ICANN is accepting applications for new top-level domains for the first time in years, with 1,615 applications from 481 applicants. The AI trend dominates the submissions, with major players like Meta and OpenAI applying for domains like .agent, .agi, and .asi.
Background
ICANN is the nonprofit organization responsible for coordinating the Internet's domain name system. This round of new gTLD applications follows the previous application round that opened in 2012.
- Source
- The Verge
- Published
- Oct 8, 2026 at 02:46 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10