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Eleven Point Six Billion Dollars and a Five Percent Warrant: Why Anthropic Is Buying CPUs From Akamai, September 27, 2026
Eleven Point Six Billion Dollars and a Five Percent Warrant: Why Anthropic Is Buying CPUs From Akamai, September 27, 2026 Anthropic has committed 11.6 billion dollars over seven years to Akamai for CPU cloud capacity, with an option to add 9 billion more and a warrant for up to 5 percent of Akamai's stock. Rick and Laura unpack why AI agents are driving a surge in demand for ordinary processors, how the equity warrant flips the usual buyer and supplier relationship, and what Wall Street and business leaders should take from it. Hosted by Rick Spair and Laura. The DX Today Podcast brings you daily deep dives into the most consequential stories in the AI ecosystem. #AIInfrastructure #Anthropic #Akamai #AIAgents #CloudComputing
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