Anthropic signs $1.8 billion AI cloud deal with Akamai, Bloomberg News reports

Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has signed a $1.8 billion computing deal with Akamai Technologies to meet surging demand for its AI software, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with ‌the ⁠matter.

Akamai ⁠shares rose 25% on Thursday after the ​company had disclosed a long-term cloud deal with a ​frontier model provider, without naming the partner, in its earnings statement.

In regular ​trading on Friday, the ⁠stock was ‌up about 28% at $149.05.