[Anthropic Signs $1.8 Billion Computing Agreement with Akamai] According to Golden Finance, on May 9, Anthropic signed a $1.8 billion computing deal with cloud service provider Akamai Technologies to meet the surging demand for its artificial intelligence software. Akamai stated that it has reached a seven-year cloud computing agreement with a 'leading frontier model provider,' but did not name the company. (Sina Finance)