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Dropbox has enhanced its partnership with OpenAI by introducing three new apps in ChatGPT, facilitating file access, workplace content search, and calendar management. This move aims to transition Dropbox into an intelligence platform amidst declining customer numbers and increasing competition in the AI landscape.

Towngas has partnered with Tencent to enhance its cloud systems and AI applications, expanding upon their 2020 collaboration. The partnership focuses on a smart energy platform and data analytics to streamline operations and improve customer service in the energy sector.

Cobo has launched the Cobo Agentic Wallet, enabling AI agents to conduct on-chain transactions under user-defined controls. Utilizing Multi-Party Computation for security and incorporating Pact and Recipes protocols, it supports various operational modes for diverse risk levels.

iQiyi is revamping its platform to focus on AI-generated content, launching the Nadou Pro tool to support production. Despite financial struggles and regulatory challenges, the company aims to release a successful AI film by 2026 while managing a significant liquidity crisis.

Open-source AI desktop client Cherry Studio is found to have a privacy design flaw by users: after turning off the option “Send error reports and data statistics anonymously,” the client continues to transmit identifying data that includes device IDs, system information, and CPU architecture. After GitHub user Yuerchu posted packet-capture screenshots in Issue #14387 , the developer kangfenmao acknowledged in the comments that the issue is indeed real.

Alibaba's AI video generation model, HappyHorse-1.0, will begin API testing on April 27 for enterprise customers and officially launch in May, developed by its ATH Innovation Division and other internal teams.

AI software editor Cursor developer Anysphere is in talks for a new round of $2.0 billion in funding, with an estimated valuation of $50 billion. Within three years, Cursor grew from zero to $2.0 billion in annualized revenue, becoming the fastest-growing B2B software success story. Nvidia is participating in this round, highlighting the integration of AI infrastructure and showing rising market interest in the AI application layer. Taiwan’s startups can learn from this successful model.

Tools for Humanity launched World ID 4.0, enhancing its biometric verification system with key rotation and tiered options. With 18 million users, it integrates with Tinder and Zoom. The company supports expansion through funding, despite a 97% decline in WLD token value.

Canva announced a deepening of its collaboration with Anthropic, enabling drafts from Claude Design to be directly edited in Canva, addressing the problem that AI-generated content is difficult to edit again. This upgrade, called Canva AI 2.0, supports converting AI-generated content into an editable format and introduces an HTML import feature to accelerate website development. In addition, Canva is transforming into an AI collaboration system, with more than 250 million users each month, showing growing market demand.

Worldwide app launches surged 60% year-on-year in Q1 2026, with iOS releases up 80%. AI apps drive growth, but retention and refund rates are concerning. Games dominate launches, while subscription apps, especially on iOS, are increasingly incorporating AI technology.

Electronic music producer Anyma and BLACKPINK member LISA collaborated on the single “Bad Angel.” For the first time, they performed at the Coachella music festival, blending industrial electronic and K-pop elements, and using AI technology to create a music video. The project explores the relationship between human existence and technology, showcasing a futuristic and cyberpunk style.

Luffa, a Web3 social ecosystem, partnered with a digital asset trading platform to integrate AI-driven trading features, enhancing secure communication and trading in a unified interface while maintaining decentralization and risk mitigation.

DGrid AI partners with Stable to integrate AI into blockchain payment systems, simplifying access for developers and enhancing scalability for AI-driven financial applications. This collaboration aims to advance the intersection of AI and blockchain in digital finance.

Anthropic Labs launched Claude Design, an AI-driven visual design collaboration tool that supports a variety of use cases such as interactive prototyping, mockup generation, design exploration, and presentation creation. The tool can automatically apply your brand system and easily hand off to Claude Code, and it can be used across various subscription plans to help designers and teams quickly produce polished work.

Perplexity has launched its new "Personal Computer" feature, integrating with Mac applications to automate tasks across local files, native apps, and browsers. This service is available to Perplexity Max subscribers and includes advanced automation capabilities and remote access via iPhone.

Uniswap Labs launched a Developer Platform offering tools for DeFi integration, including an AI toolkit, API playground, and liquidity management features. With over 500,000 developers accessing resources, the platform aims to simplify integration and enhance developer capabilities.

Gulf Edge Co. has partnered with Kore.ai to utilize AI for enterprise solutions in Thailand's telecom, banking, insurance, healthcare, and public sectors. The collaboration aims to enhance AI adoption as Thailand's AI market is projected to grow significantly by 2030.

Hesai Technology has launched KOSMO, an AI-powered device for comprehensive 3D spatial capture, aimed at advancing robotics with high-quality data. The company also announced its entry into the robotic power module market.

Agile Soda launched Agentic OCR, an AI-driven document automation platform that eliminates pre-training and allows for instant deployment. It offers high accuracy in classification and extraction, improving continuously through user corrections, with plans for future enhancements.

American Express will acquire AI startup Hyper to enhance its expense management tools for commercial clients. The acquisition, expected to close in Q2 2026, follows a partnership that launched a co-branded rewards card in 2024.