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Birth certificates for AI agents – DNW Podcast #587  71
How the DNS can play a role in AI agent identity. Artificial intelligence is having a huge impact on the domain name industry. One area...

Domain Name Wire - 7 hr 55 min ago
The kong.ai UDRP decision deserves scrutiny  127
The complainant may have had a trademark claim, but the cybersquatting finding is harder to justify. A recent UDRP decision for kong.ai...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, May 15, 2026 - 13:10
33 companies that bought .ai domain names this year, including SpaceX  187
Businesses continue to buy aftermarket .ai domains and put them to use. The impact of the artificial intelligence boom on the domain na...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 15:24
Man files lawsuit to halt transfer of .bet domain name  146
Domain was part of a consolidated cybersquatting case decided last month. A man in Greece has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to overturn a UDRP ...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 13:13
Internet Commerce Association announces two board changes  185
Alan Shiflett will join; Jeremiah Johnston steps down. Internet Commerce Association has announced a couple of changes to its board of ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, May 13, 2026 - 12:53
Please, don’t let your web developer register your domain name  137
Take this advice before it’s too late. I’ve seen it countless times: a business hires a web developer or an IT management f...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, May 13, 2026 - 9:16
End user domain sales: a tool to search the Epstein files  126
One of this week’s end user domain sales is for a site that lets you search public archives, including the Epstein files. Sedo...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 13:58
Real estate developer tries reverse domain name hijacking  137
Developer argued domain was renewed in bad faith, and omitted critical details in its filing. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution ...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 10:52
Dish launches .latino top level domain  107
At long last, Dish launches its TLD for Latinos. The .latino top level domain name entered sunrise today. Sunrise runs through June 11,...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 9:31
ICANN publishes 2025 tax return, including salary info  112
ICANN’s latest tax return shows data on highly paid employees and contractors. ICANN has published its 2025 tax return (pdf) for ...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, May 11, 2026 - 14:15
Acquiring and building TLDs – DNW Podcast #586  103
How ShortDot, which didn’t apply for any domains in the last round, became a big new TLD operator. Top level domain company ShortDot di...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, May 11, 2026 - 11:30
A dentist, an affair, and reverse domain name hijacking  224
A dentist tried to use UDRP to take down a gripe site about an alleged affair. It backfired. When a dentist in Huntington Beach, Califo...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, May 8, 2026 - 12:38
German electronics company tries to reverse hijack katek.com  175
The company obtained trademark rights after the current owner acquired the domain. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist ...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, May 8, 2026 - 11:29
April’s top domain name stories  199
.Com price hike and new identity requirements for .de led last month’s stories. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wi...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, May 8, 2026 - 9:45
Revenue down at Tucows Domains, but margin up  165
Company reports declining domain name revenue. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported earnings this afternoon. Tucows Domains revenue declined 2...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, May 7, 2026 - 17:26

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