[5/8 12:00] Akamai stock surges 30% on $1.8B AI cloud deal / Datadog Q1 revenue tops $1B for first time, AI lab deals fuel 31% surge

AI News Flash for May 08, 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Akamai stock surges 30% on $1.8B AI cloud deal https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/07/akamai-shares-surge-26-1-8b-ai-infrastructure-deal-q1-results-meet-estimates/ 2. Datadog Q1 revenue tops $1B for first time, AI lab deals fuel 31% surge https://www.fxleaders.com/news/2026/05/08/ddog-rockets-31-as-revenue-breaks-1-billion-and-ai-lab-deals-redefine-the-growth-ceiling/ 3. Sony Nintendo grapple with AI boom memory price surge https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/sony-nintendo-grapple-with-memory-price-surge-ai-boom-constrains-supply-2026-05-08/ 4. Meta Google enter AI agent race, agentic wars heat up https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/08/ai-agent-meta-google-agentic-wars-tech-download.html 5. Scientists make AI play Battleship to help it do science better https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-make-ai-play-battleship-to-help-it-do-science-better/