WIPO panel rules Finsure attempted reverse domain hijacking

Company filed UDRP after failing to acquire domain name through negotiation. A UDRP panel has determined that Finsure, a U.S.-based insurance brokerage firm, attempted to reverse domain name hijack the domain finsure.com from domain investor Mira Holdings. Finsure argued that Mira Holdings registered the finsure.com domain in bad faith shortly after Finsure’s trademark application for [...]

Tesla wins cybersquatting case against Russian cryptocurrency scammer

Panel orders all 52 domains used in scams to be transferred to Tesla. Tesla has successfully recovered 52 domain names that leveraged its brand and Elon Musk’s likeness to promote cryptocurrency and phishing scams. In a UDRP decision at World Intellectual Property Organization, panelist William A. Van Caenegem found (pdf) that Russian resident Ekaterina Tkachenko registered [...]

Less than 48 hours left to exhibit at TechCrunch All Stage

We’re in the final stretch. Exhibitor tables for TechCrunch All Stage, happening July 15 in Boston, are almost completely sold out — and less than 48 hours remain before booking officially closes. TC All Stage is built for founders  This isn’t just another startup event — it’s where brands connect directly with investors, customers, and [...]

Toma’s AI voice agents have taken off at car dealerships – and attracted funding from a16z

When Monik Pamecha co-founded AI voice startup Toma in early 2024, he hadn’t anticipated spending the summer months sweating in Bible Belt car dealerships. He and co-founder Anthony Krivonos were still focused on banking and healthcare customers when the dealers came knocking.  “They just called us up and said ‘we are drowning in phone calls,’” [...]