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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from March 4th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:01 Anthropic launches Substack for retired Claude model 

6:01 Why users are boycotting ChatGPT 

11:11 Report shows Nicki Minaj’s social media is being amplified by bots

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Sources 

https://www.anthropic.com/research/deprecation-updates-opus-3 

https://substack.com/home/post/p-189177740 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/01/ai-journalism-writing-cleveland-plain-dealer 

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-strikes-2026/card/u-s-strikes-in-middle-east-use-anthropic-hours-after-trump-ban-ozNO0iClZpfpL7K7ElJ2?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/01/claude-anthropic-iran-strikes-us-military 

https://theconversation.com/anthropic-v-the-us-military-what-this-public-feud-says-about-the-use-of-ai-in-warfare-276999 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/28/openai-us-military-anthropic 

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/481322/pentagon-anthropic-openai-surveillance-china 

https://quitgpt.org/ 

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-alters-deal-pentagon-critics-sound-alarm-surveillance-rcna261357

https://theconversation.com/the-pentagon-strongarmed-ai-firms-before-iran-strikes-in-dark-news-for-the-future-of-ethical-ai-277198 

https://mashable.com/article/claude-overtakes-chatgpt-in-apple-app-store 

​https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/23/the-bots-powering-nicki-minajs-maga-war-00771317 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-trump-x-account-amplification-bots-1236513091/ 

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000019c-7720-de8a-a1fc-ff6079aa0000

Welcome to Touch Grass, a mini series where we explore the implications of being chronically online with the creatives who can’t escape it.

In this episode, host Lauren Meisner interviews Sami Jenkins— a video producer, content creator, and founder of Wilty Meetups, a grassroots community that creates safe spaces for connection.

Through this conversation, Sami takes us through her unexpected venture into content creation, navigating an extroverted industry as an introvert, and how she’s become a community facilitator for other socially anxious young people in Melbourne.

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The biggest stories on the internet from March 3rd, 2026.

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Timestamps:

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1:13 Emily Gwen lesbian flag & donations accusations

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12:02 Halsey vs. Tumblr

13:37 Club Chalamet claps back at fan

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9:56 Flava Flav plans celebration event for women Olympic athletes

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This episode explores the intellectual influencer phenomenon. We will define what they are, explore why they have become important, and what their rise tells us about a creator economy flooded with misinformation, grifters, and brainrot.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Ad read

00:46 Intro

3:10 Defining the intellectual influencer & examples

5:35 Exploring why intellectual influencers so popular right now

12:00 Intelligence as an aesthetic

19:50 Has TikTok taken the intellectual influencer too far?

25:26 How short-form video impacts this content

27:52 Conclusion

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