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The .UZ domain has turned 31 years old. Happy Birthday, Uznet!
(.AU auDA) .au at 40: securing Australia’s digital future | auDA
.au Licensing Rules Review: Process, progress and next steps | auDA
Proposed purpose statement and edu.au administrative changes | auDA
(.KH TRC) Announcement on Invitation for Public Consultation on Draft Prakas on Technical Standards of Telecommunication Equipment and Draft Prakas on Type Approval and Conformity Assessment of Telecommunication Equipment | Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia
(.LK LK Domain Registry) LK Domain Registry – Avurudu 2026 Celebration
(.NZ internetNZ) When digital design looks fine — but does not work » InternetNZ
(.OM TRA) TRA Conducts 69 Field Surveys Under 2026 Plan to Assess Telecom Network Quality
(.SG SGNIC) SGNIC-Q-26003: Invitation to Quote (ITQ) for Redirection of Apex Domain sgnic.sg
(.TW TWNIC) TWNIC Releases the Q1 2026 Taiwan Internet Connectivity Bandwidth Survey
TeamT5 and TWNIC Sign MOU to Strengthen Threat Intelligence Sharing and Cybersecurity Resilience in Taiwan
Internet Week 2026: Registration is ongoing
(.UZ UZINFOCOM) The .UZ domain has turned 31 years old. Happy Birthday, Uznet! – ccTLD.uz
(.AM ISOC.AM) AI does not replace people – it opens new paths for professional development. Girls in ICT 2026 – Internet Socity NGO
“Unseen” Podcast: Expanding Media Opportunities for the Blind and Visually Impaired – Internet Socity NGO
A Multilingual Society in a Multilingual Digital Environment: Serbia’s Experience – Internet Socity NGO
(.AT NIC.AT) nic.at – Net-working in space at the nic.at Registrar Day
(.Cloud Aruba.it) Private AI: Xference launches its European infrastructure from Aruba data centers
Aruba joins the International Data Spaces Association to contribute to the development of data spaces in Europe
(.CA CIRA) Eight Canadian stores to shop for sports merch – CIRA
WHOIS and .CA domain privacy: answering frequently asked questions – CIRA
Things to know when filing taxes as a small business owner – CIRA
Celebrating a decade of CIRA’s Internet Performance Test – Moving beyond speed
(.DE DENIC) Developments in the internet governance environment in April 2026
(Gransy.blog) Why Is Everyone Suddenly Archiving Their Old Instagram Posts (And What That Says About Digital Memory)? – gransy.blog
(Identity Digital) Newsroom | Our partners: An interview with Bruce Tonkin, CEO of .au Domain Administration
Identity Digital Launches Neutral, DNS-Anchored Identity for AI Agents
(it.com) Industry News Digest | April 2026
it.com Domains Joins EU Erasmus+ Programme to Bridge Education and Digital Identity for Future Innovators
How to Optimize A Website For Agentic Commerce
AI-Friendly Blog Articles: How to Create LLM-Ready Content
(Markmonitor) Markmonitor Launches Intelligence-Led Online Brand Protection for the AI Era | Markmonitor
(.MX Dominos.mx) The recipe that crossed borders – Dominos.mx
(.ORG PIR) Public Interest Registry Launches Global Campaign With Mission 44 across Formula 1 Digital Platforms to Spotlight the .ORG Community – PIR
(.RU Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ) Winners of IP&IT LAW 2026 announced at the opening of Russian Intellectual Property Week
The .РФ domain exceeds 800,000 registrations
14th DOT Journalism Competition kicks off
School of Real Action: Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ announces the best projects across its cases
“It is important to find a balance between advancing technology and ensuring its safe use”
Registrar Megagroup.ru passes technical tests
Coordination Center experts meet with counterparts from Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC)
Coordination Center experts speak at HSE Conference on Personal Data Protection
Russian Domain Space 2025 report released
(Verisign) Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report | Q1 2026 | Verisign Blog
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Verisign-Reports-First-Quarter-2026-Results
(WhoisXML API) WhoisXML API at RSAC 2026: Key Insights and Trends | WhoisXML API
WhoisXML API Ranked #121 in Inc. Regionals: Pacific List 2026 | WhoisXML API
Unearthing DNS Facts about UAT-8099 | WhoisXML API
ForceMemo in the DNS Spotlight | WhoisXML API
Pacific routing security sets a deadline | APNIC Blog
Google hits 50% IPv6 | APNIC Blog
APNIC and PITA renew MoU to strengthen cooperation in the Pacific | APNIC Blog
Revocation of X.509 certificates | APNIC Blog
Detecting and characterizing DDoS scrubbing from global BGP routing | APNIC Blog
Welcoming the 2026 APNIC general and Policy Fellows | APNIC Blog
Using QUIC backscatter to infer hypergiant deployment configurations | APNIC Blog
Strengthening your network security with APNIC’s products and tools | APNIC Blog
ICANN Opens New gTLD Applications for First Time Since 2012, With $227K Entry Fee and 27 Scripts
Iran’s Internet Blackout Hits 60 Days – Deepening Economic Crisis, Two-Tier Access
2026 new gTLD round has actually opened – Domain Incite
Nominet wants to fight shrinkage without self-abuse – Domain Incite
Verisign cranks up guidance as .com swells – Domain Incite
More Verisign bitchiness as .com price rise revealed – Domain Incite
Is a .tree gTLD very cool or very silly? – Domain Incite
The internet just got its first new TLD since 2022 – Domain Incite
Kid-friendly domains could be reborn – Domain Incite
Shrinking .us TLD is up for grabs – Domain Incite
What is Spirit.com Worth? | DomainInvesting.com
Joel Embiid Files UDRP to Get JoelEmbiid.com | DomainInvesting.com
NBA Acquires NBAE.com Domain Name | DomainInvesting.com
Domain Investors Aren’t Well-Liked | DomainInvesting.com
Are You Building Something? | DomainInvesting.com
Domain Name Registrations Reveal Amazon Acquisition | DomainInvesting.com
How to Transfer a Newly Registered Domain Name Sold on Afternic | DomainInvesting.com
Negotiating with a Price Discrepancy | DomainInvesting.com
ICANN opens application period for new top level domains – Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy reports earnings, slower big aftermarket transactions – Domain Name Wire
Domain stuffing: when free domain promos cross the line – Domain Name Wire
New end user domain sales: mergers create domain acquisitions – Domain Name Wire
Can five cents find your next domain buyer? A look at NameMaxi – Domain Name Wire
Customer sues GoDaddy, alleging domains improperly transferred from account – Domain Name Wire
D3 to fractionalize domain portfolios – Domain Name Wire
ICANN to study registries connecting with Web3 – Domain Name Wire
Nova Registry “unites” domain industry at Manchester United game – Domain Name Wire
Intuit tries to reverse hijack QB.com after failing to buy domain for $2.5 million – Domain Name Wire
German translation company tries reverse domain name hijacking – Domain Name Wire
Verisign ups guidance, reveals first-year renewal rates – Domain Name Wire
Breaking: VeriSign raising wholesale .com prices – Domain Name Wire
New CSC report examines top level domains popular with large corporations – Domain Name Wire
Atom adds new end user targeting, and is building an outbounding system – Domain Name Wire
Where to meet the domain industry in 2026 – Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com passes $8 billion milestone, reports solid Q1 – Domain Name Wire
Nineteen new end user domain sales – Domain Name Wire
Identity Digital to offer “Birth Certificates for AI Agents” – Domain Name Wire
NTIA puts .us domain out to bid, relaxes registrar ownership rule – Domain Name Wire
Two companies filed cybersquatting complaints against the same domain – Domain Name Wire
Man files cybersquatting dispute against two letter domain matching his initials – Domain Name Wire
IGF 2026 to be held in Nairobi, Kenya | Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
Getting women and girls involved in AI-era spectrum management – ITU
Direct to device services: Poised for the leap to 6G – ITU
ICANN Opens Second Application Period for the 2026 Round RSP Evaluation Program
ICANN Opens Application Window for New Generic Top-Level Domains
ICANN Launches Webinar Series on 2026 Round Objections and Appeals Processes
ICANN86 Prep Week Schedule Now Available
ICANN Makes Minor Revisions to the 2026 Round Applicant Guidebook
ICANN Webinar: Review of Reviews Cross Community Group Progress
ICANN Extends Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 2026 Round Independent Objectors
(ccNSO) call-for-presenters-techday-21-04-2026-en.pdf
(Open Proceedings) Draft Evaluation Guide for Community Priority Evaluation (CPE)
(Pending Reports) Proposed Root KSK Algorithm Rollover
Draft Guidelines for Advancing UA Adoption
IRP-IOT – Proposed updates to the IRP Supplementary Procedures