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Tim Cook makes another trip to China as local users gripe about Apple's AI delays in the world's largest smartphone market

Apple has yet to announce a mainland China release date for its new AI service.

Yet the iPhone maker is struggling with intensifying competition in the world’s largest smartphone market, and regulatory challenges in getting its buzzy new AI service in the hands of Chinese consumers. Apple is offering discounts on its official stores on Chinese ecommerce platforms ahead of the massive Singles Day shopping festival on Nov. 11, according to the South China Morning Post. In 2017, Apple agreed to partner with Guizhou Cloud Big Data Industry Development, a local firm, to handle iCloud services for users in mainland China.

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