VeriSign, (the administrator of the .com and .net TLDs) has released their latest quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB) covering the 1st quarter of 2026. This update showed that the total number of domain registrations across all TLDs worldwide ended the most recent quarter at 392.5 million. With 24.1 million domains added over the past [...]
In many cases domains become a point of national pride - something we are seeing today as Armenian celebrates the 10th anniversary of .հայ - the nation's native language IDN (internationalized domain name). "The introduction of the .հայ domain and websites in the Armenian language and script is helping Armenian entities establish a unique online [...]
A man who has named 750 companies and brands explains how he thinks about domain investing. Phil Davis has named 750 companies and brands, such as PODS, since he started his naming agency, Tungsten Branding. The process led him to get into domain investing. Grab a pencil and paper as Phil explains how he built [...]
Cybersquatting panel orders domain name to be transferred to the late chef’s foundation. The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, created by the late chef Julia Child, will gain control of the domain JuliaChildsRecipes .com. The organization filed a cybersquatting dispute under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) with World [...]
AI chip maker Cerebras is heading for a blockbuster IPO that could value it at $26.6 billion or more. Its relationship with OpenAI is deep and rich.
Africa's digital boom is accelerating, but safeguards lag. Governments and firms deploy systems at speed, while weak enforcement and fragmented oversight leave economies exposed to mounting cyber risks.
As cross-border enforcement falters, dynamic injunctions are reshaping internet governance, allowing authorities to update blocking lists in real time and prioritize access deterrence over slow, often futile source takedowns across fragmented global legal regimes.
Katie Haun announced on Monday that $1 billion has been raised across new funds to continue the firm’s thesis of backing crypto and blockchain startups.
The wait is over! The working agenda for ICA NYC (May 19th–20th) is officially live. This is shaping up to be an exceptional gathering. It’s rare to get this caliber of investors, brokers, registrars, registry leaders, and policy experts in a single room. While the scheduled programming is top-tier, we know that much of the [...]
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