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Apple and Google this week announced that Gemini will help power a more personalized Siri, and The Information has provided more details.
As soon as this spring, the report said the revamped version of Siri will be able to…
Answer more factual/world knowledge questions in a conversational manner
Tell more stories
Provide emotional support
Assist with more tasks, such as booking travel
Create a document in the Notes app with information, such as a cooking recipeThe report said Apple plans to anno
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