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Some of the leading internet messaging companies including Facebook, Telegram and Signal are moving ahead with plans to provide mainstream consumers digital coins. Nathaniel Popper and Mike Isaac reporting today in the New York Times: "The internet outfits ... are planning to roll out new cryptocurrencies over the next year that are meant to allow [...] Continue reading
Thailand's military-appointed parliament on Thursday passed a controversial cybersecurity law which gives sweeping powers to state cyber agencies. Reuters reports: "The Cybersecurity Act, approved unanimously, is the latest in a wave of new laws in Asian countries that assert government control over the internet. Civil liberties advocates, internet companies and business groups have protested the [...] Continue reading
The first Great Domains auction of 2019 concluded today on Sedo, and the results of the auction are listed below. In total, 35 domain names were sold in the auction. The total value of the sales a little more than $100,000 USD. The largest sale of the auction was TBN.com, which sold for $29,888 USD. [...] Continue reading
2 weeks ago I resigned from the Greek basketball team I had been working for the past 14 months. Yesterday was my last day (it was a Sunday game) and I already know I made the right decision. It was time to move on. One of the 2 owners of the team didn’t understand what [...] Continue reading
Google releases its latest top level domain name. Google’s .dev top level domain name entered general availability today after a Dutch auction early access phase. Most registrars are offering the domains for $15 or less. Over 2,000 .dev domains were added to the .dev zone file yesterday, bringing the total through sunrise and early access [...] Continue reading
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on February 27, 2019. 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
The Eastern Caribbean island of Grenada has been selected as the venue for the fifth regional meeting of the Caribbean Internet Peering and Interconnection Forum, CarPIF, set for June 12 to 13. The annual international event, which draws Internet giants like Facebook and Google to the region, is focused on developing the Internet in the [...] Continue reading