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Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) regularly issues news as a cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online. Its announcements highlight developments across security, content delivery, cloud computing, and AI, reflecting the company’s focus on distributed infrastructure and edge-based services.
News items often cover financial results, such as quarterly earnings releases furnished via Form 8-K, where Akamai reports revenue across security, delivery, and cloud computing categories and provides commentary on product momentum. Investors can follow updates on revenue mix, cloud infrastructure services, and the performance of security offerings through these releases and associated investor conference call announcements.
Akamai also publishes product and platform news, including the launch and evolution of Akamai Inference Cloud, a platform designed to extend AI inference from core data centers to the edge of the internet using NVIDIA AI infrastructure. Related stories describe early traction for Inference Cloud and real-world use cases in video, personalization, customer support, and consumer products.
Additional news focuses on cloud and security initiatives, such as Akamai Cloud achieving FedRAMP High Ready status for government-focused cloud services, and on partnerships and ecosystem programs like the ISV Catalyst program for independent software vendors. Strategic collaborations, for example with Visa on Trusted Agent Protocol for agentic commerce or with partners such as Zuplo to support API delivery and monetization, also feature in Akamai’s news flow.
Visitors to this AKAM news page can review these types of updates in one place, including earnings announcements, product launches, security and compliance milestones, partner program developments, and corporate transactions disclosed in press releases and SEC-related communications.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) announced that its co-founder and CEO, Dr. Tom Leighton, will receive a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The award recognizes Leighton's pioneering work in content delivery technologies.
Dr. Leighton has secured over 50 patents in content delivery, internet protocols, network algorithms, cryptography, and digital rights management. This marks his second Emmy® Award, following Akamai's previous recognition at the 72nd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards for Content Delivery Networks (CDN). The award ceremony will take place on December 4, 2025, at Prince George's Ballroom in New York City.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) has been recognized as the sole recipient of the Customers' Choice distinction in Gartner Peer Insights™ "Voice of the Customer" for Online Fraud Detection in August 2025. The recognition highlights Akamai's excellence in providing solutions that detect and prevent fraudulent actions within digital channels.
The distinction is based on user feedback and ratings, with Akamai achieving above-market-average scores in both User Interest and Adoption and Overall Experience. Customer testimonials particularly praised Akamai's Bot Manager solution and its effective use of AI and machine learning for user identity confirmation across various sectors including media, retail, banking, and transportation.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) has announced strategic partnerships with TollBit and Skyfire to help publishers monetize AI bot traffic. Handling over 150 billion daily bot requests, Akamai aims to transform unauthorized scraping into revenue-generating opportunities.
The TollBit partnership implements a website "tollbooth" system that authenticates and monetizes AI traffic, currently monitoring 1.5B quarterly bot scrapes across 3,000 publishers. The Skyfire collaboration introduces "Know Your Agent" (KYA) capabilities, providing verified identity and tokenization services for AI bots, enabling transparent access control and monetization options.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) has announced Akamai Partner Connect, a unified global partner program launching in Q3 2025 that consolidates multiple partner tracks into a single framework. The new program supports resale, distribution, technical solution enablement, services, and referrals while introducing region-specific tiering and enhanced incentives.
The streamlined program addresses partner feedback by offering simplified engagement, clearer incentives, and increased local flexibility. Key features include localized tiering reflecting market maturity, strategic solution-aligned incentives, and comprehensive enablement resources. The program supports various partner types including resellers, distributors, service providers, technology service distributors (TSDs), and referral partners.
Partners worldwide, including representatives from China, Peru, Israel, Germany, Italy, and the UK, have praised the program's flexibility, enhanced support systems, and improved customer service capabilities.Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) has announced a strategic partnership with Seraphic Security to integrate secure enterprise browser (SEB) capabilities into its Zero Trust security products. The collaboration aims to provide a simplified security solution that combines enterprise browser technology with Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA).
The partnership addresses the growing need for secure access to private applications, SaaS platforms, and AI tools while protecting against web threats and AI-related risks. By integrating Seraphic's secure enterprise browser with Akamai's Enterprise Application Access, the solution offers a streamlined alternative to traditional security service edge (SSE) approaches, featuring installation-free device posture checks and enhanced data loss prevention.
Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) and Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) have unveiled Media Services Live 5 (MSL5), a next-generation live streaming platform. The enhanced solution, running on Akamai Cloud, delivers improved video streaming capabilities with reduced latency, greater reliability, and consistent performance.
Key features include faster performance with low-latency HLS delivery of 5-7 seconds, an expanded DVR window from 30 minutes to 12 hours, streamlined user experience with 5-second stream provisioning, and precision event tools for highlight creation. The platform specifically targets the growing live sports streaming market, where platforms are investing heavily in content rights.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) has announced a strategic partnership with Aptum, a managed hybrid cloud services provider. The collaboration, formalized through the Akamai Partner Program, will enable Aptum to provide day 0-2 services to joint customers using Akamai Cloud.
The partnership aims to help businesses streamline cloud migration, accelerate cloud-native application development, and optimize cloud costs. Aptum's vendor-agnostic approach and flexible consulting services will complement Akamai's cloud computing capabilities, particularly benefiting SMB and enterprise customers focused on cloud repatriation and sustainable operations.
The alliance also strengthens offerings for technology services distributors (TSDs) and their sub-agents, creating new opportunities to deliver comprehensive cloud solutions across various industries.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) reported strong Q2 2025 financial results with revenue reaching $1.043 billion, up 7% year-over-year. The company's performance was driven by robust growth in security and cloud computing segments, with Security revenue up 11% to $552 million and Cloud Infrastructure Services revenue surging 30% to $71 million.
The company reported GAAP EPS of $0.71 (down 17% YoY) and non-GAAP EPS of $1.73 (up 9% YoY). Cash flow from operations was strong at $459 million, representing 44% of revenue. Akamai also conducted significant share repurchases, buying back 3.9 million shares for $300 million.
Based on strong performance, Akamai raised its full-year 2025 guidance, projecting revenue between $4.135-$4.205 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $6.60-$6.80.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) has released its State of the Internet (SOTI) Ransomware Report 2025, revealing emerging cybersecurity threats and trends. The report highlights a new quadruple extortion tactic in ransomware campaigns, which combines traditional data encryption with DDoS attacks and third-party harassment to pressure victims.
Key findings include the role of GenAI and LLMs in increasing ransomware attack frequency, the evolution of hacktivist groups using RaaS platforms, and the revelation that the TrickBot malware family has extorted over $724 million in cryptocurrency since 2016. The report also examines legal frameworks and emphasizes the importance of Zero Trust and microsegmentation strategies in building ransomware resilience.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) has been recognized as a Customer Favorite in Forrester's Wave™: Zero Trust Platforms Q3 2025 report. The company received top scores in three key criteria: Segmentation and Control, Pricing flexibility and transparency, and Supporting services and offerings.
The report highlights Akamai's streamlined segmentation process, customer-centric approach, and comprehensive supporting services. According to Forrester, Akamai's pricing structure stands out for its simplicity, offering a single contract structure across various deployment types. The company's Zero Trust architecture enables organizations to manage risk across fragmented environments by focusing on identity-based access and precise segmentation.