ICANN's 2026 new gTLD objection process presents applicants and rights holders with four distinct mechanisms for challenging proposed strings, each carrying different legal standards, evidentiary requirements and consequences for delegation.

Longshot is trying to build a gun big enough to make space data centers a reality.

Flox's edge devices can identify animals and use species-specific sounds to drive them away from critical infrastructure.

The San Francisco startup aims to help battery and chip manufacturers identify defects on production lines, reducing downtime and costly mistakes.

ICANN has opened a consultation on security requirements for automated DNSSEC Delegation Signer record management, seeking input on safeguards that could enable faster registry approvals while protecting DNSSEC validation and operational stability.

ICANN's Board will review milestones for the 2026 new gTLD round, root server governance reforms and preparations for international Internet governance meetings, with key implementation questions remaining unresolved.

A Canadian ransomware negotiator faces US federal extortion charges amid an FBI investigation into ShinyHunters, following a breach that exposed sensitive employee records through an unpatched third-party system.

A phishing campaign used invisible Unicode characters to evade email filters. WhoisXML API analyzed its domain and IP indicators, uncovering 165 connected artifacts, 158 undetected by engines listed on VirusTotal.

September IPv4 sales data shows large-block prices approaching the next size category's average, while smaller allocations retain premiums. The uneven recovery calls for current transaction comparisons and careful assessment of available inventory.

With its perception still tinged by decade-old notions, DNSSEC in 2026 bears little resemblance to its troubled early years. Here's what the evidence says about its benefits, cost, and availability today.