Evening Scan

The day's biggest number belonged to Akamai, not OpenAI — a cloud deal reminded everyone that AI infrastructure money still flows to unglamorous places. Here's what actually landed.

$351.6M — the amount Bitget says was affected in unauthorized wallet transfers before it froze withdrawals. (Bloomberg)

Anthropic commits $11.6B to Akamai, takes stake option

Seven-year cloud deal plus an option for up to 5% of Akamai — the stock popped 17%+ after hours because nobody saw this pairing coming. (Reuters)

Anthropic asks shareholders for Palantir-style control ahead of IPO

Seven co-founders would keep 50.Founder-control terms that grant 1% of voting power are becoming standard in IPOs. (The Information)

Bezos has put $30B into Blue Origin since 2000 (paywall)

Documents show the company just raised $10B at a $140B valuation with $2B of that as its first outside money — turns out "personal hobby" and "space company" operate in the same budget line. (WSJ)

OpenEvidence raises $250M at $15B, up from $12B in January

The doctor-facing AI search engine is reportedly open to selling itself — vertical AI valuations continue climbing even as general-purpose players face increased scrutiny. (Business Insider)