AI News from April 5, 2026

States including Maine, Georgia, and Maryland are advancing legislation or statewide moratoriums to restrict AI data center construction amid energy and land concerns.

Foxconn reported a 29.7% year-on-year revenue rise in Q1 2026, fuelled by strong demand for AI racks, while cautioning on geopolitical uncertainty.

A growing number of software developers report that agentic AI coding tools like Claude Code and OpenClaw are causing cognitive overload and dependency symptoms.

The WGA struck a surprise four-year contract with Hollywood studios a month early, featuring AI training protections, health plan increases, and streaming residual bumps.

The UK is actively recruiting Anthropic to expand its presence in Britain, capitalizing on the AI firm's ongoing dispute with the U.S. Pentagon.

As Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary, former insiders say the company squandered an early AI advantage but is now betting on on-device AI and Google Gemini to reboot Siri.

Indian studios are deploying AI to cut production costs by up to 15%, dub films into dozens of languages, and recut classic titles, reshaping the world's most prolific film industry.

Washington state enacted new laws mandating AI labels on altered media and restricting chatbot interactions with minors, setting a precedent for state-level AI regulation.

Caltech-backed PrismML released Bonasi, a 1-bit LLM that is 14x smaller and 5x more energy efficient than comparable 8B models, aiming to run AI without cloud dependency.

Google Vids adds Veo 3.1 video generation, Lyria 3 custom music, and directable AI avatars, with free text-to-video access now available to all users.

Anthropic is commanding a $380 billion post-money valuation on secondary markets, with $2 billion in indicated buy-side demand, rivaling OpenAI's $765 billion implied valuation.

The DOJ is appealing a federal judge's order that blocked the Pentagon's supply-chain risk designation against Anthropic over Claude's military use guardrails.