2026 new gTLD round has actually opened74 As of today, you can now apply to own a piece of the internet’s root zone for the first time since 2012. Almost unbelievably, giv...
Verisign cranks up guidance as .com swells94 Verisign has significantly bumped up its growth expectations for 2026, saying it expects to sell far more domains than previously thoug...
Is a .tree gTLD very cool or very silly?96 .tree is one of the first-ever publicly announced gTLD applications, predating even the 2012 application round, and it seems to have be...
Kid-friendly domains could be reborn105 With governments around the world increasingly looking at reducing the harmful effects on the internet on children, it seems child-frie...
Shrinking .us TLD is up for grabs100 The .us ccTLD may change registry operators in the not too distant future, but the domain is currently on a fairly steep downward traje...
Amazon sells three gTLDs to Identity Digital163 Amazon appears to have offloaded three of its dormant gTLDs to Identity Digital, judging by ICANN records. While no formal notices of r...
WIPO doubles the speed of UDRP cases120 The World Intellectual Property Organization has introduced a new, more expensive tier of its UDRP service that can effectively halve t...
Amazon joining GlobalBlock142 Amazon Registry is planning to join the GlobalBlock trademark-blocking system, judging by ICANN records. The company has filed a Regist...
Unstoppable buys 10 new registrars174 Unstoppable Domains has got 10 new registrar shell companies accredited by ICANN. According to ICANN records, the companies Unstoppable...