ICANN has published 1,615 new top-level domain applications from 481 applicants, with strings like .agent, .agi and .asi drawing multiple bids from companies including Meta and OpenAI.
Source: theverge.com
", "summary": "ICANN has published 1,615 new top-level domain applications from 481 applicants, with strings like .agent, .agi and .asi drawing multiple bids from companies including Meta and OpenAI.", "date_published": "2026-10-11T13:22:59Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-11T19:26:17Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/french-internet-governance-forum-meet-villejuif-november-3/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/french-internet-governance-forum-meet-villejuif-november-3/", "external_url": "https://www.isoc.fr/fgi-france-2026/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "French internet governance forum to meet in Villejuif on November 3", "content_html": "The FGI France 2026 forum, co-organized by Internet Society France, will gather government, industry and civil society figures at Efrei in Villejuif on 3 November 2026 to discuss digital sovereignty, AI and internet governance ahead of 2027 elections.
Source: isoc.fr
", "summary": "The FGI France 2026 forum, co-organized by Internet Society France, will gather government, industry and civil society figures at Efrei in Villejuif on 3 November 2026 to discuss digital sovereignty, AI and internet governance ahead of 2027 elections.", "date_published": "2026-10-11T10:51:03Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-11T10:51:03Z", "tags": [ ".policy" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/icanns-2026-gtld-applications-show-shift-apps-ai-agents/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/icanns-2026-gtld-applications-show-shift-apps-ai-agents/", "external_url": "https://circleid.com/%20posts/from-apps-to-agents-how-the-2026-new-gtld-strings-mirror-a-changed-internet?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "ICANN’s 2026 gTLD applications show shift from apps to AI agents", "content_html": "ICANN revealed 1,615 new gTLD applications from 481 applicants on October 7, led by .agent with 13 applicants, including Google, OpenAI, Meta and Alibaba Cloud, mirroring how the internet has shifted since the 2012 round led by .app, Simone Catania writes on CircleID.
Source: circleid.com
", "summary": "ICANN revealed 1,615 new gTLD applications from 481 applicants on October 7, led by .agent with 13 applicants, including Google, OpenAI, Meta and Alibaba Cloud, mirroring how the internet has shifted since the 2012 round led by .app, Simone Catania writes on CircleID.", "date_published": "2026-10-09T20:51:36Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-09T20:51:36Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/investors-india-us-drive-surge-si-domain-registrations/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/investors-india-us-drive-surge-si-domain-registrations/", "external_url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/scalpers-from-the-us-are-not-the-only-players-looking-to-score-a-piece-of-the-si-domain-gold-rush-but-the-country-dominating-the-list-might-surprise-you?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Investors from India and US drive surge in .si domain registrations", "content_html": "Slovenia's .si registry logged 19,541 new domain registrations in one day on October 9, 2026, roughly five times its pre-rush pace. Hostinger data shows Indian buyers (3,174) narrowly outpaced US buyers (3,135) in registrations, with Morocco a distant third.
Source: techradar.com
", "summary": "Slovenia's .si registry logged 19,541 new domain registrations in one day on October 9, 2026, roughly five times its pre-rush pace. Hostinger data shows Indian buyers (3,174) narrowly outpaced US buyers (3,135) in registrations, with Morocco a distant third.", "date_published": "2026-10-09T19:26:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-09T19:26:00Z", "tags": [ ".market" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/icann-reveal-day-data-shows-1-614-new-gtld-applications/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/icann-reveal-day-data-shows-1-614-new-gtld-applications/", "external_url": "https://iptwins.com/fr/2026/10/09/ruee-et-repartition-la-cartographie-sectorielle-du-reveal-day-2026/?utm_campaign=ruee-et-repartition-la-cartographie-sectorielle-du-reveal-day-2026&utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "ICANN Reveal Day data shows 1,614 new gTLD applications across 986 strings", "content_html": "ICANN's 2026 Reveal Day export, finalized October 8, shows 1,614 applications for 986 distinct gTLD strings from 480 applicants, with 55 percent of applications in direct conflict and artificial intelligence terms the most contested category.
Source: iptwins.com
", "summary": "ICANN's 2026 Reveal Day export, finalized October 8, shows 1,614 applications for 986 distinct gTLD strings from 480 applicants, with 55 percent of applications in direct conflict and artificial intelligence terms the most contested category.", "date_published": "2026-10-09T04:44:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-09T04:44:00Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/codi-report-finds-most-languages-still-locked-out-meaningful/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/codi-report-finds-most-languages-still-locked-out-meaningful/", "external_url": "https://circleid.com/%20posts/thousands-of-languages-remain-underrepresented-online-codi-finds?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "CODI report finds most languages still locked out of meaningful internet access", "content_html": "The Coalition on Digital Impact's first State of Digital Access report finds that having internet connectivity does not mean users can navigate services in their own language, with over half of surveyed organizations citing native-language access problems.
Source: circleid.com
", "summary": "The Coalition on Digital Impact's first State of Digital Access report finds that having internet connectivity does not mean users can navigate services in their own language, with over half of surveyed organizations citing native-language access problems.", "date_published": "2026-10-08T12:33:54Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-08T12:33:54Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/industry-groups-propose-rival-dns-schemes-identify-ai-agents/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/industry-groups-propose-rival-dns-schemes-identify-ai-agents/", "external_url": "https://domainbrief.de/artikel/ein-halbes-dutzend-vorschlaege-will-ki-agenten-ins-adressbuch-des-internets-schr?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Industry groups propose rival DNS schemes to identify AI agents", "content_html": "Several domain industry players have put forward competing proposals to make artificial intelligence agents discoverable and accountable through the Domain Name System, according to domainbrief.de. Verisign and Identity Digital are among the companies involved, alongside former Tucows chief executive Elliot Noss. The proposals reportedly differ in approach but share the goal of giving AI agents a verifiable presence within existing internet addressing infrastructure. The report did not specify timelines or which proposal, if any, is gaining traction among standards bodies.
Source: domainbrief.de
", "summary": "Several domain industry players have put forward competing proposals to make artificial intelligence agents discoverable and accountable through the Domain Name System, according to domainbrief.de. Verisign and Identity Digital are among the companies involved, alongside former Tucows chief executive Elliot Noss. The proposals reportedly differ in approach but share the goal of giving AI agents a verifiable presence within existing internet addressing infrastructure. The report did not specify timelines or which proposal, if any, is gaining traction among standards bodies.", "date_published": "2026-10-06T14:42:24Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-06T14:42:24Z", "tags": [ ".business" ], "language": "en" } ] }