$227,000 to Apply for a New Domain Ending: The First ICANN Round Since 2012 Closes August 12

For the first time in fourteen years, anyone with a name, a plan and a serious budget can ask ICANN for their own ending to the internet. The application window for the 2026 New gTLD Program round opened on April 30 and closes on August 12, less than two weeks from now. Whoever is not in by then misses the round: the previous opportunity was the 2012 round, which produced the wave of new endings…

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