Google says Project Dragonfly is dead, Apple might be producing its own original podcasts, the Switch regular gets a refresh, and two long-time interesting companies: Neuralink and Boston Dynamics are ready for the spotlight.

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Antitrust: Commission opens investigation into possible anti-competitive conduct of Amazon (The European Commission)

A Google VP Told The US Senate The Company Has “Terminated” The Chinese Search App Dragonfly (BuzzFeed News)

Apple Plans to Bankroll Original Podcasts to Fend Off Rivals (Bloomberg)

New Nintendo Switch model will have much better battery life (Polygon)

Microsoft wins multibillion-dollar cloud deal from AT&T (CNBC)

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Takes Baby Steps to Wiring Brains to the Internet (NYTimes)

BOSTON DYNAMICS’ ROBOTS ARE PREPARING TO LEAVE THE LAB — IS THE WORLD READY? (The Verge)

Education publisher Pearson to phase out print textbooks (BBC News)

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