Telegram says it has applied for .gram, potentially giving a billion users DNS addresses while putting its governance, abuse controls, legal exposure and infrastructure under scrutiny as ICANN prepares to reveal applications.
Starshield gives SpaceX a separate military satellite network, raising a broader question about whether Starlink could dedicate satellites to cellular and business backhaul without reducing broadband capacity for residential customers.
Thatch helps employers keep healthcare costs manageable by offering an individual plan marketplace through an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement — a model that lets companies fund employees' own individual insurance plans instead of enrolling everyone in one company-wide plan.
Profound has raised a $180 million Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation, less than seven months after it raised a $96 million Series C.
This panelist needs a refresher. A recent UDRP for quobly.com was found in favor of the domain owner. But a dissent in the case is very troubling. Quobly, which uses the domain quobly.io, filed the case. The company wasn’t incorporated until November 2022. It changed its name to Quobly in July 2023. Chris Dolland registered [...]
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Women’s health company Evvy announced Tuesday a $40 million Series B led by Catalio Capital Management.
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Standing at the Threshold: Should Complaints Built on Later Trademarks Fail at the First Element? The Complaint was denied unanimously and Reverse Domain Name Hijacking was declared unanimously. The Domain Name was registered in 1996. The Complainant’s only registered trademark was filed in September 2025. On any view of the Policy, the Complainant could not [...]
Their startup, Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) has raised $40 million in a Series A round led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from First Harmonic.