these skills because they need every team member to contribute right away.

Students should also prepare for in-person work. Almost 60% of small employers in our survey want full-time hires to work on-site five days a week. In smaller companies, graduates who can take on different tasks and adjust quickly are more likely to set themselves apart from other candidates.

Finally, local networking is still important. Most small employers hire mainly within their region, so building relationships and staying active in the community are key for early-career opportunities.

Murugan Anandarajan, Professor of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, Drexel University; Cuneyt Gozu, Associate Clinical Professor of Organizational Behavior, Drexel University, and David Prisco, Director, Center for Career Readiness, Drexel University

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• Half Of Americans Say They’ve Made A Point To Disconnect Digitally; Gen Z (63%) And Millennials (57%) Lead Offline Trend

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Half Of Americans Say They’ve Made A Point To Disconnect Digitally; Gen Z (63%) And Millennials (57%) Lead Offline Trend

Half of Americans say they’re more disconnected than ever — but in a good way, according to new research.

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In the survey of 2,000 Americans, 50% said they’ve made a point to disconnect digitally and spend less time on screens for their well-being.

And young Americans are trailblazing this trend, with more Gen Z (63%) and millennials (57%) getting offline than Gen X (42%) and baby boomers (29%).

The study was conducted by Talker Research on behalf of ThriftBooks and revealed that Gen Z (54%) and millennials (43%) are also more likely than Gen X (33%) and baby boomers (22%) to have a designated screen-free time in their day.

Uncovering the “why” behind this trend, respondents said that being digitally disconnected makes them feel more productive (42%), present for their loved ones (33%) and aware of the goings-on in their daily lives (36%).

And when they notice they’re spending too much time on screens, people reported they feel overwhelmed (25%), anxious (22%), irritable (18%) and unsatisfied with their lives (19%). They also reported that, on average, 70% of the time they spend online leads to feelings of disconnection and loneliness rather than authentic connection.

Looking at how these feelings influence daily habits and decisions, more than eight in 10 Americans (84%) said they’ve incorporated analogue lifestyle choices in their day-to-day, which emphasize non-digital tools in favor of slower, more tangible ways of living.

According to the findings, the top 10 analogue trends and habits were writing notes in a notebook (32%), reading printed books (31%), using paper calendars (28%), playing physical games, like board games or puzzles (27%) and using alarm clocks (27%).

Along with those, respondents said they write paper letters (23%), use physical planners (20%), wear wristwatches (17%), listen to records or CDs (17%) and use camera devices, instead of phone cameras (12%).

“The study findings indicate that people are more aware than ever of the value of offline time,” said Barbara Hagen. “What’s even more interesting and positive to see is that people are replacing this time with healthy habits and activities, like reading.”

In the survey, more than three-quarters (77%) said that the older they grow, the more they realize the importance of spending time in the “real world” as opposed to the online world.

For many (66%), this looks like incorporating slow living (e.g., a slower, more mindful approach to life that prioritizes intention and quality over speed) in the new year, with Gen Z (71%) and millennials (70%) once again leading the charge to slow down.

When respondents want to slow down and seek a break from the online world, they said they turn to reading (32%), quality time with friends and family (51%), hands-on hobbies (31%) and time outdoors (41%) as alternatives.

Zooming in to how reading benefits mental health, compared to time spent online, Americans said that picking up a book makes them feel relaxed (46%), mentally stimulated (32%) and grounded (27%).

And in line with the trend of digital disconnection, the data found that reading will be more popular than ever in 2026, with 70% of people reporting they plan to read more in the new year.

Twenty-nine percent think they’ll consume equal amounts of fiction and nonfiction in 2026, 24% anticipate they’ll read more non-fiction books and 22% think that fiction will be their top category.

Also concurrent with the rest of the study findings that analogue tools and habits are on the rise, half of those polled (49%) want to read more physical books in the new year.

“Reading books, especially printed ones, is an excellent way to slow down, ground yourself and really immerse yourself in an activity that gives back to you,” continued Hagen. “Not only is it mentally stimulating, but it’s a great way to relax, calm down and get a break from our busy lives.”

TOP 10 ANALOGUE LIFESTYLE TRENDS

1. Writing notes in a notebook (32%)
2. Reading printed books (31%)
3. Using a paper calendar (28%)
4. Playing physical games, like board games or puzzles (27%)
5. Using an alarm clock (27%)
6. Writing paper letters/notes (23%)
7. Using a paper planner (20%)
8. Wearing a wristwatch (17%)
9. Listening to records or CDs (17%)
10. Using a camera device, instead of the camera on my phone (12%)

This article was originally published on Talker Research.

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Study Shows Digital Platforms Can Aid Atrocity Prevention Through Context-Specific Hashtag Campaigns

By Emily Ciarlo '25

Social media is often criticized for fueling misinformation and violence, but it could actually play a role in preventing genocide and mass atrocities – if used strategically.

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A new paper co-authored by Professor of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm examined social media hashtag campaigns during times of crisis and found that digital platforms can aid in atrocity prevention if they are tailored to the context of the crisis at hand.

“Governments are increasingly using social media, though often not with atrocity prevention in mind, and social media companies have largely abandoned efforts to try to monitor hate speech and inflammatory postings on their platforms,” said Wiebelhaus-Brahm.

Along with Associate Professor of Justice Studies Arnaud Kurze at Montclair University, Wiebelhaus-Brahm examined social media campaigns in Canada and Syria, analyzing more than 5,000 social media posts tied to hashtag campaigns to determine how they were used during moments of crisis. The hashtags examined were:

• #TruthAndReconciliation – associated with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC), which addresses historical injustice on indigenous people
• #SaveSyria – associated with a broader campaign aimed at highlighting the humanitarian and political crises in Syria

The researchers focused on Canada and Syria as case studies in this research due to the nature of their differences in conflict. In Syria, there is an ongoing civil war; meanwhile, in Canada, the conflict itself was a bit more removed, focusing on injustices towards indigenous and native populations.

“In looking at Canada and Syria, they’re two places that arguably were some of the first areas – some of the first countries – where contention around mass atrocity and trying to prevent future atrocities was happening in social media space,” said Wiebelhaus-Brahm.

Their analysis of both hashtag campaigns revealed that social media can be an effective tool in atrocity prevention – in helping to identify the early warning signs of violence, amplify the voices of local people, and draw attention from the international community. However, stakeholders need to be more strategic in tailoring policies to the specific context of the crisis at hand.

Wiebelhaus-Brahm hopes that this study will spur more research on using social media for atrocity prevention, which to date has been mostly speculative.

“This is one of the earliest empirical explorations of this question. And so one of the things that I hope comes of this is more research looking at different kinds of atrocity contexts, looking at different social media platforms at different points in time,” said Wiebelhaus-Brahm.

The paper, “Comparative Insights on Social Media as an Atrocity Prevention Tool: Policy Implications,” was published in the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice.

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Binghamton University, State University of New York and is republished here with permission. The original story was produced without the use of AI tools.

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• Google Updates Trends Explore Page With Gemini Features

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Google Updates Trends Explore Page With Gemini Features

Google announced on Jan. 14, 2026, that it has redesigned the Explore page of Google Trends, adding new features that use Gemini capabilities for analyzing Search trends.

According to Google, the updated page is designed for content creators, researchers, and other users to identify and compare related search topics. The redesign introduces a side panel that automatically surfaces relevant search terms and displays them together for comparison. Google said the panel also provides suggested prompts to support further exploration of a topic.

The company said users can edit search terms and adjust filters such as location, time range, and property to change the data shown. The Explore page also features a new visual layout, with distinct icons and colors assigned to each search term.

Google said it has increased the number of terms that can be compared and doubled the number of rising queries shown on each timeline. The updated experience is launching initially on desktop and will roll out gradually.

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• Yes, those big touchscreens in cars are dangerous and buttons are coming back
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Yes, those big touchscreens in cars are dangerous and buttons are coming back

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Milad Haghani, The University of Melbourne

In recent years, the way drivers interact with cars has fundamentally changed. Physical buttons have gradually disappeared from dashboards as more functions have been transferred to touchscreens.

Touchscreens in vehicle dashboards date back to the 1980s. But modern cars consolidate functions into these systems far beyond what we’ve seen before, to the point where a car feels mostly like a computer.

This may create the impression of a modern, technologically advanced vehicle. However, scientific evidence increasingly points to touchscreens compromising our safety.

In fact, ANCAP Safety, the independent car safety assessment program for Australia and New Zealand, has announced that from 2026 it will ask car manufacturers to “bring back buttons” for important driver controls, including headlights and windscreen wipers. Similar moves are underway in Europe.

ANCAP Safety will explicitly assess how vehicle design supports safe driving, and not just how well occupants are protected in the event of a crash – which means calling time on touchscreens that control everything in your car.

What human factors research says about distraction

Decades of road-safety research show human error plays a role in the vast majority of crashes. And the design of in-vehicle interfaces can contribute to how often drivers make safety errors.

Errors behind the wheel are often linked to driver distraction. But what exactly constitutes distraction, and how does it occur?

In human factors research, distraction is typically classified as visual, manual, cognitive, or a combination of these. A distracting event or stimulus may take the driver’s eyes off the road, their hands off the wheel, their mind off the driving task – or all three.

This is why texting while driving is considered particularly dangerous: it uses our visual, manual and cognitive resources at the same time. The more types of attention a task demands, the greater the level of distraction it creates.

Interactions with touchscreen menus can, in theory, produce comparable effects to texting. Adjusting a vehicle’s temperature using a sliding bar on a screen makes the driver divert visual attention from the road and allocate cognitive resources to the task.

By contrast, a physical knob allows the same adjustment to be made with minimal or no visual input. Tactile feedback and muscle memory compensate for the lack of visual information and let you complete the task while keeping eyes on the road.

How distracting are touchscreen features, really?

Perhaps the clearest and most accessible evidence to date comes from a 2020 UK study conducted by TRL, an independent transport research company.

Drivers completed simulated motorway drives while performing common in-car tasks. These included selecting music or navigating menus using touchscreen systems such as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Performance was compared against baseline driving with no secondary task, as well as voice-based interaction.

When drivers interacted with touchscreens, their reaction times increased markedly.

At motorway speeds, this delay in reaction time corresponds to a measurable increase in stopping distance, meaning a driver would travel several additional car lengths before responding to a hazard.

Lane keeping and overall driving performance deteriorated too as a result of interaction with touchscreens.

The most striking aspect of this study is that touchscreen interaction was as distracting and, in some cases, even more distracting than texting while driving or having a handheld phone call.

Drivers don’t even like touchscreens

Concerns about touchscreen-heavy design are not limited to lab studies. They have also shown up clearly in overseas consumer surveys.

Data from a recent survey of 92,000 US buyers indicate that infotainment systems – the official term for that touchscreen in the centre of the dashboard – remain the most problematic feature in new cars.

The survey shows infotainment systems lead to more complaints in the first 90 days of ownership than any other vehicle system.

Most complaints relate to usability. Drivers report frustration with basic controls that have been moved to touchscreens – such as lights, windshield wipers, temperature – and now require multiple steps and visual attention to operate while driving.

Could voice recognition be the solution?

Voice recognition is often presented as a safer alternative to touchscreens because it removes the need to look away from the road. But evidence suggests it’s not completely risk free either.

A large meta-analysis of experimental studies examined how drivers perform while using in-vehicle and smartphone voice-recognition systems, combining results from 43 different studies.

Across the evidence base, voice interaction worsens driving performance compared with driving without any secondary task. It increases reaction times and negatively influences lane keeping and hazard detection.

When voice systems are compared with visual-manual systems, performance is slightly better with voice control. But even though voice recognition is less distracting than touchscreens, it’s still measurably more distracting compared to baseline driving where drivers don’t need to interact with any menus or change settings.

The comeback of buttons

The evidence is clear: controls we frequently use while driving – temperature, fan speed, windscreen demisting, volume and many others – should remain tactile.

The driver shouldn’t have to divert their visual attention from the road to control these. It’s especially problematic when such controls are buried in layered menus, so you need to tap several times just to find the function you want to change.

Touchscreens are better suited to secondary functions and settings typically adjusted before driving, such as navigation setup, media selection, and vehicle customisation.

The good news is the evidence is being translated into car safety assessment programs. From this year, ANCAP Safety and its counterpart in the European Union, Euro NCAP, will require physical controls for certain features to award the highest safety rating for new vehicles.

It’s up to manufacturers to decide whether to comply. However, some car makers, such as Volkswagen and Hyundai, have already been responding to these requirements and to pressure from consumers to bring the buttons back.

Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

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My Dad Got Sick—Doctors Dodged, AI Didn't

By Becky Diamond, Risking It

Personal Perspective: Artificial intelligence gave me clarity to face what was coming.

My dad was in the emergency room, short of breath, chest tight, upper back aching. He looked pale and confused. An ultrasound showed excess fluid between his lung and chest wall.

“We’ll drain it,” a resident said, as if he were unclogging a sink.

For the next five days, thick, red-tinged fluid filled a plastic container beside my dad’s hospital bed. His cells were sent for “staining,” a way to identify cancer. But no one used that word.

Nurses rotated through, drawing smiley faces next to their names on a white board when they switched shifts. Doctors discussed biopsies and blood thinners and mentioned malignancy in a relentlessly relaxed tone. Their manner didn’t match what I saw.

Breakfast remained untouched at lunch. And a cough that was a minor nuisance had become big enough to break a rib.

“What’s your pain level today?” the pulmonologist asked.

“It was a four,” my dad said. “Now it’s a six.”

Tylenol wasn’t cutting it. The doctor suggested morphine.

“We keep treating symptoms,” my dad questioned, “but what’s the cause?”

“Hopefully it’s an infection,” the doctor said. “We’ll try antibiotics.”

But my father didn’t have a fever.

When death is a dirty word

After nearly a week in the hospital, a resident casually mentioned that my dad had malignant epithelial cells. I called the doctor in charge.

“He has cancer,” she confirmed, “but we don’t know which kind.”

The pulmonologists didn’t talk about cancer. Oncologists hadn't been consulted because pathology needed more time to make a definitive diagnosis. And I didn’t know I should ask for palliative care.

My dad was discharged. But a few days later, he returned with blood clots, breathing difficulty, and intense pain. I approached the doctor coordinating his care.

“Excuse me,” I said. “Is my dad dying?”

“His vitals are stable,” he said, “but I’m not an oncologist.”

The clots were treated with a blood thinner. A scan confirmed that the fluid was gone. The team recommended around-the-clock oxygen and a follow-up appointment.

On paper, things looked better. But my dad wasn’t reassured.

"Can you find out what's really happening?" he asked me.

The turning point

I’m a journalist and know how to get information. But in the hospital, I froze. When I asked questions, doctors looked down or hurried away. Information was rationed, not shared, and I felt myself shrinking. I became careful. If I pushed too hard, I might alienate the people who controlled my father’s care.

I needed a different source. So, I tried AI. The computer didn’t flinch.

I’m sorry you and your dad are going through this. I’ll keep this clear and compassionate. A malignant pleural effusion means it’s stage IV disease (metastatic).

I exhaled. AI explained what to expect. It wasn’t medical advice. It was information grounded in the science of dying. My confusion gave way to something unexpected: comfort.

My experience made sense to Arthur Dobrin, a professor emeritus at Hofstra University who served on a hospital ethics committee. Most doctors, he explained, aren’t trained to talk about terminal diagnoses. They’re human, and their own feelings get in the way.

“A computer program doesn’t have emotions,” Dobrin said. “It doesn’t fear death or failure.”

AI delivered clarity and that gave me courage.

“Dad, this is serious,” I said. “Do you want to discuss the reality? It might be hard to handle.”

“That’s OK. I’m 87. I’ve lived a full life," he said. "If I’m dying, I want to figure out how to manage it.”

We didn’t have to pretend this was a temporary crisis. We started treating it like what it was: the final chapter of a beautiful life.

The gift of clear sight

We met with a soft-spoken, thoughtful oncologist who explained that my dad had advanced lung cancer. Treatments could extend his life, but with side effects, frequent visits, and a shift in focus.

My father didn’t think that treatments made sense.

“My life is complete,” he said. “I want to feel more comfortable and spend whatever time I have left with the people I love.”

I asked about life expectancy. The doctor hesitated.

“We don’t know the details,” he said. But I wasn’t asking for an advanced lesson. I needed an orientation.

Later, AI delivered.

Being prepared is an act of love. Would you like me to outline signs that he may be entering the final weeks and days of life?

We called hospice and set up a hospital bed. Pain eased, and my father’s spirit returned. He was curious, present, and engaged. Dying became something we lived, not just endured.

That shift is central to good end-of-life care, said Dr. Dawn Gross, a hospice and palliative care physician whose focus is patients with serious illness. “Death is one of the most profound, life-changing experiences for patients and families. Why are we putting it behind closed doors?”

I didn’t want my dad to die. He was my go-to for life advice, bad jokes, and deep discussions. He taught me how to show up in the world. To treat hard moments as plot twists.

Knowing his timeline let us navigate. We could see what mattered. And we lived a lifetime in the moments we had.

Accepting loss and feeling whole

My father loved family dinners at six, the Sunday crossword, Yankee playoff games, art nouveau, and anything written by Thomas Pynchon or Oliver Sacks. He was a scientist who had built rockets for NASA, but also wanted to know what made people tick. Dinner conversations moved from the physics of flight to the ethics of kindness.

Steve Diamond faced death the way he lived: with clarity and endless curiosity.

“Dying is interesting,” he said between doses of morphine. “I didn’t know what to expect. I kept my mind open. And it doesn’t feel so constraining.”

My dad was unshackled. We followed his lead.

Friends and family filled his bedroom. My mother spread six decades of family photographs across their bed, like a quilt stitched from memory: birthdays, family trips, and ordinary days that meant everything. We passed the photos hand to hand, fingers lingering. We traced life’s chapters like a road map toward my father’s final destination.

His words grew fewer. Ours mattered more.

“You’ve helped me every step of the way,” I told him, holding his hand. “Thank you for all of it, Dad, I love you.”

Morphine came more often. Water was swallowed from a spoon. Time expanded, marked by longer stretches of silence and sleep.

One morning near the end, my dad wanted to talk about his death.

“This is such a different experience,” he said. “I’ve had to adapt and learn so many new things. I know I’m weak. But I feel strong.”

He paused.

“I’m ready,” he said. “Thanks for helping me manage this. It feels important.”

“I love you.”

Epilogue

Seven weeks after my dad went to the emergency room, he died. Only later did we realize that his earlier symptoms — back pain and a bad cough — were actually signs of adenocarcinoma, not just aging.

“We don’t know when the end of someone’s life actually begins,” said Dr. Scott Halpern, a physician and professor at the University of Pennsylvania who specializes in palliative and hospice care. He trains clinicians to guide patients and their families through difficult conversations and consequential, end-of-life decisions.

“Good care for the dying must start earlier,” he added.

We didn’t need to be protected from the truth. We wanted to face it. And once we knew what we were dealing with, my dad didn’t retreat. He leaned in. Made choices. We embraced closure and felt the profound gift of presence, love, and a truly meaningful goodbye.

Image: Mario Wallner / Pexels - Illustrative photo. Not actual patient or event.

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on Psychology Today and is republished here with permission of Becky Diamond. Becky Diamond clarified to Digital Information World that she used AI only for editing after writing the piece herself, not for creating its content. AI can provide general explanations but does not replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Readers are encouraged to consult experienced healthcare professionals for personal medical concerns.

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Google Announces Multi-Year AI Collaboration with Apple

On January 12, 2026, Google announced a multi-year partnership with Apple, in which Apple’s next-generation Foundation Models are going to be based on Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology. The announcement, published on The Keyword — Google’s company blog, states that these models will assist in powering upcoming Apple Intelligence features, including a more personalized Siri assistant in 2026

According to the statement, Apple selected Google’s AI technology after evaluation, determining it provides a suitable foundation for its upcoming models (aka Apple Foundation Models). The announcement emphasized that Apple Intelligence will continue to operate on Apple devices and Private Cloud Compute while maintaining Apple’s existing privacy standards.

The joint statement does not provide detailed information on the exact timeline for rollout, the technical integration process, or the specific privacy effects on users. It focuses on the scope of the collaboration and its intended role in powering Apple’s AI features.

Collaborations like this illustrate how major technology decisions are increasingly interconnected, shaping both the tools we use today and the innovations available tomorrow.

DIW has reached out to both Apple and Google for further details and will update the article if additional information is provided.

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