Anthropic commits $11.6B over 7 years to Akamai cloud, 6x its earlier deal
创业邦 · wechat · 2026-09-30
Akamai disclosed Anthropic will spend $11.6B on its cloud infrastructure over 7 years — over 6x the $1.8B deal announced in May, with delivery/availability conditions and termination clauses. Also: CPU lead times stretched to 25-30 weeks on AI-agent demand (TrendForce); Samsung foundry expects 4x customers by 2029; the world's tallest wind turbine (365m) completed in Germany; Korea targets 100GW+ renewables by 2030; BYD's Xi'an battery plant fully operational; Future Aerospace's smart manufacturing base opens in Xiong'an.
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