[machello13]

> It is clear that Apple has started to return search results within Spotlight Search and is completely bypassing Google altogether.

This isn't new in iOS 14, Spotlight has had a basic web search (supported by Apple's crawler) for several years.

[snazz]

Same with Siri Suggestions, although they may be taking on a larger role in iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur.

[machello13]

Right — this article seems pretty uninformed. I don't think there's a reason to believe Apple is any closer to launching a search engine now than they were 3 years ago.

[zenexer]

There is. They’ve started crawling much more aggressively, similar to how Googlebot and Bingbot crawl. Coincidentally, I mentioned to a friend that I thought Apple was preparing to launch a search engine just yesterday.

[slantaclaus]

Too bad Siri is developmentally challenged (“special”)