AI
Artificial intelligence is the center of gravity for KickhammerNews. This section tracks frontier model releases, the pricing and capability shifts that follow them, and the safety and policy questions they raise. We cover large language models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others; agentic and computer-use systems moving from demos into production; AI infrastructure spending and chip demand; and the regulation and litigation shaping how these systems are built and deployed. Our coverage aims to explain what changed, who it affects, and what the numbers actually show, rather than repeating press-release language. Start here for daily reporting on the AI industry and how it reaches businesses, developers and everyday users.
Microsoft Just Built a 2.8-Trillion-Parameter AI. It Beat DeepSeek by 12x. And You Can’t Download It Yet.
When Microsoft announced the Maia 300 chip three days ago, the AI world read it as a declaration: the company was serious...
Jamie Dimon Just Slammed the Vault on AI Agents — and Every Bank in America Is Watching
October 14, 2026 — On JPMorgan Chase’s third-quarter earnings call this week, CEO Jamie Dimon delivered the financial world’s clearest statement yet...
The AI That’s Giving Doctors Their Evenings Back Just Raised $90 Million to Become a Lot More Than a Scribe
Suki’s Series E is the latest bet that the future of healthcare AI isn’t chatbots — it’s invisible agents that do the...
AI Agents Generated So Much Code That Git Broke. So Anthropic Built Something Better.
When 30,000 daily code merges overwhelm the tool that built the internet, you stop patching it — and start replacing it. There’s...
OpenAI Gave Its AI Agents Their Own Computers — Here’s Everything That Happened at DevDay 2026
On September 29, OpenAI held its largest developer conference yet at Fort Mason in San Francisco — a sprawling, two-day event the...
The $6.3 Billion Bet: Anthropic Is Building Asia’s Largest AI Data Center in Japan
October 13, 2026 Anthropic is about to plant its most significant flag outside the United States. According to a Nikkei Asia report...
Your Smart TV Could Soon Run Its Own AI — Without Anyone’s Permission
In a research report that has unsettled AI safety circles, Anthropic published findings this week warning that small artificial intelligence models may...
From a $2.7 Billion Google Deal to Chapter 11: How Character.AI Went Broke While Chatting With a Generation
The company that built some of the most addictively human-feeling chatbots on the internet has filed for bankruptcy. Character.AI — once backed...
Microsoft Just Unveiled Its Biggest Chip Yet — And It’s a Direct Challenge to Nvidia’s Dominance
Microsoft announced the Azure Maia 300 on Monday, and the message embedded in the silicon is unmistakable: the world’s largest software company...