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Comcast and Fastly’s New Content Delivery Model Powers Highest Quality Experience for Peacock’s Biggest Live Events

Fastly announces a new content delivery model with Comcast to power Peacock's biggest live events.

Fastly Unveils AEDA: Autonomous Edge Security in Gemini Enterprise

Discover Fastly’s Autonomous Edge Defense Agent (AEDA) in Gemini Enterprise, designed to streamline incident response and slash MTTR.

Akamai surges after $11.6B Anthropic CPU deal

Akamai Technologies' shares surged up to 16.4% after announcing an $11.6 billion deal with AI company Anthropic for dedicated cloud computing capacity over seven years, marking the largest deal in Akamai's history. The deal focuses on CPU-based infrastructure for agentic AI workloads, with an option to expand to $20 billion. Anthropic will receive a warrant for up to 5% of Akamai's stock, vesting based on spending milestones. Akamai expects $5.5 billion in capital spending plus $1.7 billion for components, and analysts estimate this equates to about 77 megawatts of computing power. Revenue is expected to begin in 2027, with an annual run rate of $1.7 billion by end of 2028. CNBC's Jim Cramer highlighted Akamai as a buy, citing its low valuation (under 16 times expected earnings) and the Anthropic deal, while suggesting a pullback for Cloudflare (279 times earnings) and Fastly (50 times earnings). Akamai is repositioning with edge computing to handle AI workloads closer to users.

• Akamai signed an $11.6 billion deal with Anthropic for dedicated cloud computing capacity over 7 years, the largest in Akamai's history.
• The deal can be expanded to up to $20 billion and includes a warrant granting Anthropic up to 5% of Akamai's stock, vesting based on spending milestones.
• Computing capacity focuses on CPUs for agentic AI, not GPUs; Akamai expects $5.5 billion in capital spending (plus $1.7 billion for components), ~77 MW of power.

HackerRank launches AI interviewer Chakra

HackerRank, a platform for assessing and hiring developers, is making its AI interviewer, Chakra, generally available after a six-month beta. Chakra conducts interviews, observes candidates as they work, and evaluates their answers and problem-solving process. The AI agent combines recruiter, take-home, and follow-up interviews into one session, and includes an AI assistant that candidates can use. HackerRank reports that Chakra has conducted over 500,000 interviews during testing, with companies such as Snowflake, Snorkel, and Capgemini using it. The startup aims to measure signals like critical thinking and 'AI fluency' rather than just correct answers. HackerRank claims that giving candidates access to AI reduces suspicious activity, with flags 70-80% lower than in traditional assessments. The technology is designed to score candidates but leaves final hiring decisions to humans.

• HackerRank makes Chakra generally available to customers on October 5, 2026.
• Chakra has conducted more than 500,000 interviews during its beta testing.
• Companies that tried Chakra include Snowflake, Snorkel, and Capgemini.

Snowflake to Showcase Enterprise-Wide Agentic Transformation at EXPEDITION 2026, with Industry Speakers Including Satya Nadella

Snowflake announced a new press release on Oct 5, 2026, about showcasing enterprise-wide agentic transformation at EXPEDITION 2026, with industry speakers including Satya Nadella.

AI in IT: 89% report productivity gains, but disparities persist

A new survey by Snowflake, involving 200 data and IT professionals from companies with over 500 employees, including 150 from Germany, reveals that 85% of respondents use AI daily. 89% report increased productivity and 87% say AI saves time rather than creating extra work. However, the benefits are uneven: 68% of executives feel a noticeable relief, compared to only 55% of non-managerial staff. Conversely, 20% of individual contributors say AI has increased their daily workload, versus 11% of executives. Looking ahead, 89% believe AI will further improve their company's working methods in the next two years. Snowflake's Germany Country Manager, Jonah Rosenboom, emphasizes that merely introducing AI tools is insufficient; companies must address foundational systems to fully realize AI's benefits.

• 85% of surveyed IT professionals use AI daily.
• 89% report increased productivity from AI, 87% say it saves time.
• Executives benefit more: 68% feel relief vs. 55% of staff.