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Michelle Zatlyn
Coverage of Michelle Zatlyn in the Nexus archive.
- Akamai surges on big LLM deal as Cloudflare dims
Akamai announced a $1.8 billion deal with Anthropic, while Cloudflare cut about 20% of its staff, Akamai's largest deal in history secures its position in AI workloads. Akamai won the deal against stiff competition and expects to start taking revenue later this year. This development contrasts with Cloudflare's realignment around AI.
- Cloudflare to fire 1,100 staff whose jobs just aren’t AI enough
Cloudflare is laying off 1,100 staff due to increased use of AI, despite reporting 34% year-over-year revenue growth. The company plans to restructure and hire new employees in roles that utilize AI. Cloudflare's CEO Matthew Prince stated that the layoffs are about preparing for the future and having the right people in the right roles.