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Re:Google Search Is Dying by HWR_14 on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @10:19PM (#30355988)
I thought Siri's web results were returned from tour chosen search engine in settings. Does it use its own search?
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Re:Google Search Is Dying by jmbwell on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @11:01PM (#30356209)
"Web results" are. "Siri Suggested Websites" and "Siri Knowledge" are not — those are fed by Applebot. "Applebot is the web crawler for Apple. Products like Siri and Spotlight Suggestions use Applebot." — Apple's support document about Applebot.
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Re:Google Search Is Dying by HWR_14 on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @09:23AM (#30360293)
I've wondered why no one has bought wolfram alpha and used it to power knowledge bases. Certainly it seems cheaper for Apple to have down that as a start point than to start from scratch. Maybe it's too technical for most users?
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