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  <dc:date>2026-11-14T18:16:00+00:00</dc:date>


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    <title><![CDATA[The 2026 New gTLD Round: More Domain Names, but What Do Internet Users Actually Gain?]]></title>
    <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;2026&#45;new&#45;gtld&#45;round&#45;more&#45;domain&#45;names&#45;but&#45;what&#45;do&#45;internet&#45;users&#45;actually&#45;gain</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[As ICANN advances its 2026 new gTLD round, questions remain about whether expanding domain choices will deliver measurable benefits in affordability, multilingual accessibility, security, and meaningful Internet participation.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2026-11-14T11:16:00-07:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[FAA Nationwide Ground Stop Raises Concerns Over Aging Telecommunications Infrastructure]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A nationwide US aviation shutdown exposed potential weaknesses in aging telecommunications infrastructure. Officials suspect overloaded network equipment, but the cause remains unconfirmed as scrutiny grows over modernization and network resilience.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2026-11-14T06:37:00-07:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Global Domain Activity Trends Seen in Q3 2026]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Global new domain registrations rose 16.8% to more than 35.1 million in Q3 2026, while WhoisXML API identified over 8.2 million potentially malicious registrations and reported shifts in leading TLDs and DNS activity.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2026-11-13T09:08:00-07:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Capture Before the Letter: What Recent UDRP Decisions Say About Website Evidence]]></title>
    <link>https://circleid.com/posts/capture&#45;before&#45;the&#45;letter&#45;what&#45;recent&#45;udrp&#45;decisions&#45;say&#45;about&#45;website&#45;evidence</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[An analysis of 301 WIPO domain disputes finds substantial gaps in Internet Archive coverage, highlighting why preserving dated website evidence before notifying registrants can be critical to establishing bad faith in UDRP proceedings.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2026-11-12T11:48:00-07:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Iranian Websites Lose .com Domains as GoDaddy Registrar Holds Emerge]]></title>
    <link>https://circleid.com/posts/iranian&#45;websites&#45;lose&#45;.com&#45;domains&#45;as&#45;godaddy&#45;registrar&#45;holds&#45;emerge</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[Iranian websites face domain disruptions linked to GoDaddy registrar holds, prompting migrations to .ir addresses. Registration records identify affected domains, but the legal basis and scope of the restrictions remain unclear.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2026-11-12T11:07:00-07:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Verisign Reverses Plan to Eliminate Existing .name Domains and Email Services]]></title>
    <link>https://circleid.com/posts/verisign&#45;reverses&#45;plan&#45;to&#45;eliminate&#45;existing&#45;.name&#45;domains&#45;and&#45;email&#45;services</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[Verisign has withdrawn plans to terminate existing third-level .name domains and email-forwarding services following registrant objections. Existing registrations will remain supported while at least one accredited registrar continues offering the services.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2026-11-11T07:08:00-07:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[What a Decade of DNS Query Data Tells Us About the Next Algorithm Transition]]></title>
    <link>https://circleid.com/posts/what&#45;a&#45;decade&#45;of&#45;dns&#45;query&#45;data&#45;tells&#45;us&#45;about&#45;the&#45;next&#45;algorithm&#45;transition</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[Monthly ICANN activity reports from top-level domain registries provide a rare, consistent, long-term view of DNS query traffic across registries, offering publicly available, operator-reported data on query volumes over UDP and TCP.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T15:05:00-07:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Every Agent Needs a Name, and the Domain Industry Would Like to Sell It]]></title>
    <link>https://circleid.com/posts/every&#45;agent&#45;needs&#45;a&#45;name&#45;and&#45;the&#45;domain&#45;industry&#45;would&#45;like&#45;to&#45;sell&#45;it</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[Competing DNS-based proposals seek to establish verifiable identities for AI agents, raising questions about accountability, interoperability, and the commercial interests of domain industry players positioning themselves to shape the emerging infrastructure for agent identity.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T14:55:00-07:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Hilco Global IPv4.Global Practice Releases ProVision 9.0, Expanding Network Management, Automation and Administrative Control]]></title>
    <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;hilco&#45;global&#45;ipv4.global&#45;practice&#45;releases&#45;provision&#45;9.0&#45;expanding&#45;network&#45;management&#45;automation&#45;and&#45;administrative&#45;control</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[Hilco Global's IPv4.Global practice has released ProVision 9.0, introducing enhanced IP address management, DNS and DHCP administration, peering automation and security controls to help organizations manage increasingly complex network infrastructure.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T11:55:00-07:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[ICANN&#8217;s Community TLD Policy Faces Renewed Scrutiny as 2026 gTLD Round Advances]]></title>
    <link>https://circleid.com/posts/icanns&#45;community&#45;tld&#45;policy&#45;faces&#45;renewed&#45;scrutiny&#45;as&#45;2026&#45;gtld&#45;round&#45;advances</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[BRS Media is urging ICANN to assess whether community domains approved in the 2012 new gTLD round have served their intended communities, as concerns over preferential treatment resurface in the 2026 application round.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T11:48:00-07:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Earth Sirrush Espionage Tool Evolution: DNS Facts Unveiled]]></title>
    <link>https://circleid.com/posts/earth&#45;sirrush&#45;espionage&#45;tool&#45;evolution&#45;dns&#45;facts&#45;unveiled</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[A DNS investigation into the Russia-aligned Earth Sirrush espionage campaign identifies potentially malicious domains, historical infrastructure connections and 95 IP addresses belonging to possible victims of attacks targeting Ukrainian government, defense and logistics organizations.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T11:36:00-07:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[October 2026 IPv4 Market Report: Broad-Based Price Gains Extend Recovery as Large-Block Discounts Narrow]]></title>
    <link>https://circleid.com/posts/october&#45;2026&#45;ipv4&#45;market&#45;report&#45;broad&#45;based&#45;price&#45;gains&#45;extend&#45;recovery&#45;as&#45;large&#45;block&#45;discounts&#45;narrow</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[IPv4 prices rose across all major allocation categories in October as transaction volumes remained steady. Large-block prices continued their recovery, narrowing historical discounts and highlighting changing acquisition economics ahead of year-end.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T09:51:00-07:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[GDTC 2026 to Focus on AI Data and Network Infrastructure in Beijing]]></title>
    <link>https://circleid.com/posts/gdtc&#45;2026&#45;to&#45;focus&#45;on&#45;ai&#45;data&#45;and&#45;network&#45;infrastructure&#45;in&#45;beijing</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[The third Global Data Technology Conference will bring international technical organizations together in Beijing on December 9 to explore AI infrastructure, trusted data spaces, advanced networking, open standards, and global cooperation.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T09:50:00-07:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Openness Alibi: How the RIR System Closed the Door on Its Own Legitimacy]]></title>
    <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;openness&#45;alibi&#45;how&#45;the&#45;rir&#45;system&#45;closed&#45;the&#45;door&#45;on&#45;its&#45;own&#45;legitimacy</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[Lu Heng argues that increasingly restrictive election and participation rules across the five Regional Internet Registries undermine the legitimacy of their governance model, proposing decentralized number coordination as an alternative to centralized institutional authority.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T09:37:00-07:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[From Policy to Practice: Project Jake as a Collaborative Laboratory for Domain Registration Data]]></title>
    <link>https://circleid.com/posts/from&#45;policy&#45;to&#45;practice&#45;project&#45;jake&#45;as&#45;a&#45;collaborative&#45;laboratory&#45;for&#45;domain&#45;registration&#45;data</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[Project Jake offers an open-source framework for testing domain registration data disclosure, helping stakeholders evaluate authentication, standardized requests and registrar workflows while preserving privacy protections and informing ICANN's future policy decisions.]]></description>
    <dc:date>2026-11-10T09:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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