⚖️ Anthropic sues 17 US agencies over AI safety restrictions

Anthropic filed a lawsuit against 17 US federal agencies and the Executive Office of the President after refusing to remove two restrictions from Claude: bans on lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance of Americans.

According to the 48-page filing, the Department of Defense threatened to either force access to Claude under the Defense Production Act or classify Anthropic as a supply chain risk and cut it from government systems.

Anthropic argues the government cannot treat the company as critical for national security while also labeling it a threat.

The case challenges the legal basis for the action under 10 U.S.C. § 3252.

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👿 🙀 Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook

Meta said it acquired Moltbook, a social network built for AI agents. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The deal brings co-founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr into Meta Superintelligence Labs, led by Alexandr Wang. They are expected to join on March 16.

Moltbook launched in late January as a Reddit-like site where AI bots exchange code and discuss their human owners. The project was largely built with AI tools, with Schlicht saying he wrote no code himself.

The platform quickly became part of the broader debate around autonomous AI agents.

Its growth also exposed risks after a security flaw briefly exposed private messages, 6,000 email addresses, and more than 1M credentials.

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🔥Yann LeCun raises $1.03B seed for 12-person AI startup AMI Labs

Former Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun raised $1.03B for his new startup AMI Labs at a $3.5B pre-money valuation. The Paris-based company has about 12 employees. The round was co-led by Cathay Innovation, Greycroft, Hiro Capital, and HV Capital.

AMI Labs is building AI systems based on “world models”. The approach uses JEPA, a framework LeCun proposed in 2022. The goal is AI that learns from real-world structure rather than predicting the next word or pixel.

The company plans to publish research and open-source parts of its code while working toward commercial products. Early target customers include manufacturers, aerospace firms, biomedical groups, and automakers.

The seed round ranks among the largest early-stage financings in AI.

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💰 Donald Trump’s net worth reaches $6.5B after crypto gains

Donald Trump’s wealth rose to about $6.5B in 2026, up $1.4B from a year earlier, according to Forbes. He now ranks 645th among the world’s 3,428 billionaires.

Crypto ventures drove much of the increase. Trump reportedly earned about $550M from token sales tied to World Liberty Financial. A sale of a 49% stake in the company to UAE-backed Aryam Investment added another $200M. Forbes estimates Trump still holds crypto assets worth about $570M.

An appeals court also removed a $517M civil fraud penalty from his liabilities. Real estate assets such as Mar-a-Lago and his golf courses also increased in value.

Some holdings declined during the year. The value of Trump Media and Technology Group fell to about $1.2B as the company reported $712M in losses on $3.7M in revenue.

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💰 BlackRock launches Ethereum staking fund paying 82% of rewards

BlackRock launched the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB) on Nasdaq. The fund will pass 82% of staking rewards to investors through monthly payouts.

The product plans to stake 70–95% of its ETH holdings. The remaining 18% of rewards will go to the trust, custodians, and staking providers. Coinbase and Anchorage Digital will act as custodians.

BlackRock will charge a 0.12% introductory management fee, rising to 0.25% later. Coinbase will receive a 10% staking fee, which may drop to 6% if the fund reaches $20B in assets.

The launch adds a staking option to BlackRock’s crypto ETF lineup and introduces new competition with Grayscale’s Ethereum staking products.

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💻 AI coding startup Cursor in talks for funding at $50B valuation

Cursor is in early discussions with investors about a new funding round that could value the company at about $50B.

The AI coding startup previously raised $2.3B in November, which valued it at $29.3B. In February the company said its annualized revenue had surpassed $2B.

Investors in earlier rounds include Coatue, Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Google, and Nvidia.

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📈 Binance founder CZ reaches $110B and passes Bill Gates

Changpeng Zhao’s net worth climbed to about $110B, up $47B from a year earlier, according to Forbes. He now ranks 17th on the global billionaire list and sits ahead of Bill Gates, whose wealth is estimated at $108B.

Most of Zhao’s wealth comes from Binance, the crypto exchange he founded in 2017. Industry estimates value the company at about $100B. Legal filings suggest Zhao owns roughly 90% of the business.

Binance reportedly generated about $16–17B in revenue across 2024 and 2025 and processes more than $30T in annual trading volume.

The rebound in Binance’s valuation pushed CZ to his highest net worth to date.

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