Anthropic commits $11.6 billion to Akamai's cloud

HotTea: The AI Morning Briefing · Sep 25, 2026 · 5m · transcript

The seven-year deal covers CPU workloads. Akamai expects about $5.5 billion in capital spending to support it. This edition covers 5 evidence-backed stories. AI-generated narration. Complete briefing and source links. https://hottea.ai/archive/2026-09-25?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=daily_briefing Sections 00:00 What we're covering today 00:28 1. Anthropic commits $11.6 billion to Akamai's cloud 01:59 2. Microsoft plans more than $10 billion in Middle East spending 02:41 3. Claude guessed book preferences correctly in 61% of pairs 03:23 4. Trump and Xi meet without a…