🟡 FIDE / World Chess apply for .CHESS
“The application for the game’s official top-level domain has been submitted to ICANN – the first chance in over a decade to create one. If approved, every federation, club, tournament and titled player will be able to carry a verified domain name ending in .chess”. 🔗https://www.fide.com/
🟡 You didn’t manage to grab the 3-letter domain .AI
The three-letter .ai namespace is reportedly now completely registered. 🔗https://domaingang.com/
🟡 Trusted Estonian domain registrar is not trusted anymore
ICANN has officially terminated the registrar accreditation of Fewmoretaps OU, d/b/a TrustName.com because TrustName was handling abuse complaints inappropriately. 🔗https://domainnamewire.com/
🟡 Investors against the discount
GoDaddy’s decision to offer a promotion for registering a .com domain for $4.99 with a one‑year validity period sparked complaints from investors who were focused on a strategy aimed at attracting highly interested customers who spend $500 or more. 🔗https://domainnamewire.com/
🟡 Data is “flying”
8.7 M Records from Three UK Airports Exposed. How was the phishing campaign structured? Customers received convincing fake emails about “refunds for parking,” “booking changes,” and “compensation claims.” The hack did not occur through the airport’s main systems, but through customers` convenience services (parking space reservations, waiting room bookings, Wi Fi registration etc). 🔗https://www.cm-alliance.com/
🟡 Grab popcorn and watch – new round of gTLD applications
We wonder how many bright new gtlds are appearing in the applications for the new round. This will be an interesting game or battle: as an example, Radix Announces 46 Primary Applications in ICANN’s Next gTLD Round. 🔗https://www.thedomains.com/