ICANN's 2026 application records show OpenAI and Meta seeking brand and AI-related extensions, while registry operators file larger portfolios. Thirteen applicants want .agent; the proposed strings ...

ICANN has disclosed 1,615 active applications from 481 applicants for its 2026 new gTLD round, revealing competing bids, regional participation and an outstanding application still undergoing ...

An Intel networking software defect disrupts IPv6 connections to cloud services. Researcher testing identifies a corrected release, while affected driver packages remain listed across multiple laptop ...

A Trump-affiliated company has applied to operate the .trump top-level domain in ICANN's 2026 expansion round, seeking a ...

ICANN researchers identified associated domains for 56.4% of malicious registrations studied, introducing a public-data detection method that could inform DNS abuse investigations and proposed ...

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 ...

ICANN added second-level internationalized domain name rules for Javanese and Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics and updated seven existing rules, expanding reference material registries can use to ...

CODI's inaugural digital access report finds that Internet connectivity often fails to deliver meaningful participation when users lack local-language content, input tools, search capabilities and ...

Over the past years, the domain industry has moved into a complex landscape shaped by new TLDs, changing use cases, AI, and tightening digital regulation. Market data show the “what,” but they don’t ...

Third-party domains are fueling a rise in phishing and brand abuse, creating real risks that are hiding in plain sight. This blog analyzes the rise in suspicious domains targeting the Forbes Global ...

Purdue researcher Roberto Gallardo finds that as US Internet access expanded, millions of households became mobile-dependent, ...

The introduction of GDPR in 2018, and the subsequent tightening of privacy regulations around the world, was a necessary step toward protecting user data. Consumers gained critical rights over their ...