Akamai signs $1.8B seven‑year cloud deal with Anthropic
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- Akamai announced a seven‑year cloud‑computing partnership with a leading frontier‑model provider.
- Anthropic is identified as the partner, signing a $1.8 billion contract for compute capacity.
- Anthropic will use the deal to power its newly launched Opus 4.7 model and future AI workloads.
Why it matters: Anthropic gains $1.8 billion of dedicated compute to accelerate Opus 4.7 and future models, sharpening its competitive edge; Akamai locks in a multi‑year revenue stream, bolstering its AI‑cloud market position.
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