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Distributed cloud platform for content delivery and cybersecurity
akamai.com- Headquarters
- Cambridge, United States
- Company type
- Public company
- Number of employees
- 5,000–15,000
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Latest news about Akamai
In short: Akamai enhanced its cloud and security portfolio with NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and expanded AI-driven API protection while reporting strong Q4 results.
Company announcements
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Akamai mitigates Guardicore local privilege escalation vulnerability
The vulnerability affects macOS and Linux agents via IPC socket and command injection. Updated versions available since April 2026. Windows not immediately exploitable. CVE-2026-34354.
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Akamai announces Q1 FY26 earnings
Earnings show strong start with wins across all business lines, indicating growth inflection point.
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Akamai reports Q1 2026 financial results
Revenue reaches $1.074 billion, up 6% year-over-year. Cloud Infrastructure Services grows 40%. Security revenue increases 11%. A frontier model provider commits $1.8 billion over seven years.
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Akamai updates Akamai Cloud with AI inference and core improvements
Introduces NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs, Akamai Functions via Fermyon acquisition, RBAC, Kubernetes updates, and expanded object storage. Enhances performance for distributed AI workloads.
Media coverage
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Akamai Q1 Earnings Meet Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y on Solid Demand
Akamai Technologies, Inc.AKAM reported relatively modest first-quarter 2026 results, with revenues beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate and adjusted earnings meeting the same. The...
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Akamai leads AI-fueled stock surge as markets eye jobs data
AI powers big gains: Akamai jumped 30% on a $1.8B AI deal and raised outlook, joined by Block and IREN in leading Friday's risers. Mixed...
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These Stocks Are Today's Movers: CoreWeave, Trade Desk, Cloudflare, Akamai, Block, and More
Stock futures were rising Fridayg ahead of a U.S. jobs report that will give investors a much better idea how the labor market is holding...
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Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Stock Pops Over 29% Overnight: Why Is The Cloud Computer Company Trending
Akamai Technologies Inc. AKAM shares are trending on Friday. AKAM shares jumped 29.62% to $151.25 after the bell on Thursday after the cybersecurity and cloud...
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