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Google launched Pixel 11 with agentic AI weeks before Apple ships a Gemini-powered Siri

The Pixel 11 series starts at $899 and puts Gemini Intelligence at its center, arriving as Apple prepares a Gemini-powered Siri overhaul this fall

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Google $GOOGL on Wednesday introduced the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL, with the company's most capable agentic Gemini experience front and center — arriving just as Apple $AAPL readies a Siri overhaul that relies on those same underlying models.

The new lineup runs on Google's Tensor G6 chip and features what Google calls Gemini Intelligence, a suite of AI capabilities designed to understand what a user is doing across apps and take action on their behalf. According to Google, Gemini Intelligence pulls together information from across its ecosystem — messages, calendars, Maps, and beyond........

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