Tech Giants Compete for New AI and Brand Domain Extensions
Major tech companies including Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic are competing for new AI-related and brand-specific top-level domains in the latest ICANN application round.
Major tech companies including Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic are competing for new AI-related and brand-specific top-level domains in the latest ICANN application round.
ICANN has received 1615 applications for new top-level domains, with OpenAI and Meta leading the race for AI-related and brand-specific web addresses.

ICANN has received 1,615 applications for new top-level domains, with major tech firms like Meta and OpenAI competing for AI-themed suffixes.

Bluesky has applied to ICANN to create a .bsky domain suffix, aiming to allow users to own their online identity without plans for monetization.

Unstoppable Domains has abandoned plans to integrate Web3 domains into the traditional DNS, citing high costs and regulatory hurdles as the company shifts focus toward traditional web services.
