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