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Industry·Sep 24·all news from September 24, 2026

Anthropic Strikes $12 Billion AI Computing Deal With Akamai

Anthropic has entered into a seven-year, $11.6 billion agreement with Akamai Technologies to secure expanded computing capacity. This contract adds to the company’s existing infrastructure partnerships, providing the necessary processing power to support the continued development and deployment of its AI models. By diversifying its data center reliance, Anthropic aims to meet the intensive hardware demands required to scale its technology.

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