Author: News Bureau
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European Wax Center melts Florida Man’s fraudulent domain names
As of 07/08/2021 European Wax Center is a popular name in the United States. The hair removal and body care firm currently has more than 800 locations across the US. However, the Wax company had to go to a legal battle with a Florida man over two domain names. Twice! As reported by Reuters, two…
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.forever: domain names you can own forever
As of 04/08/2021 Impervious has brought a new domain name extension for us all: .forever. However, this isn’t like any other extension. The company calls it the first ‘truly decentralised domain names‘. The domain names that you own has a problem. The problem is that, well, you don’t actually own those domains. The domain names…
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Standard Life Aberdeen rebrands to abrdn
As of 05/07/2021 Standard Life Aberdeen, the largest active asset manager in the UK has decided to rebrand itself. The company in a bold decision decided to rebrand itself as ‘abrdn‘. The company went through a merger in 2017. Two companies namely Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management merged into Standard Life Aberdeen. However, the…
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Fight over Khadi reaches WIPO
As of 01/07/2021 Khadi is inseparable from Mahatma Gandhi’s struggle that brought India her independence. Khadi was the symbol of a national movement that brought the mighty British on their knees. This symbol of non-violent protest has however ended in a legal tussle that reached WIPO. The domain name in question was UrbanKhadiClub.com. The domain…
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Tesla acquires two beer related trademarks
Tesla plans on yet another exciting product. No, it is not something super techie or straight from a Sci-fi movie. It is as simple as a bottle of beer! A report by Teslarati, claims that Tesla has acquired two beer related trademarks. These include ‘Giga Beer‘ and ‘Giga Bier‘. These trademarks include the term Giga.…
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What are the proposed changes in .se and .nu registration?
The Swedish Internet Foundation has made some changes in the process of registration of .se and .nu domain names. A report by Gandi.net stated that the changes will come into effect from 1st of November. Regarding the .se registration, a personal Identification number or a business registration number is required for people belonging to regions…
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EURid gets an extension of 5 years over .eu
The European Commission has announced the name of the registry manager of .eu TLD for the next 5 years. The commission has again chosen EURid to manage the extension. A job that it has been performing since a long time and will continue till October 2027. .eu is the ccTLD of the European Union. The…
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Trump’s domain name hacked, defaced with Quranic verse
Former POTUS and businessman Donald Trump hasn’t had much to cheer about in recent times. From losing the presidency to the impeachment process to the Capitol riots, things aren’t going well for him. Amid this, Trump faced another blow. Some hackers hacked the domain name action.DonaldJTrump.com. Not only did they hack the system, they also…
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FIBA teams up with GoDaddy to push .basketball TLD
Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA), commonly known as the International Basketball Federation in English, has announced a partnership with GoDaddy. The teaming up has been to promote the extension .basketball. FIBA along with Roar.basketball LLC has joined hands with GoDaddy. FIBA aims to make the .basketball domain accessible to everyone. Hence,the world’s most popular registry…
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Kingdom of Bahrain initiates .bh registry
The Globe of digital equality is expanding. We see cyberspace getting more and more inclusive as people from every corner of the globe embrace it. Today, we have another happy news from the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Kingdom of Bahrain has started a new registry for the .bh domain. The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority would be…
