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The deal runs seven years. In return, Anthropic can earn a stake of up to 5% in Akamai.
Akamai said on September 24 that Anthropic will spend $11.6 billion over seven years on its cloud, mainly for CPU computing. The deal could grow to about $20 billion. Anthropic also received a warrant for up to about 5% of Akamai, which vests as its spending grows.
How much of the new money has arrived is not public.
Tekever, a surveillance-drone maker founded in Portugal and based in the UK, announced the first close of a $580 million funding round on September 23. UC Investments and Baillie Gifford led it. Tekever says the round values it at $6.4 billion, about five times its value in May 2025.
The rally rests on a bet that AI agents will need more processors.
AMD’s shares closed at a record $615.52 on September 21, lifting its market value above $1 trillion for the first time. It announced no new deal or product. Traders are betting that AI agents will need many more server processors.
It does not measure every job.
The open Atlas compares work-related AI use across countries and occupations. A linked science study reports time savings, but also finds that checking results and physical work still slow research.
Now it must turn European trust into useful AI.
The French AI company reached a value above €21 billion after a new funding round. The money can buy more computing power, but it does not guarantee better models or lasting customers.
Hugging Face is a major home for open AI models. Nvidia says it will keep the platform open to other chips and clouds, but users and regulators will watch closely.
Large cloud companies are buying custom AI chips and fast network equipment. This shows that the AI hardware boom is bigger than general-purpose GPUs alone.
AI agent demos can look great, but real work also includes errors, checks, and retries. These extra steps can make each useful result expensive.