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.Org registry applies for eight top level domain names  7
Nonprofit looks to add more do-good domains to its portfolio. Public Interest Registry, the nonprofit that runs .org, is expanding its ...
Domain Name Wire - 23 min ago
Surprise? Intercap registry is one of biggest new TLD applicants  5
Smaller registry goes big with 71 new TLD applications. Intercap Registry is one of the biggest new top level domain applicants in the ...
Domain Name Wire - 36 min ago
Most contested top level domains: .agent, .lab(s), .bit  22
Unofficially, these TLDs have the most applicants. Today, ICANN released the full list of 1,616 new top level domain name applications ...
Domain Name Wire - 50 min ago
Squarespace gets into the domain registry business  34
Registrar applies for 15 top level domains. Domain name registrar and web presence platform Squarespace has thrown its hat into the rin...
Domain Name Wire - 1 hr 12 min ago
Amazon dials back top level domain ambitions in 2026 round  29
Company applies for eight dot-brand top level domain names. Tech giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) was one of the largest applicants for new ...
Domain Name Wire - 1 hr 23 min ago
Chinese new TLD applicant appears to have been fake  27
Why did someone create a fake applicant website? A Chinese company that said it applied for over 100 top level domain names was apparen...
Domain Name Wire - 1 hr 32 min ago
GoDaddy applies for 77 top level domains  41
World’s biggest domain registrar wants to drastically expand its top level domain portfolio. Domain name registrar GoDaddy (NYSE:...
Domain Name Wire - 1 hr 53 min ago
Meta applies for .SuperIntelligence, 17 other top level domains  56
Tech giant wants .superintelligence, .agent, and other TLDs. For many people, the first time they heard the term “super intellige...
Domain Name Wire - 2 hr 14 min ago
Donald Trump applies for .trump top level domain name  51
President wants his own top level domain name. U.S. President Donald Trump has applied for his own top level domain name: .trump. ICANN...
Domain Name Wire - 2 hr 33 min ago
WordPress maker Automattic applies for 16 top level domains including .matt  43
List includes founder’s name, .matt. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, plans to expand its top level domain name portfoli...
Domain Name Wire - 2 hr 41 min ago
Google applies for 39 top level domain names: .agent, .waymo & more  63
Company will face competitors for some of the domains, including .agent. Google has applied for 39 top level domain names in ICANN̵...
Domain Name Wire - 3 hr 2 min ago
OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, applies for 15 top level domain names  60
Company applies for five “dot brands” plus generic strings, such as .agent, .skill. Artificial intelligence company OpenAI ...
Domain Name Wire - 3 hr 16 min ago
Identity Digital applies for whopping 216 top level domain names  80
Company makes massive investment in new strings, including applications for .agent and .crypto. Identity Digital hopes to add hundreds ...
Domain Name Wire - 3 hr 32 min ago
More expired domains, more casino sites  68
Sean Markey looks at expired domains that sold in August and are now Back with the August sales numbers from NameJet and SnapNames, wit...
Domain Name Wire - 8 hr 52 min ago
Verisign announces Verisign Informed, applies for .pki top level domain  99
New security product to provide current certificate status information. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced its long-awaited new security...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, October 5, 2026 - 16:24

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