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Why Akamai Stock Is Up Today

The cloud platform operator struck a deal valued at up to $20 billion with an AI leader.

Why Akamai Stock Is Up Today

Published September 25, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Shares of Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) rose on Friday after the cloud computing and cybersecurity specialist expanded its relationship with leading artificial intelligence (AI) model maker Anthropic.

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Anthropic is committed to using $11.6 billion of Akamai's cloud infrastructure services over seven years. The deal can be increased by up to $9 billion, bringing the total potential value to over $20 billion.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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