Google mocks Apple's delayed AI features in new 'coming soon' ad
The ad's narrator said that phone-buyers who wait "a full year" for a feature that's "coming soon" should change phones.
Apple announced its Siri overhaul with Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024. In March, it officially delayed the launch.
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