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AI terms carry the most bids, with .agent drawing 13 applicants and .agi drawing seven.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.agent\u003c/strong\u003e: 13 applicants including Meta and OpenAI\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.agi\u003c/strong\u003e: 7 applicants including OpenAI\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.superintelligence\u003c/strong\u003e: Meta and others applied\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.asi\u003c/strong\u003e: 6 applicants including OpenAI\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.alphabet\u003c/strong\u003e: Alphabet applied; 39 domains total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.chromebook\u003c/strong\u003e: Alphabet\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.deepmind\u003c/strong\u003e: Alphabet\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.fitbit\u003c/strong\u003e: Alphabet\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.facebook\u003c/strong\u003e: Meta; 18 domains total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.instagram\u003c/strong\u003e: Meta\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emeta\u003c/strong\u003e: Meta\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.threads\u003c/strong\u003e: Meta\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.openai\u003c/strong\u003e: OpenAI; 15 domains total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.chatgpt\u003c/strong\u003e: OpenAI\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.codex\u003c/strong\u003e: OpenAI\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.gpt\u003c/strong\u003e: OpenAI\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.anthropic\u003c/strong\u003e: Anthropic; 2 domains total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.claude\u003c/strong\u003e: Anthropic\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.bsky\u003c/strong\u003e: Bluesky applied\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.manga\u003c/strong\u003e: 2 applicants including Kodansha\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"ICANN's new domain round drew 1,615 applications from 481 applicants. Meta and OpenAI are among 13 bidders for .agent, seven for .agi, six for .asi. Overlapping strings go to Community Priority Evaluation, then auction.","twitterPost":"ICANN's new domain round drew 1,615 applications from 481 applicants. Meta and OpenAI are among 13 bidders for .agent, seven for .agi, six for .asi. Overlaps go to Community Priority Evaluation, then auction.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"ICANN took applications for new top-level domains between April 30 and August 12 and received 1,615 bids from 481 applicants. Meta and OpenAI are among 13 applicants for .agent, with seven seeking .agi and six seeking .asi. 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