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Mar 11, 2026 Investigations into Binance’s role in Iran-linked transfers make for tense regulatory news. Big tech teams up with law enforcement to dismantle massive scam networks. AI lab Anthropic launches a new research institute amid legal battles. YouTube is now framed as the largest media company by revenue. TikTok adds full-song streaming through an Apple Music tie-up.
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Binance Under Scrutiny For Iran-Linked Flows
- The DOJ is investigating whether Iran used Binance to route over $1 billion to groups like the Houthis through a Hong Kong payments partner.
- Binance suspended internal investigators after they flagged $1.7 billion flowing from Chinese clients to wallets linked to Iran, per company documents.
Meta Joins Global Crackdown On Scam Farms
- Meta helped law enforcement disable 150,000 accounts tied to Southeast Asian scam centers that run romance, crypto, and impersonation schemes.
- Scammers increasingly use AI to craft multilingual scripts and target high-trust victims, prompting platform alerts across Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp.
Anthropic Creates Internal Think Tank For AI Risks
- Anthropic launched the Anthropic Institute to combine safety red teams, societal impacts, and economic research under Jack Clark.
- The institute will scale rapidly, open a D.C. office, and focus on jobs, governance, and whether powerful AI arrives soon.