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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''April 29, 2026''' — Daily digest of AI law and policy developments.<br />
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This digest consolidates 5 stories from April 28–29, 2026.<br />
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== Contents ==<br />
1. [[News-Musk-v-Altman-Trial-Day-2-2026|Musk v. Altman Trial: Day 2 — Musk Testifies]]<br />
2. [[News-OpenAI-AWS-Partnership-2026|OpenAI-AWS Partnership Announced After Microsoft Exclusivity Ends]]<br />
3. [[News-China-Freezes-Robotaxi-Licenses-2026|China Freezes New Robotaxi Licenses After Baidu Chaos]]<br />
4. [[News-Meta-EU-Child-Safety-Violation-2026|Meta Found to Violate EU Child Safety Law]]<br />
5. [[News-Pentagon-AI-Chief-Google-2026|Pentagon AI Chief Confirms Google Work, Cautions Overreliance]]<br />
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== Musk v. Altman Trial: Day 2 — Musk Testifies ==<br />
Elon Musk testified on April 28, 2026, accusing Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of "looting" OpenAI's charitable assets after he invested $38 million under the condition the company remain a nonprofit. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers admonished both sides to stop using social media to exacerbate the conflict and scolded OpenAI for taking inconsistent positions on the origin of its name.<ref name="law360">[https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/musk-testifies-looting-openai Law360, "Musk Testifies Altman 'Looting' OpenAI Charity For Own Gain," April 28, 2026]</ref><ref name="bloomberg">[https://www.bloomberg.com/ Bloomberg, "Musk v. Altman: judge asks executives to control social media," April 28, 2026]</ref><br />
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''See full article: [[News-Musk-v-Altman-Trial-Day-2-2026|April 28, 2026 — Musk v. Altman Trial Day 2: Musk Testifies, Judge Admonishes Both Sides]]''<br />
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== OpenAI-AWS Partnership Announced After Microsoft Exclusivity Ends ==<br />
OpenAI announced an expanded partnership with AWS on April 28, 2026, bringing its latest AI models, Codex, and developer tools to Amazon's cloud platform. The deal comes one day after restructuring Microsoft exclusivity terms and appears designed to address antitrust concerns about Big Tech–AI startup relationships.<ref name="verge">[https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence The Verge, "OpenAI-AWS partnership," April 28, 2026]</ref><ref name="cnbc">[https://www.cnbc.com/technology/ CNBC, "OpenAI brings its models to Amazon's cloud," April 28, 2026]</ref><br />
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''See full article: [[News-OpenAI-AWS-Partnership-2026|April 28, 2026 — OpenAI-AWS Partnership]]''<br />
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== China Freezes New Robotaxi Licenses After Baidu Chaos ==<br />
China's regulators froze all new robotaxi operating licenses after dozens of Baidu Apollo Go vehicles simultaneously froze in Wuhan traffic last month, causing widespread disruption. The freeze is the most significant regulatory intervention in China's autonomous vehicle sector and may delay expansion plans for Baidu, Pony.ai, and competitors.<ref name="bloomberg-china">[https://www.bloomberg.com/ Bloomberg, "China freezes new robotaxi licenses after Baidu chaos," April 29, 2026]</ref><br />
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''See full article: [[News-China-Freezes-Robotaxi-Licenses-2026|April 29, 2026 — China Freezes Robotaxi Licenses]]''<br />
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== Meta Found to Violate EU Child Safety Law ==<br />
EU regulators found that Meta violated the Digital Services Act by failing to adequately prevent children from accessing its platforms. The finding could lead to fines of up to 6% of global revenue and signals aggressive enforcement of the DSA's child safety provisions.<ref name="cnbc-meta">[https://www.cnbc.com/technology/ CNBC, "Meta found to have violated EU law by failing to keep children off its platform," April 28, 2026]</ref><br />
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''See full article: [[News-Meta-EU-Child-Safety-Violation-2026|April 28, 2026 — Meta EU Child Safety Violation]]''<br />
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== Pentagon AI Chief Confirms Google Work, Cautions Overreliance ==<br />
The Pentagon's chief AI officer confirmed the DoD is actively working with Google on AI initiatives while cautioning that overreliance on any single provider is "never a good thing." The comment supports arguments for multi-vendor architectures in government AI procurement.<ref name="cnbc-pentagon">[https://www.cnbc.com/technology/ CNBC, "Pentagon AI chief confirms work with Google," April 28, 2026]</ref><br />
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''See full article: [[News-Pentagon-AI-Chief-Google-2026|April 28, 2026 — Pentagon AI Chief Confirms Google Work]]''<br />
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[[Category:European Union]]<br />
[[Category:Child Safety]]</div>AILawWikiAdmin