Akamai Soars on Anthropic Deal as Costco Earnings Beat Estimates

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 25 Sept 2026. Bloomberg Technology published first, on 25 September at 14:39 UTC; TechCrunch followed 4h 34m later. The most recent article, from TechCrunch, appeared on 25 September at 19:13 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), TechCrunch (major outlet).

3 prediction markets price this story:

• Anthropic IPO before 2027? — the market puts it at 76%, with $773 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2027. The Yes outcome occurs if Anthropic completes its first public stock sale on a recognized exchange by December 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET. The No outcome applies if the company does not meet this deadline or if it merges, gets acquired, or ceases to exist before then. Readers often mistake the linked news story about AI collusion for the resolution event, but only an actual IPO counts toward the result.
• Anthropic — the market puts it at 13%, with $5 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2027. The market resolves to Yes if any U.S. federal government entity acquires a stake in Anthropic before January 1, 2027. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake the linked news story about Akamai for the relevant event, but only stakes taken by the U.S. federal government count.
• Anthropic — the market puts it at 65%, with $2k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2027. Anthropic must publicly confirm an initial public offering before January 1, 2027 for the outcome to be Yes. The resolution depends solely on Anthropic's confirmation, not on stock price movements or other company news.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.