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September 25, 2026

Friday, September 25, 2026: AKAM Surges 21% on $11.6B Anthropic Cloud Deal

The Daily Briefing · Friday, September 25, 2026
AKAM Surges 21% on $11.6B Anthropic Cloud Deal
AKAM Surges 21% on $11.6B Anthropic Cloud Deal
Akamai Technologies lands a $11.6 billion Anthropic cloud deal expandable to $20 billion, sending AKAM shares 21% higher and reframing the legacy CDN operator as a major AI infrastructure powerhouse.
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