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GoDaddy introduces the industry’s first 90-day managed SSL certificates, automatically renewing and reinstalling every three months with five annual encryption updates. This hassle-free service saves website owners time, ensuring seamless security without manual reinstallation. Designed for entrepreneurs and businesses, GoDaddy’s fully automated SSLs deliver continuous protection, helping customers stay ahead of security risks with minimal effort.

Lumen Technologies will connect Amazon Web Services’ main data centers to smaller urban outposts, aiming to support AWS customers running AI applications. The deal marks Lumen’s strategy to tap into AI demand while shifting from legacy services. CEO Kate Johnson highlighted Lumen’s commitment to building faster, more secure networks suited for the AI economy. Financial details remain undisclosed, but Lumen recently secured $5 billion in AI-related business.

Google Cloud reported a 35% YoY revenue growth, reaching $11.4 billion with a sevenfold increase in operating profit at $1.9 billion. CEO Sundar Pichai noted expanding cloud opportunities as clients embrace GenAI. Despite high capex at $13 billion, Google plans to streamline operations through AI. Meanwhile, tensions with Microsoft escalate over cloud competition practices as rivals prepare their earnings reports.

Canadian data center operator eStruxture plans to invest over CA$750 million to build CAL-3, a 90MW facility in Rocky View County near Calgary, set to launch in Fall 2026. Designed to support AI and cloud demand with rack densities up to 125kW, CAL-3 will be Alberta’s largest data center, further positioning Calgary as a hub for Canada’s tech and digital economy.

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