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WILMINGTON, Del., May 20, 2025 /3BL/ – The Chemours Company (Chemours) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company, announced a strategic agreement with DataVolt, a designer, developer, and operator of sustainable digital infrastructure, to further demonstrate and develop advanced liquid cooling solutions for data centers alongside other industry leaders. This collaboration will focus on increasing data center efficiency and sustainability through two-phase direct-to-chip, two-phase immersion cooling, and other innovative solutions. The companies will work to enhance infrastructure readiness and address the increasing demands of artificial intelligence (AI) and next-generation chips.

“Our collaboration with DataVolt represents another significant step in our liquid cooling roadmap,” said Denise Dignam, Chemours President and CEO. “Combining our thermal management expertise with DataVolt’s knowledge designing and operating sustainable data centers, we can help accelerate the adoption of liquid cooling and other innovative technologies, minimizing data center total cost of ownership and environmental footprint, while maximizing performance and efficiency. We are excited to work alongside industry leaders to achieve these goals and drive forward sustainable data center innovation.”

The agreement includes the development of liquid cooling and other data center solutions using Chemours’ portfolio of ultra-low global warming potential Opteon™ dielectric fluids. This is the latest announcement from Chemours Liquid Cooling portfolio, which aims to provide a comprehensive portfolio of data center cooling solutions to support AI and advanced digital infrastructure.

“We are excited to announce this agreement with Chemours to develop state-of-the-art solutions—including liquid cooling technologies–for our future-ready AI data centers,” said Rajit Nanda, DataVolt CEO. “This collaboration underscores our commitment to be at the forefront of innovation as we serve the world’s insatiable need for eco-friendly, high-performance and mission critical AI factories that can support ever increasing compute densities while also being rapidly deployable, sustainable and cost effective. By integrating Chemours’ advanced liquid cooling solutions and engaging partners from across the industry, we aim to enhance the efficiency and scalability of our data centers, ensuring they meet the rapidly evolving demands of next-generation AI applications.”

As data center demands continue to rise, liquid cooling technology—such as Chemours’ Opteon™ two-phase immersion cooling fluid— offers significant benefits, including up to 90% cooling energy reduction, up to 40% reduction in total cost of ownership, nearly eliminating water use, and enabling increased computing capacity and density per square foot without compromising performance. Additionally, Chemours liquid cooling solutions support circularity—enabling heat and some fluids to be recovered and reused to drive further efficiency and sustainability benefits.

For more information, visit Opteon.com.

About The Chemours Company
The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC) is a global leader in providing industrial and specialty chemicals products for markets, including coatings, plastics, refrigeration and air conditioning, transportation, semiconductor and advanced electronics, general industrial, and oil and gas. Through our three businesses –Thermal & Specialized Solutions, Titanium Technologies, and Advanced Performance Materials – we deliver application expertise and chemistry-based innovations that solve customers’ biggest challenges. Our flagship products are sold under prominent brands such as Opteon™, Freon™, Ti-Pure™, Nafion™, Teflon™, Viton™, and Krytox™. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware and listed on the NYSE under the symbol CC, Chemours has approximately 6,000 employees and 28 manufacturing sites and serves approximately 2,500 customers in approximately 110 countries. For more information, visit chemours.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

About DataVolt
DataVolt is designer, developer, and operator of sustainable digital infrastructure, integrating dedicated high-availability multi-technology renewable energy infrastructure solutions and green fuels, with a strong focus on innovation, sustainability, and scalability. Headquartered in Saudi Arabia, with offices currently in the USA, Uzbekistan, India, and the UAE, and presence in South Korea and South Africa. DataVolt has strong global ambitions spanning across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. DataVolt’s core focus is servicing the needs of hyperscalers, large enterprises, and government institutions. www.data-volt.com

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• Applications for funding will be accepted through June 30 for eligible nonprofit organizations

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 20, 2025 /3BL/ – Duke Energy Foundation announced a commitment of $500,000 in new funding designed to support local environmental impact programs across North Carolina.

How it works: Eligible organizations can now apply for grants of up to $25,000. Applications are live on Duke Energy Foundation’s website and will remain open until Monday, June 30, at 5 p.m. 

The impact: The funding will support programs focused on improving natural environments, enhancing community resilience, promoting land conservation, advancing clean water initiatives and supporting biodiversity.

“We are proud to support initiatives that enhance our natural surroundings and bolster community resilience,” said Kendal Bowman, Duke Energy’s North Carolina president. “Our goal is to contribute to the well-being of the communities we serve by partnering with organizations which recognize that North Carolina’s natural environment is one of our most important assets.”

Looking back: During the past two years, the Foundation has provided funding to more than 50 environmental impact initiatives in North Carolina. Examples of recent collaborations include coastal restoration work, wildlife habitat rehabilitation and local environmental science educational programs.

Duke Energy Foundation

Duke Energy Foundation provides more than $30 million annually in philanthropic support to meet the needs of communities where Duke Energy customers live and work. The Foundation is funded by Duke Energy shareholders.

Duke Energy

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America’s largest energy holding companies. The company’s electric utilities serve 8.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 55,100 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas utilities serve 1.7 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky.

Duke Energy is executing an ambitious energy transition, keeping customer reliability and value at the forefront as it builds a smarter energy future. The company is investing in major electric grid upgrades and cleaner generation, including natural gas, nuclear, renewables and energy storage.

More information is available at duke-energy.com and the Duke Energy News Center. Follow Duke Energy on X, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook, and visit illumination for stories about the people and innovations powering our energy transition.

Contact: Garrett Poorman
24-Hour: 800.559.3853
Twitter: @DukeEnergyNC

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Cisco’s Purpose to Power an Inclusive Future for All isn’t a standalone initiative – it’s embedded and operationalized throughout our company and drives growth for our business, people, and communities.

That’s why you’ll see Purpose front and center at Cisco Live San Diego from June 9-12, 2025 – our biggest global customer event that brings together top experts, partners, and customers to experience our innovations firsthand.

We’re celebrating 40 years of impact in our Purpose Pavilion and showing how we put our Purpose into practice. From theater sessions to demos, here’s what’s in store:

Purpose Pavilion Theater 

The Purpose Pavilion is located in the World of Solutions, where onsite attendees will discover cutting-edge technology, get a glimpse into future innovations, and network with experts and peers.

Our Purpose Pavilion Theater will feature leaders in sustainability, digital impact, social impact, public policy, and AI, sharing business solutions and industry insights. Register for the sessions so you don’t miss out, and don’t worry – these sessions will also be available on-demand a few weeks after the event. Here’s a sampling of the sessions you can expect to see:

• AI Policy: Global Implications and Regulatory Shifts
  Speaker: Jeff Campbell, SVP and Chief Government Strategy Officer, Cisco
  As AI continues to transform industries and societies, governments are weighing how to balance innovation with oversight, and the U.S. stance could set the tone for regulatory approaches in other regions. In this session, you’ll gain insight into how U.S. decisions may shape global AI regulation and Cisco’s role in guiding the future of AI policy.
• Offices that Everyone Loves: Smart Tech for Inclusive Spaces
  Speakers: Brian Tippens, SVP, Social Impact & Inclusion, Cisco; Christian Bigsby, SVP, Workplace Resources, Cisco; Stephen Brown, SVP Global Market Development, International Well Building Institute
  Wondering how to make your office a place where everyone feels welcome and productive? Join Cisco’s experts in real estate and social impact & inclusion to see how Cisco blends cutting-edge tech with design to meet the needs of today’s workforce. We’ll share real-life examples of Cisco offices, demonstrating how to create spaces that spark innovation and collaboration while being mindful of accessibility, personal preferences, and wellbeing.
• Digital Resiliency Unlocked: Power Sustainable, Secure, and Inclusive Communities
  Speakers: Guy Diedrich, SVP and Global Innovation Officer, Cisco; John Paul Morgan, CTO of Morgan Solar; Dr. Xiang Liu, Ph.D. Director of Rutgers Rail & Transit Program at Rutgers University
  Celebrate a decade of digital transformation with the Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program, which powers sustainable, secure, and inclusive communities. Discover how Cisco’s AI-driven technologies can enhance your operational efficiency and security, revolutionize public transportation systems globally, and bridge the digital skills gap.
• Circular Design Can Increase Efficiency and Cut Costs
  Speakers: Mary de Wysocki, SVP and Chief Sustainability Officer, Cisco; David Stallings, VP of Hardware Engineering, Cisco
  Many IT leaders are tasked with reducing their network’s impact on the environment, all while keeping costs down, maintaining performance, and supporting increased workloads. Cisco is helping you address this challenge through its Circular Design Principles – which can help you keep your hardware in service longer, lower your energy use, reduce e-waste, and even cut costs. Hear from a product engineering leader who is incorporating circular design into the products you use, and see examples of products that can help you address both business- and sustainability benefits to your company.

Sustainability

We strive to reduce Cisco’s environmental footprint and to use our technology and expertise to help our customers and suppliers reduce theirs. Check out our sustainability demo in the Purpose Pavilion, where we’ll show how we extend product life through circular programs like product takeback, remanufacture, and reuse.

And, behind the scenes: here are just some of the ways we’re reducing our carbon footprint across the event, increasing our landfill diversion rate, and decreasing total waste per person onsite:

• We don’t serve plastic water bottles at the event – instead, we encourage attendees to bring their own reusable water bottles and use our onsite water stations. This strategy helped eliminate the use of an estimated 71,000 PET plastic water bottles at Cisco Live ’24*.
• We leverage rental inventory. An estimated 500,000 pounds of furniture, furnishings, and kiosks were saved for reuse from Cisco Live ‘24*.
• We work closely with our venues to donate unserved food. At our Celebration at Cisco Live ’24, we donated almost 7,000 meals to those in need in the community*.

* This data is based on calculations by MeetGreen and is provided for informational purposes only.

Demos

We’ve built the digital highways that have become the backbone for modern communication. Now, we’re harnessing the power of connection to build a better future for people, communities, and the planet, and Cisco Live attendees can get hands-on with our latest technology at onsite demos at the Purpose Pavilion.

We’re also bringing the impressive Cisco Crisis Response Network Emergency Responsible Vehicle (NERV) to show how we support on-the-ground connectivity during humanitarian crises and natural disasters – an essential need when people need access to digital cash, relief benefits, social services, communication with loved ones, and more.

Health and Well-being

Cisco Live is a jam-packed four days, so stop by the Powered by Purpose café for coffee, juice, and seating space to relax and reenergize.

Powering Purpose Beyond Cisco Live

Our Purpose goes hand-in-hand with our business strategy, so take advantage of all the ways to get involved at Cisco Live and beyond. Check out the progress we’ve made to combine our technology, people, and broader networks in our latest FY24 Purpose Report.

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Congratulations to our very own Tomas Cihlar, Senior Vice President of Research, Virology, for being named to TIME’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. His inclusion is an incredible honor and represents the work of hundreds of his Gilead colleagues and external partners, as well as nearly 20 years of groundbreaking HIV research and development. This is a significant acknowledgment of the progress in our work to end the epidemic for everyone, everywhere.

Gilead Sciences
Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. The company strives to transform and simplify care for people with life-threatening illnesses around the world. Gilead has operations in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California. 

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MONTREAL, May 20, 2025 /3BL/ – Gildan Activewear Inc. (GIL: TSX and NYSE) (“Gildan” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the publication of its 21^st Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, outlining the Company’s continued progress against the ten targets of its Next Generation ESG strategy.

“Over the years, ESG, which is one of three pillars of our Gildan Sustainable Growth (GSG) strategy, has been foundational to support our low-cost manufacturing operations, unlocking innovative business solutions and our ability to meet changing customer and consumer needs,” says Glenn Chamandy, President and CEO of Gildan. “Just as importantly, it has also helped us to attract and retain an engaged, experienced, and highly skilled workforce, and maintain the trust and support of the communities in which we operate. Together with our ~50,000 employees, we are committed to continue making apparel with respect.”

In 2024, Gildan achieved notable advancements towards its Next Generation ESG targets as the Company:

• Reduced water intensity at its operated manufacturing facilities by 25.2% per kilogram produced (compared to a 2018 baseline) by leveraging innovative technologies and proprietary processes
• Increased the amount of sustainable¹ cotton sourced from 35.7% in 2023 to 77.3% in 2024
• Doubled the percentage of recycled polyester or alternative fibre and/or yarns sourced from 2023 to 2024
• Achieved ISO 45001 certification in two additional facilities in 2024, bringing the total number of certified facilities to five

Gildan also continued to be recognized for its ESG practices. The Company was:

• Included on the Dow Jones Best-in-Class North America Index (formerly the Dow Jones Sustainability™ North America Index), marking the Company’s 12^th consecutive year of inclusion in this index
• Included in the 2025 Sustainability Yearbook by S&P Global for the 13^th consecutive year
• Included in CDP’s Leadership Band in 2025 for our 2024 climate change disclosure – marking the fifth time that Gildan has achieved this recognition
• Named in the inaugural edition of TIME’s World Most Sustainable Companies
• Recognized as one of Canada’s Best 50 Corporate Citizens by Corporate Knights for the third consecutive year

The full 2024 ESG Report and supporting indices and documents can be found here. To further enhance transparency and streamline reporting, we have included information about the Company’s approach to key ESG topics on our corporate website.

1. We consider the following types of cotton to be sustainable: sustainable cotton provided through third-party verified programs that support environmental and/or social sustainability improvements and/or outcomes. Sustainable cotton from third-party verified programs includes, for example, verified U.S.-grown cotton (USCTP), Better Cotton (formerly BCI), organic cotton, recycled or regenerative cotton, and fair-trade cotton.

About Gildan
Gildan is a leading manufacturer of everyday basic apparel. The Company’s product offering includes activewear, underwear and socks, sold to a broad range of customers, including wholesale distributors, screenprinters or embellishers, as well as to retailers that sell to consumers through their physical stores and/or e-commerce platforms and to global lifestyle brand companies. The Company markets its products in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, under a diversified portfolio of Company-owned brands including Gildan^®, American Apparel^®, Comfort Colors^®, GOLDTOE^®, and Peds^®, and under an exclusive licensing agreement for the printwear channel for Champion^®.

Gildan owns and operates vertically integrated, large-scale manufacturing facilities which are primarily located in Central America, the Caribbean, North America, and Bangladesh. Gildan operates with a strong commitment to industry-leading labour, environmental and governance practices throughout its supply chain in accordance with its comprehensive ESG program embedded in the Company’s long-term business strategy. More information about the Company and its ESG practices and initiatives can be found at www.gildancorp.com.

Investor inquiries: 
Jessy Hayem, CFA 
Senior Vice-President, Head of Investor Relations and Global Communications 
(514) 744-8511 
jhayem@gildan.com

Media inquiries: 
Genevieve Gosselin 
Director, Global Communications and Corporate Marketing 
(514) 343-8814 
communications@gildan.com

Can complicated math equations help detect heart disease, even before you realize you’re sick? The answer appears to be yes, and they can do it by sifting through potential clues left behind during your trips to the doctor’s office.

“We now have the automated intelligence tools to help us collect and analyze mountains of medical data in ways that we couldn’t just a short time ago,” said Nina Goodheart, Senior Vice President and President of the Structural Heart and Aortic portfolio businesses at Medtronic. “Artificial intelligence (AI) allows us to examine that data to identify certain types of heart disease sooner and get personalized treatment to the patient faster.”

So what does that actually mean for you?

Let’s use the example of Aortic Stenosis (AS) — a serious heart problem that affects 250,000 Americans every year and often goes undertreated.

AS is a condition where the heart’s aortic valve gradually narrows and restricts blood flow from the heart to the rest of the body. When this happens the body sends out a variety of warning signals through symptoms that can be subtle, vary from person to person, and develop slowly over time. All of which makes diagnosing the problem difficult.

But whenever you visit the doctor, clues to your developing AS may be left behind. At every medical visit, lots of health information gets entered into your Electronic Health Record (EHR). It could include everything from your history of alcohol or tobacco use to vital signs to lab results to notes and observations from the doctor, and much more. The clues pointing to AS might be buried in that EHR data—but it can be a modern-day version of the needle in a haystack.

That’s where the math comes in.

“AI helps us bring order to what can sometimes be data chaos,” said Chris Rogers, Sr. Director of Strategic Provider Solutions at Tempus AI, a healthcare technology company based in Chicago that uses data and artificial intelligence to create medical diagnostic solutions. “Our algorithms can look for unique characteristics in the health data that a clinician might not identify for every one of their patients.”

The company’s software, known as Tempus Next, includes 60 highly complex algorithms, developed to identify potential care gaps across 15 cardiovascular diseases, including AS.

“Our software is designed to handle the complexity of medical data, which requires sophisticated and adaptable solutions,” Rogers explained. “There is no one-size-fits-all algorithm in healthcare. Each institution has unique needs and circumstances, and our technology is built to consider as much information as possible to provide tailored insights.”

Tempus Next combs through the data points in your EHR, even the handwritten notes from your doctor, and compares your information to the diagnostic criteria in clinical guidelines for AS. If your health information meets enough of the criteria, the system notifies your doctor for possible next steps.

It’s much more than a theoretical exercise.

Tempus recently finished a case study with the John Brancaccio St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center in New York. The Tempus Next algorithm identified 388 patients who met the criteria for AS and/or one other serious heart condition, but who did not yet have an existing plan to treat their disease. The Tempus Next system flagged their cases and alerted their doctors to the findings.

Math has made a potentially life-changing difference in each of their lives.

Now, Medtronic and Tempus are teaming up to take the next step—with a clinical study called ALERT—that will analyze health records at six more health sites. The objective is not only to identify patients who may be undertreated and get them to their next step in their care, but also to determine why that’s happening and help design systems to solve the issue.

“The under diagnosis of severe symptomatic aortic stenosis is a pervasive problem that can be fatal within two years without intervention. The goal of this study is to move towards better solutions for more equitable and timely care and to eliminate barriers to treatment,” said Wayne Batchelor, M.D., M.H.S., M.B.A., Interventional Cardiologist, President of the Medicine Service Line, Inova Health System, Fairfax, Va. and Steering Committee Chair of the ALERT study. The most exciting part, experts say, is the potential impact that such technology can have on human health.

“It’s breathtaking to think about the future,” Goodheart added. “Imagine the day when we can apply this technology to hundreds of thousands or millions of patients. Imagine the number of people we can reach before their AS becomes too severe. The number of lives we can lengthen or improve. It adds up in a hurry.”

That’s the kind of math everyone can appreciate.

This is one in a series of stories about how Medtronic is using math and AI to fight disease. Click here to learn how math can help prevent cancer.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving fast. It can now pass the bar exam, write code and diagnose diseases. Yet it still struggles with something far simpler: proving it’s acting in your best interest.

We’re entering a new era of AI — one where systems move from conversation to action. Imagine personal AI agents that not only answer your questions, but also book your travel, manage your finances and coordinate your schedule. They’ll save you time, streamline decisions and help you get more out of everyday life.

But for this future to thrive, one ingredient is essential: trust.

These systems must be able to show they’re acting on your behalf, with your consent and in your best interest. Can a business verify it’s your AI making a purchase? Can another agent confirm it’s acting on your instructions? With the right safeguards in place, the answer is yes.

Trust isn’t about limitations — it’s about powering AI to do more, safely. By building systems with clear boundaries, secure permissions and user control, we unlock the full potential of personal AI.

And that’s the future we’re building: one where AI works with you, for you — on your terms.

Earning your trust: The three pillars of personal AI 

Three requirements stand between today’s conversational AI and tomorrow’s truly personal agents:

1. AI must be able to prove it works for you, not someone impersonating you. 

AI will increasingly interact with businesses, services and even other AI agents. But without a way to verify that it’s acting on behalf of the correct person, these communications open the door to fraud, abuse and security risks.

When your AI agent attempts to make a purchase on your behalf, merchants need verifiable proof that:

• You are who you claim to be (identity)
• You have explicitly authorized this specific AI to act for you (delegation)
• You’ve granted permission for this particular type of transaction (scope)
• The authorization hasn’t been revoked or tampered with (validity)

This challenge isn’t just theoretical. AI-generated voices have been used in scam calls to impersonate loved ones. Deepfakes have fooled financial institutions into approving fraudulent transactions.

But again, it’s not about eliminating risk entirely — it’s about mitigating risks to the lowest levels possible. With secure delegation frameworks, we can allow AI agents to act meaningfully while keeping user identity and intent verifiable.

2. AI must store and retrieve personal data securely. 

For AI to be truly useful, it needs information — access to your calendar, payment details, travel history and other personal data. But this creates a critical question: Where is this data stored and who controls it?

Too much data exposure increases risks; too little makes the AI ineffective. The goal is controlled access: letting your AI pull only what it needs, when it needs it and nothing more.

This points to a new solution: a personal data vault, owned and managed by you. This secure repository would hold your digital life — from financial details to medical info — with access granted only through your explicit permissions.

Such vaults should also support two-way access. If your AI books a flight, it needs to store the confirmation. If it updates your insurance policy, it should log the change. Over time, this builds a more capable AI that still operates within clear limits you define.

3. AI must act within limits set by you. 

Lastly, AI should never be an all-or-nothing tool. It must operate within defined boundaries, giving users control over what it can do, when and for how long.

Imagine asking your AI to manage your home services while you’re traveling. You might want it to reschedule a package delivery, approve a cleaning service visit, or adjust your smart home settings — but that doesn’t mean it should have unlimited access to everything in your home ecosystem. If your AI can unlock the front door for the dog walker, should it also be able to disable your security system? If it can manage a grocery delivery, should it also be allowed to modify your recurring bill payments?

AI should function under clear, user-defined scopes, such as:

• Task-specific permissions – Allowing AI to approve service appointments but not modify security settings
• Time-bound access – Granting access to unlock the door for the dog walker only between 2-3 PM on Wednesdays
• Granular data controls – Letting AI use your stored credit card for one grocery delivery, not for other purchases

The best AI isn’t the one that can do everything — it’s the one that knows its limits and operates within yours.

What’s driving this shift? 

Trust in artificial intelligence isn’t just a nice-to-have. Across the globe, governments are taking action to regulate AI’s expanding role in our lives and economies.

Take the European Union’s AI Act or the Digital Identity Wallet regulations. These aren’t isolated initiatives — they reflect a growing global emphasis on transparency and user control. As AI systems become more autonomous in our daily lives, companies face a stark reality: either develop verifiable AI systems that respect clear permission boundaries, or face mounting regulatory headaches.

For businesses, this is competitive and compliance imperative. Deepfake scams have already cost businesses millions. Companies that can’t verify whether an AI interaction is legitimate face potential consequences, both financial and reputational.

Meanwhile, consumers are growing increasingly savvy about their digital footprints, with 81% expressing concerns about how businesses use their data. The days of passive acceptance of data collection are waning. People are pushing back, demanding services that work for them without compromising their privacy. They’re asking pointed questions: “Who can access my information?” and “Are my AI interactions private or already written off as training material for the next model?” Without satisfactory answers, public trust continues to erode.

A future where AI is personal, private and trusted 

Today’s AI race is all about capabilities. But tomorrow’s breakthroughs will be defined by something even more meaningful: trust. The most impactful systems won’t just be intelligent — they’ll be built to serve you.

Imagine an AI that’s truly personal. One that acts as your trusted delegate — not a detached assistant, but a digital partner operating with your explicit guidance, your values and your boundaries. It doesn’t just know you — it respects you.

As these agents become part of our everyday lives, they’ll open doors to a new kind of freedom: the freedom to offload complexity, reclaim time and navigate the digital world with confidence. When people are in control, AI becomes more than just a tool — it becomes an extension of your intent, working with precision, privacy and purpose.

Because the future of AI isn’t just about what it can do. It’s about what it can do for you on your terms.

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TEMPE, Ariz., May 19, 2025 /3BL/ — GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) today revealed the United States’ Most Entrepreneurial Cities of 2025. The rankings demonstrate both small and large cities are driving innovation, with unexpected underdogs emerging as entrepreneurial powerhouses alongside traditional business hubs.

Top 10 Most Entrepreneurial Cities in the U.S.
Using data from the GoDaddy Small Business Research Lab (formerly Venture Forward), a seven-year-old initiative that studies small business activity across the country, the 2025 ranking was determined following an analysis of cities with the highest number of new ventures created during the previous calendar year.

City	Number of new businesses created	Growth year over year
San Francisco, CA	173,054	122 %
Los Angeles, CA	153,681	50 %
Denver, CO	63,010	56 %
Oklahoma City, OK	11,180	21 %
Frankfort, IL	10,370	16 %
Ontario, CA	9,789	100 %
Wilmington, DE	8,811	14 %
Wilmington, NC	6,734	36 %
Katy, TX	6,660	12 %
Alameda, CA	6,300	83 %

So, what does this mean?

• The Bay is back. Known as an innovation powerhouse, San Francisco leads the ranking with over 173,000 small businesses added, fueled by its deep-rooted tech culture, access to venture capital and highly skilled workforce. While neither San Francisco nor Alameda would have made the top 10 in 2024, both cities catapulted the Bay Area to this year’s leaderboard.
   
• Suburban markets are booming. Several smaller, suburban cities clinched a spot in the top 10, despite competing with well-known, large urban cities across the country. Frankfort, Ontario, Katy, and Alameda all emerged as new hotspots and challenge the idea of where entrepreneurship thrives.
   
• Wilmington is trending. There are 88 cities in the U.S. named Washington, and yet it’s two cities named Wilmington that made the top 10. Wilmington appears to be becoming a name synonymous with small business.
   
• Is California the new epicenter for small businesses? Despite its reputation for high costs, GoDaddy data shows multiple California cities are seeing significant entrepreneurial growth. With four cities on the list, California edges out other states with its increase in small business starts.

“Small businesses are vital in fueling growth across the country, but they don’t always get recognized for how much they punch above their weight,” said Gourav Pani, president, Independents at GoDaddy. “These rankings show new businesses emerging from every corner of the country, and entrepreneurs are proving they can succeed anywhere.”

You can find additional data on the 2025 Most Entrepreneurial Cities and read more about those ranked in the top 10 on GoDaddy’s website.

About the GoDaddy Small Business Research Lab
The GoDaddy Small Business Research Lab (formerly known as Venture Forward) analyzes more than 20 million online businesses with a digital presence, defined by a unique domain and active website. Most of these businesses employ fewer than ten people, classifying them as microbusinesses. Since 2018, the program has surveyed more than 50,000 entrepreneurs, making it a leading source of data and insights on microbusiness trends. To learn more, visit www.godaddy.com/ventureforward.

About GoDaddy
GoDaddy helps millions of entrepreneurs globally start and scale their businesses. People come to GoDaddy to name their idea, build a website and logo, sell their products and services, and accept payments. GoDaddy Airo™, the company’s AI-powered experience, makes growing a small business faster and easier by helping them to get their idea online in minutes, drive traffic and boost sales. GoDaddy’s expert guides are available 24/7 to provide assistance. To learn more about the company, visit www.GoDaddy.com.

Source: GoDaddy Inc.

Step into the lobby of T-Mobile’s Bellevue, Washington, headquarters on a spring day in April, and you might assume the buzz in the air was all business — until the barking began. The source? A pack of irresistibly adoptable pups wagging tails and melting hearts. Thanks to T-Mobile’s work with P.A.W.S. – Progressive Animal Awareness Society, employees on campus had the chance to take home new furry family members, with all 11 puppies adopted. It was undeniably one of the cutest ways to give back — but far from the only one. The event was part of T-Mobile’s third annual Magenta Giving Month, a companywide movement where employees across the country roll up their sleeves for causes that matter in the communities they call home.

Team Magenta has delivered heartwarming results through time, sweat equity and good old-fashioned generosity over the past couple of years. While 2023’s initial Magenta Giving Month efforts led to an impressive $2 million in donations, T-Mobile and its employees raised a whopping $2.6 million in 2024.

Now in its third year, Magenta Giving Month has reached a new high: more than 27,000 volunteer hours and $3.3 million donated to communities in need. With 875 pints of blood, thousands of STEM kits, and enough food packed to feed a small stadium, it’s safe to say T-Mobile’s Magenta magic is real.

“Every year, this moment is about more than just volunteering,” says Mike Katz, President of Marketing, Strategy and Products at T-Mobile, and this year’s Magenta Giving Month executive co-sponsor. “It’s about coming together as One Team, Together to make a real impact in our communities.”

Starting April 1, every T-Mobile employee receives a $30 donation credit from The T-Mobile Foundation. They can use it to support a nonprofit of their choice — whether it’s focused on education, healthcare, environmental conservation or another cause they care about. The Foundation’s mission is to make a difference by mobilizing the company’s brand, technology and people for social good — and Magenta Giving Month brings that mission to life in a big way.

Many employees went beyond donations by volunteering at events hosted coast to coast. Throughout April, T-Mobile campuses were alive with activity as employees teamed up with nonprofit partners like Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Food Lifeline, Harvesters and the American Red Cross. Whether they were packing STEM kits, sorting essentials for food-insecure families, or literally saving lives through blood drives, their impact reached far and wide.

Fighting Hunger Across the Country

Ben Burgess, Corporate Relations Manager for the Atlanta Community Food Bank, knows firsthand how crucial those efforts are.

“Roughly one in nine Georgians are food insecure, and one in six children in our 29-county service area,” Burgess says. “We’ve seen the need grow by almost 60% in the last three years. This year, we’re on pace to distribute over 125 million pounds of food to the over 700,000 people we serve.”

At T-Mobile’s Atlanta event alone, employee volunteers sorted nearly 17,000 pounds of food — enough to serve over 14,000 meals.

Meanwhile, at T-Mobile’s Overland Park, Kansas, headquarters, the rhythm of 10,000 sack lunches being packed for Harvesters echoed through the halls.

“The Give Lunch bags that T-Mobile is providing help tremendously,” says Paula Pratt, Director of Community Engagement for Harvesters. “Our organization serves 27 counties across Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri, with more than 900 partner agencies serving 226,000 people every month. Many of these are distributed through our Food+ Program, at libraries, bus stops, health-care facilities and other places people go to find help like pantries and summer feeding programs.”

Pratt points out that demand remains sky high with grocery prices still elevated, making the support more critical than ever.

And over near Bellevue, employees matched that hustle, sorting more than 11,000 pounds of food for Food Lifeline, a hunger relief organization serving 17 counties and nearly 300 meal programs across Western Washington.

“Since 2019, we’ve continued to see a rise in the number of clients we serve every year,” says Marisa Kent-Guerra, Corporate Relations Officer for Food Lifeline. “And with major budget cuts looming, our work is more vital than ever.”

Partnering with Boys & Girls Clubs for STEM Success 

Beyond food insecurity, T-Mobile employees also powered up the future by partnering with the Boys & Girls Clubs to build thousands of STEM kits across the country.

In Overland Park alone, employees packed 4,480 STEM kits, while Bellevue added another 4,200 kits. In Frisco, Texas, employees packed 2,240 kits, plus another 840 kits in Herndon, Virginia.

“This is the second year T-Mobile’s Kansas City employees have come together to help the kids we serve at our 11 clubs,” says Katie Onello, Resource Development Coordinator for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City (GKC). “Our goal for 2025 is to serve 5,200 kids by combatting learning loss over the summer and providing safe places outside of school.”

T-Mobile also provided each organization with cash as a result of the 2:1 match on volunteer hours. In April alone, the TMO Foundation provided $601K through volunteer-hour matching. That means for the Boys & Girls Clubs of GKC, the Un-carrier added almost $13K on top of the STEM kits.

In Washington, Jules Pollack, Director of Development for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue, says the impact is undeniable.

“These kits provide hands-on learning experiences that help kids build problem-solving skills and spark an interest in STEM careers. The energy during these events has been incredible.”

On the other side of the country, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington serves 24 clubhouses across D.C., Maryland and Virginia, where 100% of their youth graduate high school.

“T-Mobile generously covered the cost of the kits and materials and even reimbursed us for a U-Haul when we needed extra transportation!” says Jasmine Culver, Director of STEM at BGCGW.

Serving Up Good: Donating Blood, Planting Trees, and Scooping Froyo for a Cause 

And when it comes to life-saving efforts, T-Mobile once again joined forces with the American Red Cross, hosting 26 blood drives together and with seven other blood collection organizations.

“In the U.S., someone needs blood every two seconds,” says Mario Brown, National Partnerships Manager at the American Red Cross. “Last year, T-Mobile collected 454 units with us — potentially helping about 1,362 people.”

This year, T-Mobile collected 693 units of blood through its drives with the Red Cross, potentially saving up to 2,079 lives. When combined with other blood drive partners, the company helped collect 875 total units during Magenta Giving Month.

To add a sweet spin to giving back, T-Mobile leaders hosted “Froyo for Good” pop-ups in support of local organizations like Mary’s Place and Seattle Humane. And at events in four locations across the country, volunteers planted more than 150 trees as part of a partnership with The Arbor Day Foundation.

Magenta Giving Month made one thing clear: T-Mobile’s commitment to using its scale and resources for good — in communities big and small — continues by empowering employees to come together and make a difference.

Direct Relief is pleased to debut a new public service announcement featuring Emmy Award-winning actress, comedian, and long-time supporter Jane Lynch.

In the PSA, Lynch lends her signature voice and presence to spotlight Direct Relief’s mission: improving the health and lives of people affected by poverty, disaster, and emergency situations.

“Every day across the United States and around the world, Direct Relief is making an enormous difference,” Lynch said. “If someone needs help, Direct Relief helps – no politics, no red tape.”

Her involvement underscores the urgent need to support frontline health efforts across the globe.

A passionate advocate for humanitarian causes, Lynch has supported Direct Relief for years, helping raise awareness of the organization’s global impact. That impact is significant—in the past year alone, Direct Relief delivered more than $1.8 billion in medical aid to health facilities in over 90 countries and all 50 U.S. states, including:

• More than 330 million defined daily doses of essential medications
• Support for over 2,600 healthcare facilities and frontline organizations
• Rapid response efforts in the wake of hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, and global conflicts

“We’re incredibly grateful to Jane for using her platform to amplify this message,” said Amy Weaver, Chief Executive Officer. “Her voice helps shine a spotlight on the lifesaving work that happens every day—work that wouldn’t be possible without the support of donors and partners around the world.”

The PSA will run across digital platforms and select broadcast outlets starting this week.