Based on our Q1 2025 ranking of the most popular gTLDs and ccTLDs, the same players pretty much made the list. The .com gTLD remained in first place while the other gTLD extensions like .xyz, .top, and .shop lagged far behind. Among the ccTLDs, only .de made it to the top 10.
If and when AI will start replacing human labor has been the subject of numerous debates. While it’s still hard to say with certainty if AI is beginning to take over roles previously done by humans, a recent survey from the World Economic Forum found that 40% of employers intend to cut staff where AI [...]
Samsung's venture arm is looking to invest in California-based medical device startup Exo, Bloomberg reported.
A newly issued patent aims to mitigate “resource starvation” resulting from bulk domain availability queries. Domain registrar GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has secured a patent designed to address spam-induced resource depletion caused by excessive bulk domain name searches. U.S. Patent number 12,316,600 (pdf), titled Dynamic systems for migrating spam-induced resource starvation domain name search methods of [...]
Marketplace will build a registrar from the ground up to benefit domain investors and buyers. Domain marketplace and naming platform Atom announced today that it has obtained registrar accreditation from ICANN. Becoming a registrar provides significant advantages for a domain marketplace, streamlining the management of domains and transfers, particularly for lease-to-own transactions. Atom, however, has [...]
When State Creative decided to focus on WordPress security and maintenance, it’s old domain no longer fit. This is part of a series about companies changing their domain names. See other stories in the series here. Garrett Goldman, Managing Partner of StateWP Our domain switch wasn’t just about branding. It reflected a complete pivot in [...]
The ICA will hold a special webinar for the domain name community to discuss the recently released Initial Report of the WIPO-ICA UDRP Review Project Team. Join Brian Beckham (Head – Internet Dispute Resolution Section at WIPO) and Zak Muscovitch (General Counsel, ICA)—co-leads of the review—for a conversation on the report’s key findings, areas of agreement [...]
One of Europe’s most prominent AI researchers, Matthias Niessner, is now the CEO of SpAItial, a startup working on spatial foundation models.
Mark your calendars: June 18 just became a can’t-miss event. We’re thrilled that Ali Partovi and Russell Kaplan will be joining us for what’s shaping up to be a fantastic night of ideas and conversation in the heart of Silicon Valley at our next StrictlyVC evening, taking place in Menlo Park. Partovi, the longtime investor [...]
We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that Eunice Kim, chief product officer of Netflix, will be joining us on the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt’s 20th anniversary celebration this October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco! As we mark two decades of TechCrunch Disrupt, there’s perhaps no better embodiment of transformative growth than Netflix’s journey [...]