Engadget Podcast: Why did Apple choose Gemini for next-gen Siri?<p>Apple's next-gen Siri is still far off, but this week the company announced that <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
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<strong>Guest: </strong>Igor Bonafacic
<strong>Producer:</strong> Ben Ellman
<strong>Music:</strong> Dale North and Terrence O’Brien</p><p></p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Engadget Podcast: Why did Apple choose Gemini for next-gen Siri?
