Akamai CEO Leighton Calls Anthropic an Ideal Partner

Akamai Technologies has entered into a seven-year, $12 billion computing supply agreement with Anthropic to support the development and scaling of its artificial intelligence models. This partnership integrates Anthropic into Akamai’s distributed cloud infrastructure, providing the startup with the necessary compute capacity to expand its operations. For Akamai, the deal marks a significant shift in its business strategy toward the growing demand for specialized AI infrastructure services.