https://internet.best/blog The registry behind .Best on the ICANN 2026 round, new gTLDs, and the naming layer. en Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://internet.best/blog/icann-2026-round-closes-1600-applications https://internet.best/blog/icann-2026-round-closes-1600-applications Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT ICANN's first new gTLD application window in fourteen years closed on 12 August. Here are the numbers, what is still provisional about them, and what happens between now and Reveal Day. ICANN 2026 new gTLD news https://internet.best/blog/ai-domain-gold-rush https://internet.best/blog/ai-domain-gold-rush Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT How a quiet Caribbean country-code became the fastest-growing extension on the internet — and what it proves about naming in the AI era. AI domains data TLDs https://internet.best/blog/icann-2026-new-gtld-round-explained https://internet.best/blog/icann-2026-new-gtld-round-explained Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT What the next round of new top-level domains is, why it matters, and what internet.Best is applying for. ICANN 2026 new gTLD explainer https://internet.best/blog/superlative-tlds-win-in-the-ai-era https://internet.best/blog/superlative-tlds-win-in-the-ai-era Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT In an internet mediated by AI agents, a domain that means something becomes machine-readable real estate. Here's why the extension itself is now a signal. naming AI strategy