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Squarespace gets into the domain registry business  154
Registrar applies for 15 top level domains. Domain name registrar and web presence platform Squarespace has thrown its hat into the rin...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - 16:51
Amazon dials back top level domain ambitions in 2026 round  139
Company applies for eight dot-brand top level domain names. Tech giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) was one of the largest applicants for new ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - 16:40
Chinese new TLD applicant appears to have been fake  123
Why did someone create a fake applicant website? A Chinese company that said it applied for over 100 top level domain names was apparen...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - 16:31
GoDaddy applies for 77 top level domains  141
World’s biggest domain registrar wants to drastically expand its top level domain portfolio. Domain name registrar GoDaddy (NYSE:...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - 16:10
Meta applies for .SuperIntelligence, 17 other top level domains  144
Tech giant wants .superintelligence, .agent, and other TLDs. For many people, the first time they heard the term “super intellige...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - 15:49
Donald Trump applies for .trump top level domain name  128
President wants his own top level domain name. U.S. President Donald Trump has applied for his own top level domain name: .trump. ICANN...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - 15:30
WordPress maker Automattic applies for 16 top level domains including .matt  125
List includes founder’s name, .matt. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, plans to expand its top level domain name portfoli...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - 15:22
Google applies for 39 top level domain names: .agent, .waymo & more  131
Company will face competitors for some of the domains, including .agent. Google has applied for 39 top level domain names in ICANN̵...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - 15:1
OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, applies for 15 top level domain names  140
Company applies for five “dot brands” plus generic strings, such as .agent, .skill. Artificial intelligence company OpenAI ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - 14:47
Identity Digital applies for whopping 216 top level domain names  140
Company makes massive investment in new strings, including applications for .agent and .crypto. Identity Digital hopes to add hundreds ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - 14:31
More expired domains, more casino sites  92
Sean Markey looks at expired domains that sold in August and are now Back with the August sales numbers from NameJet and SnapNames, wit...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - 9:11
Verisign announces Verisign Informed, applies for .pki top level domain  119
New security product to provide current certificate status information. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced its long-awaited new security...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, October 5, 2026 - 16:24
Top five news stories: .Si, IONOS layoffs, and a GoDaddy takeover?  137
Take a look at the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month. A potential GoDaddy takeover, layoffs, and a .com pricing lawsuit made h...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, October 5, 2026 - 15:45
Democratization, compression, and delegation – DNW Podcast #606  94
How AI is changing all businesses. AI changes everything, and that includes domain names and the web presence business. As Wall Street ...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, October 5, 2026 - 11:30
Craig Schwartz retiring, search begins for fTLD’s next president  165
Company behind .bank and .insurance is looking for a new leader. A longtime fixture in the domain name business is retiring, opening up...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, October 2, 2026 - 14:15

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