Gemini to connect with tons of new apps, including Pandora and OpenTable
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Gemini wiring into apps like Pandora and OpenTable is another step toward assistants as meta-interfaces that broker actions across third-party services. If you run a consumer app, you need an assistant integration strategy—otherwise discovery, bookings, and engagement will get intermediated by whoever owns the AI layer.
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