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Norton antivirus software maker in talks to acquire GoDaddy
Gen Digital, the security-software company behind Norton, is in early-stage talks to acquire GoDaddy, a deal that would put one of the largest registrars under new ownership.
Domain Name Wire
Read the full storyRick Schwartz announces the Beanstalk Challenge Founders Club
Rick Schwartz has opened the Beanstalk Challenge Founders Club, a domain-powered startup program with dozens of live ventures, after resolving clawbacks.
TheDomains.com
‘Look for a less valuable domain name’
A domain investor now answers lowball offers by telling buyers to find a cheaper name, a blunt signal that the listed price is the seller's valuation.
DomainInvesting.com
NameJet expired domain sales: a bonanza for iGaming
A review of July SnapNames sales data shows expired domains with traffic continuing to move into the iGaming space, a steady demand signal for traffic-bearing names.
Top sale boltz
Domain Name Wire
ICANN confirms 1,616 new top level domain applications
ICANN has finalized its new gTLD application round at 1,616 paid applications, collecting more than $350 million in fees.
Domain Name Wire
Identity Digital spins out agentic effort, now called Known
Identity Digital spins out its AI agent identity initiative into a new company called Known, separating the effort from its core domain business.
Domain Name Wire
SoldNames.com Launched by Estibot
Estibot launched SoldNames.com, a free, account-free platform for tracking domain sales and live auctions.
DomainInvesting.com
This week’s end user domain names sales, from iGaming to KYC
Sedo reports end user sales including evolution.co.kr and evolution.kr for $30,000 and $20,000, with buyer identities unconfirmed.
Top USD sale evolution.co
Domain Name Wire
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Evolution.co.kr
Sedo's weekly report shows Evolution.co.kr leading at $30,000, with ccTLD activity outpacing .com in the top reported sales.
Top USD sale evolution.co
TheDomains.com
TLD fight: easyGroup threatens .easy applicant, LFG files lawsuit
A .easy applicant has sued easyGroup and asked ICANN to rule on whether the company’s legal threats broke new TLD rules.
Domain Name Wire
New TLD applicants impatiently wait for timeline
ICANN owns the clock; applicants just live on it.
Domain Name Wire
Rick Schwartz announces that today begins the Beanstalk Challenge Clawback
The free lunch on Beanstalk just ended for the people who didn't build.
TheDomains.com