Meta applies for .superintelligence and 17 other new top-level domains
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Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, wants to run 18 new website endings, like .superintelligence and .agent. ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN, the group in charge of internet domain name A readable internet name made of labels separated by dots. Full definition of domain name, published the full list. Another company called Radix A registry operator that runs new gTLDs such as .online, .store, .tech and .site. Full definition of Radix also wanted .superintelligence, but only as a backup choice, so its request no longer counts now that Meta applied directly. Meta still has to compete with Google and OpenAI for .agent.
ICANN, which oversees the domain name system, published Meta’s list of new top level domain applications after an August deadline. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, applied for 18 extensions, including .superintelligence, .agent, .facebook, .instagram, .whatsapp, .meta, .metaverse, .llama, .messenger, .threads, .reels, .muse, .wearables, .insta, .frommeta, .metaai, .metaglasses and .aiglasses.
registry The central database and system of a top-level domain, or loosely the organization that runs it. Full definition of registry provider Radix also sought .superintelligence, but filed it only as a “replacement string A backup string an applicant can switch to shortly after Reveal Day. Full definition of replacement string” to use if its primary choice failed. Because Meta applied for the name as its main string, Radix’s application becomes void, leaving Meta positioned to obtain .superintelligence. Meta proposed running it as an open domain, allowing anyone to register a .superintelligence address, though Domain Name Wire notes the term is long to type compared with alternatives like Slovenia’s .si.
The term “super intelligence” gained wider public attention after President Donald Trump used it during a United Nations speech last month and signed a related executive order, prompting a surge of registration Obtaining the right to use a domain name for a set period. Full definition of registration in Slovenia’s .si domain. Meta still faces competition for .agent, with other technology companies, including Google and OpenAI, also seeking that extension.