# AI News Digest - 2026-04-29

1. Elon Musk sued OpenAI and the case went to trial in Northern California, alleging that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman had misled him about the company's nonprofit status; Musk sought up to $134 billion in damages, the removal of executives, and restoration of OpenAI as a nonprofit, with multiple high-profile witnesses expected to testify.

2. Google signed a contract giving the U.S. Department of Defense access to its AI models for classified work despite an open letter from more than 600 employees protesting the deal, and legal experts said the contract's safety clauses were not legally binding.

3. Mistral AI rolled out Workflows, an orchestration layer intended to help companies convert AI-powered processes into production-ready systems.

# References

1. [https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/27/1136466/elon-musk-and-sam-altman-are-going-to-court-over-openais-future/](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/27/1136466/elon-musk-and-sam-altman-are-going-to-court-over-openais-future/)

[Elon Musk and Sam Altman are going to court over OpenAI’s future](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/27/1136466/elon-musk-and-sam-altman-are-going-to-court-over-openais-future/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/google-signs-ai-deal-with-the-pentagon-ignoring-protest-from-over-600-employees/](https://the-decoder.com/google-signs-ai-deal-with-the-pentagon-ignoring-protest-from-over-600-employees/)

[Google signs AI deal with the Pentagon, ignoring protest from over 600 employees](https://the-decoder.com/google-signs-ai-deal-with-the-pentagon-ignoring-protest-from-over-600-employees/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/mistral-ai-takes-on-enterprise-ai-orchestration-with-workflows/](https://the-decoder.com/mistral-ai-takes-on-enterprise-ai-orchestration-with-workflows/)

[Mistral AI takes on enterprise AI orchestration with Workflows](https://the-decoder.com/mistral-ai-takes-on-enterprise-ai-orchestration-with-workflows/)

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