Apple is in talks with Baidu for AI technology in China, Tennessee protects musicians from AI deepfakes with a new law, Saudi Arabia is excluded from buying a stake in AI startup Anthropic, and nearly half of the world's top AI researchers are from China.

OpenAI is rumored to potentially release GPT-5 in the summer, European lawmakers are set to pass rules to counter AI-generated disinformation, Google was fined €250M by France for training its Bard AI on news content without consent, and Stability AI sees the departure of three key researchers behind Stable Diffusion technology.

Nvidia has unveiled its most advanced AI GPU, the Blackwell B200, promising unprecedented power for AI model training, while Apple is in discussions with Google to incorporate the Gemini AI models into the iPhone, potentially enhancing the device with advanced AI-driven features.

Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a bill for a 32-hour workweek citing AI advancements, the FTC investigates Reddit's AI content licensing deals, and a Celonis survey shows 68% of workers use AI, while India relaxes AI tool launch regulations and Google gears up to showcase AI advancements at its May developer conference.

EU lawmakers passed the world's first major AI rules, OpenAI announced the public launch of its video-generating AI model Sora, Google DeepMind introduced SIMA, an AI agent for video games, and IBM announced job cuts in its marketing staff as part of an AI-focused restructuring.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rejoins the board with three new directors following an independent investigation, a State Department-commissioned report calls for U.S. intervention in AI to prevent existential threats, and Nvidia faces a lawsuit over alleged copyright infringement in training its NeMo AI platform.

Microsoft has implemented restrictions on its Copilot AI tool to block the generation of inappropriate images, two Florida middle-schoolers face felony charges for creating AI deepfake nudes of classmates, employers in the Asia-Pacific region are willing to offer up to 44% higher salaries for AI-skilled workers, AI fraud detection startup Inscribe lays off nearly 40% of its workforce, and significant AI mergers and acquisitions include BigBear.ai's purchase of Pangiam Intermediate Holdings, Workday's acquisition of HiredScore, and Accenture's acquisition of Udacity.

OpenAI reveals Elon Musk's past emails suggesting a $1B funding goal and a Tesla merger amidst his lawsuit, a study shows AI image tools can still create misleading election content despite safeguards, and Accenture acquires Udacity to boost AI and tech training through LearnVantage.

Anthropic released its advanced AI models, Claude 3, outperforming competitors; India's government advises tech companies to seek approval before releasing AI tools; a BBC investigation reveals AI-generated images of Trump with Black individuals; the D.C. metro area surpasses the San Francisco Bay Area in AI job postings; and Waymo receives approval to expand its robotaxi service in California.

OpenAI is set to expand its board amidst governance changes and a lawsuit from co-founder Elon Musk for deviating from its nonprofit mission, while Dell's shares hit a record high due to demand for AI servers, and a study reveals GPT-4's superior performance in creative tasks compared to humans.