Sorry, USC in California. Another school will operate .usc. The University of South Carolina has applied for a top level domain name: .usc. I believe this is just the second university in the United States to apply for a top level domain. Massachusetts Institute of Technology applied for .mit in the 2012 round. It seems [...]
Company replaces 19 of its proposed strings. Well, that was quick. Less than 24 hours after ICANN revealed which top level domains companies applied for, Link Freedom Group has decided which strings it will continue to pursue. The second-largest applicant is still applying for 158 domains, but it has swapped in some replacement strings. I [...]
Vesta, an AI-native software startup that helps lenders originate mortgages, announced a $30 million round led by Conversion Capital.
The travel booking site wants to create the .yeah TLD after using it in commercials for years. It’s been a joke among domain industry insiders that the company promotes the non-existent domain name. Well, the joke might end soon: the company applied for .yeah in this year’s new top level domain expansion round. Did the [...]
casinos.deal Estimated end time: 2026-10-09 10:09 ESTCurrent Bid: 30 EUR Reserve not met Bids: 1 Domain Language: --
ICANN's 2026 new gTLD round attracted 333 dotBrand applications, representing 20.6% of submissions. Participation across major industries reflects growing interest in controlling branded namespaces and strengthening enterprise digital identity.
Mecka AI collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other kinds of robots. The startup pays people to record everyday tasks.
gx.si Estimated end time: 2026-10-14 17:00 ESTCurrent Bid: 3,000 GBP Reserve met Bids: 1 Domain Language: --
gx.si Estimated end time: 2026-10-14 17:00 ESTCurrent Bid: 3,000 GBP Reserve met Bids: 1 Domain Language: --
Company behind .xyz and 34 other TLDs makes a big splash. Daniel Negari’s new top level domain name empire is continuing to expand. XYZ.com LLC applied for 139 top level domain names, making it the third-largest applicant in the 2026 round by my count. The company currently runs 35 top level domains, including its namesake [...]