Google adds Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, aka Nano Banana, to Search's AI Mode and Google Lens, on Android in the US for those with an account opted into Search Lab (Abner Li/9to5Google)
Nathan Calvin, general counsel of AI safety nonprofit Encode, says OpenAI used intimidation tactics to undermine California's SB 53 while it was being debated (Sharon Goldman/Fortune)
Jack Dorsey replies "no" to an X user who asked if he was still on the Bluesky board; it's not clear when he left, as Bluesky's FAQ still lists him as a member (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)
US court documents, mistakenly made public, reveal ByteDance and TikTok's complex origin story, spawning from GOP donor Jeff Yass' failed real estate venture (New York Times)
Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker Nexperia is investigating a breach in March; report: customer data of companies including Apple, Huawei, and SpaceX was stolen (Bloomberg)
X promoted a fake headline about Iran attacking Israel in its trending news section Explore, after Elon Musk said Explore shows customized news created by Grok (Matt Binder/Mashable)
Meta plans to label a wider range of video, audio, and image content as "Made with AI" starting in May, following feedback from its independent Oversight Board (Ryan Heath/Axios) https://www.axios.com/2024/04/05/meta-broader-ai-labeling
The DOJ compares Apple's 2023 $77B buyback program with the company's half as much spend on R&D and highlights it as a lack of incentive for Apple to innovate (Financial Times) https://t.co/k4xEzcgKQU
The EU publishes draft election security guidelines aimed at platforms with 45M+ regional MAUs that are regulated under the DSA, ahead of elections in June (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)