Good morning. It’s Wednesday, April 09. Today we are covering:

* Inside the EV startup secretly backed by Jeff Bezos

* Samsung Taps Google AI to Launch Long-Promised Ballie Robot With Video Projector

* Microsoft backs away from $1bn data center plans in Licking County, Ohio

* China gains dexterous upper hand in humanoid robot tussle with US

* Google announces 'Workspace Flows' automation with Gems, audio in Docs, and more Gemini

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