Akamai Lands $11.6B Anthropic Cloud Deal and 5% Warrant
Akamai secured an $11.6 billion multi-year cloud contract with Anthropic, issued a 5% warrant, and committed $1.7 billion for server memory with Jabil.
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AI Slowdown Warning Hits Tech: Nasdaq Futures Drop 1.3%
Tech futures slid Sunday night as Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and a viral safety warning triggered fears of AI curbs, sending Nasdaq-100 futures down 1.26%.
Anthropic Walks From $7B MatX Deal, Picks Partnership Instead
Anthropic held talks to buy AI-chip startup MatX for about $7 billion, then abandoned the deal in favor of a partnership and in-house silicon push.
Apollo, Blackstone Pitch $36B Debt to Power Anthropic TPUs
Apollo and Blackstone are arranging a record $36B debt deal to fund Anthropic’s Google TPU buildout — a watershed for AI-infra private credit.
Zoom’s Anthropic Stake Hits $1.3B: A 25x CVC Win
Zoom’s Q1 FY27 filing disclosed its $51M Anthropic stake is now worth about $1.3B — roughly 25x in two years. What the markup means for corporate venture.
Anthropic Could Raise $50 Billion at Near-$1 Trillion Value
Sources say Anthropic is fielding preemptive offers for a $40-50B round at $850-900B, backed by Google’s $40B pledge and Amazon’s $13B commitment, with one $5B buyer unable to get a meeting.
Google’s $40B Anthropic Bet Reshapes AI Venture Capital
Google commits up to $40 billion to Anthropic in the largest private AI investment ever, just four days after Amazon’s $5 billion new tranche brought its total stake to $13B.
Anthropic at $800 Billion: How AI Rewrote Venture Capital
Investors are valuing Anthropic at $800 billion — more than Goldman Sachs. Here’s what that tells us about AI’s private capital revolution.
AI Mega-IPOs: OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI Eye 2026 Listings
OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI are all signaling public market debuts in 2026. Here’s what the mega-IPO wave means for equity capital markets and investors.
SpaceX, OpenAI & Anthropic: The Mega-IPO Market Impact in 2026
AI adoption is accelerating across industries, reshaping valuations and competitive moats. Here’s what the latest data reveals about market leaders and …