CentralNic has committed that it will not repurpose Slovakian ccTLD .sk to mean anything other than “Slovakia”, following its purchase of SK-NIC this week. The acquisition of the Bratislava-based registry, which will cost between €21 million and €26 million ($25 million to $31 million) depending on performance, has been controversial in Slovakia, with many leading [...] Continue reading →

Over the past couple of weeks, following the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, there has been significant discussion in social and traditional media about various technology companies removing websites from their servers, or otherwise making them unavailable. As the operators of Canada's Internet domain, we at CIRA are getting numerous inquiries about our stance [...] Continue reading →

2,956 satellites orbiting at altitudes of 970, 1,034 and 1,086 km at inclinations of 45°, 55° & 88° (Source).I recently posted updates on the satellite Internet service projects of SpaceX and OneWeb. OneWeb and SpaceX have received a lot of publicity, but there is a third entry in the global satellite Internet race — Boeing. [...] Continue reading →

Welcome to Domain Movers. We keep track of company domain name transactions and report these early findings to you. This information is often very early and gives insight into activity relating to new brands, future advertising and marketing efforts, domain upgrades and much more. The following is a very small sampling of daily activity. [...] Continue reading →

A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on August 29, 2017.  If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring name) and may have had a reserve.  I’m only showing where [...] Continue reading →

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Healthcare IT company sues Uber for trademark infringement after being inundated with misdirected communication. Need a ride or are you looking for healthcare IT?A healthcare IT company in Florida called Uber Operations, LLC is suing ride hailing company Uber Technologies for trademark infringement after dealing with confusion between the two companies. The lawsuit (pdf) explains [...] Continue reading →