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Akamai signed a seven-year, $11.6 billion deal with Anthropic
The contract covers Anthropic’s CPU workloads on Akamai Cloud’s distributed infrastructure and can grow by a further $9 billion, taking the total to around $20 billion. Akamai also issued Anthropic a warrant for up to 5% of its outstanding common stock, with about 2% expected to vest under the initial $11.6 billion commitment. Akamai shares rose more than 15% in extended trading after the news.
Sources
- Akamai, “Akamai Announces $11.6 Billion Multi-year Agreement with Anthropic to Support Growing Demand”, (akamai.com)
- Investing.com, “Akamai lands $11.6 billion Anthropic deal, shares soar”, (investing.com)
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