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Hong Kong will launch an integrated ride-hailing platform in April to enhance taxi services and passenger experience. The government will evaluate licensing based on local factors and consult stakeholders before finalizing provisions.

Adobe's Firefly AI Assistant automates workflows in Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, and Illustrator with natural language commands. It enhances editing capabilities with over 30 AI models and integrates with Adobe Stock, marking a shift towards agentic creativity for users.

Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked Elon Musk for details on X Money, a payments feature for X, raising concerns about stablecoin risks, regulatory issues, financial stability, and data privacy, with a response due by April 21, 2026.

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF holds $59.31 billion in Bitcoin at an average cost of $89,000 per BTC, rebounding over $11 billion since its bottom on February 25 amid recent Bitcoin price recovery.

South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance has launched a blockchain pilot for government treasury fund execution as part of the 2026 Regulatory Sandbox initiative, aimed at streamlining spending and reducing transaction fees for small businesses.

Russia's defense ministry named several European sites, including three in the UK, as military production facilities supporting Ukraine, warning they are potential targets. Senior official Dmitry Medvedev issued a stark caution about escalating strikes.

Gate News message. On April 16, according to Gate market data, as of the time of writing, ORDI (ORDI) is trading at $4.46. It is up 72.87% over the past 24 hours, with a high of $4.74 and a low falling to $2.54. The 24-hour trading volume is $3.5059 million. The current market cap is approximately $93.765 million.
ORDI is an inscription asset based on the Ordinals protocol. The total supply of Bitcoin is 21 million coins. Each coin can be subdivided into 100 million satoshis (the smallest unit of Bitcoin), for a cumulative total of 21 quadrillion satoshis. Inscriptions create by writing content into satoshis using the Ordinals protocol, without needing separate tokens, sidechains, or modifying Bitcoin. The protocol writes information to each satoshi, including text, images, audio, and video, etc.

On April 16, Hong Kong dollar interbank offered rates (HIBOR) increased for most durations, with one-month HIBOR at 2.34571% and three-month HIBOR at 2.47583%. Overnight rates surged significantly, while six-month and one-year HIBOR declined.

NC is implementing a real-name authentication system for Lineage Classic to address illegal macros and improve gameplay. This follows the suspension of 150,000 abnormal accounts and aims to enhance the gaming environment ahead of the "Dragon's Nest" launch.

Ledger is entering the AI security market with new hardware to protect users from rogue AI agents. Emphasizing the need for hardware-level protection, the company plans a suite of technologies aimed at ensuring AI behavior aligns with human intentions by 2026.

South Korea's MSIT held an emergency meeting to address the ICT industry's challenges due to the Middle East conflict, focusing on supply chain risks and production delays. Plans were made to establish monitoring systems and enhance export support.

Singapore's business and government leaders have responded to U.S. trade investigations, warning that tariffs could disrupt interconnected supply chains. They emphasize fair trade, highlight significant trade surpluses with the U.S., and refute forced labor claims, showcasing compliance with import regulations.

Pi Network will launch its V23 upgrade next month, featuring smart contracts, a DApp ecosystem, and a decentralized exchange. With over 18 million KYC-verified users, this upgrade moves Pi towards practical applications and utility in its ecosystem.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, MINIMAX (MINIMAX-W 00100.HK) has surged by 6% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

The Sentinel Action Fund, supported by the Solana Foundation, will invest $8 million to aid Republican Senator Jon Husted in the Ohio Senate race against Sherrod Brown, who opposes crypto. Husted is known for advocating pro-crypto legislation.

Novo Nordisk has partnered with OpenAI to enhance drug development and AI integration in operations. The collaboration aims to speed up drug candidate analysis and employee training, potentially transforming obesity and diabetes research and beyond.

BIP-361, proposed by co-authors including Jameson Lopp, aims to secure early Bitcoin by migrating 1.7 million coins from weak P2PK addresses to stronger formats, allowing 3-5 years for users before freezing untransferred coins. Community responses vary significantly.

OpenAI has withdrawn from the Stargate data center project in Norway, shifting focus amid regulatory challenges and costs. British startup Ensacle will lease the facility to Microsoft, aiming to meet increasing AI demands in Europe.

ERCOT warns Texas's power demand may quadruple by 2032, driven by AI data centers and population growth, potentially requiring capacity equivalent to 300 new nuclear reactors. Major tech companies are adopting self-supply models with long-term power agreements, while challenges like grid capacity and costs remain.

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are collaborating to combat Chinese competitors’ efforts to enhance AI capabilities by extracting outputs from U.S. models, sharing information through the Frontier Model Forum to address adversarial data distillation.