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A blog post exploring how unusual Unicode letterlike symbols (like ℡ and №) and styled alphabets can be used in domain names, thanks to browser-side IDNA2008 normalization per RFC5895, along with its limitations in tools like dig and social platforms.
A consumer class action against Verisign, the operator of the .com domain name registry, concerning domain name registration practices. The article appears to be a legal notice or filing related to the lawsuit.
A lighthearted observation about how country-code top-level domains like .co, .io, .ai, and .rs get repurposed by the tech industry, boosting those countries' domain economies.
A Hacker News discussion reminding users that third-level .name domains will be permanently removed next year, asking how people are migrating and sharing frustrations with Azure admin account limitations.
斯洛文尼亚国家域名 .si 注册量因美国将“人工智能”(AI)改称为“超级智能”(Super Intelligence, SI) 而出现暴涨，月注册量从约3,515激增至逾46,000，类似此前 .ai 域名热潮，但多为短期投机行为。
WIRED reports from ICANN86 in Seville as the window to apply for hundreds of new top-level domains, including .meow and .fart, closes on August 12, offering a look at the backroom politics of internet domain governance.
A tweet describes a strategy of collecting .si domains matching AI products with real traction from YC and a16z portfolios, newly funded startups, and Product Hunt winners — swapping .ai for .si and registering free names, illustrated with Cal AI (calai.app -> calsi.app) as a target.
Terence Eden cites an Interisle report indicating that 10–20% of newly registered gTLD domains in 2025 are fraudulent, with 8.5 million already blocklisted by May. The piece frames DNS as a major vector for cybercrime and notes ICANN's prolonged inaction on the issue.
Neil Fraser announces the termination of his .name domain registrations, which have been central to his online presence for nearly 25 years, hosting his website, email, and API servers.
Notify.domains is a subscription service that monitors domain name availability across WHOIS, auctions, and marketplaces, sending plain-English alerts when acquisition opportunities appear.
The article explains how the author achieved p99 zero-millisecond perceived latency for autocomplete on 240 million domain names by prefetching suggestions on keyDown and caching, with a fast API built on Tranco and CZDS data.