Akamai lands $11.6B cloud computing deal with Anthropic

Akamai Technologies has signed an $11.6-billion seven-year cloud computing deal with AI developer Anthropic. The agreement, which could expand by another $9 billion to reach $20 billion, points to the growing demand for heavy-duty computing power as artificial intelligence tools scale globally. Instead of focusing on graphics processors (GPUs), which are driving the AI industry today, the partnership centres around central processing units (CPUs).