ICANN will open applications for new top-level domains in April 2026. The next round is certainly going to be interesting.

Several questions remain after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers unveiled 1,930 applications for new generic top level domains this week, long-time ICANN observers said. While ...

If, as expected, Icann's Board approves the programme at its meeting in Singapore later this month, then the number of top-level domains could soon grow from less than 300 today to 1,000, 2,000 or ...

The establishment of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and internationalized domain names (IDNs) will not result in a more fragmented, complex Web arena to navigate but will allow all communities, ...

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved a broad registry agreement that moves the organization forward in its efforts to offer more than 1000 new generic top-level ...

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What do Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Lance Armstrong Foundation, Top Level Domain Holdings Limited, and The City of New York have in common? Each are seeking to ...

Preliminary findings of research conducted by IBM indicate that new gTLDs are among the most widely used top-level domains in email spamming activities. With spam containing malicious attachments on ...

MelbourneIT's annual report reveals that the company is currently working through approximately 230 applications of interest for premium brand gTLDs, but Hnarkis told analysts that the number is ...