Akamai

AKAM

Market cap $21.7B

Even stocks in the beleaguered software industry have been on fire.

CNBC's Seema Mody reports on the latest developments regarding the software sector.

Pro-Iran hacktivism and AI bots are amplifying cyberattacks targeting online banking, payments, and applications Pro-Iran hacktivism and AI bots are amplifying cyberattacks targeting online banking, payments, and applications

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) (“Akamai”), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, today announced that it has priced its private offering of $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of 0% convertible senior notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”) and $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of 0% convertible senior notes due 2032 (the “2032 Notes” and, together with the 2030 Notes, the “notes”).

Optimizing brand content for AI search and agentic traffic As its own first customer, Akamai increased citations by 85% and brand presence by 364% AI bot traffic grew more than 300% year over year CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As more people turn to AI to search and navigate the internet, Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) today introduced AI Brand Presence to help organizations optimize their content for AI search and traffic.

Akamai proposes to offer, subject to market factors and other conditions, $1.3B in aggregate principal amount of 0% convertible senior notes due 2030.

COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Experian today announced that Akamai Technologies has joined its growing partner ecosystem, designed to further advance secure, trusted AI driven commerce through the Experian Agent Trust™ framework, alongside partner Skyfire supporting emerging payment innovation. As AI agents begin to search, decide, and transact autonomously, they introduce a fundamental challenge for businesses: how to trust an action when it is no longer directly initiated by a human. W.

FSLY sinks nearly 42% after a Q1 beat. Investors eye slower Network Services growth, pricing erosion and rising 2026 infra spend.

Nasdaq-listed Akamai will increase spending on AI and cloud infrastructure in Asia, including on advanced chips, and deepen its partnership with Nvidia.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire  LayerX , a leading provider of browser-based AI usage control and secure enterprise browser (SEB) technology.