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Aldridge Railway Signals named Indigenous Exporter of the Year

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Work starts on New York’s first offshore wind project

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Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report: DNIB.com Announces 359.3 Million Domain Name Registrations in the Third Quarter of 2023

Today, the latest issue of The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report was released by DNIB.com, showing the third quarter of 2023 closed with 359.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 2.7 million domain name registrations, or 0.8%, compared to the second quarter of 2023. Domain name registrations also […]

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Verisign Provides Open Source Implementation of Merkle Tree Ladder Mode

The quantum computing era is coming, and it will change everything about how the world connects online. While quantum computing will yield tremendous benefits, it will also create new risks, so it’s essential that we prepare our critical internet infrastructure for what’s to come. That’s why we’re so pleased to share our latest efforts in […]

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Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report: DNIB.com Announces 359.8 Million Domain Name Registrations in the Fourth Quarter of 2023

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Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report: DNIB.com Announces 362.4 Million Domain Name Registrations in the First Quarter of 2024

Today, the latest issue of The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report was released by DNIB.com, showing the first quarter of 2024 closed with 362.4 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 2.5 million domain name registrations, or 0.7%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. Domain name registrations also […]

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Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report: DNIB.com Announces 362.4 Million Domain Name Registrations in the Second Quarter of 2024

Today, the latest issue of The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report was released by DNIB.com, showing the second quarter of 2024 closed with 362.4 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), unchanged compared to the first quarter of 2024. Domain name registrations increased by 5.8 million, or 1.6%, year over year. Check […]

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Setting the Record Straight – Myths vs. Facts about .com

Over the past several weeks, there has been significant discussion about Verisign and its management of the .com top-level domain (TLD) registry. Much of this discussion has been distorted by factual inaccuracies, a misunderstanding of core technical concepts, and misinterpretations regarding pricing, competition, and market dynamics in the domain name industry. Billions of internet users […]

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Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report: DNIB.com Announces 362.3 Million Domain Name Registrations in the Third Quarter of 2024

Today, the latest issue of The Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report was released by DNIB.com, showing the third quarter of 2024 closed with 362.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), a decrease of 0.1 million domain name registrations, or less than 0.05%, compared to the second quarter of 2024. Domain name […]

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NVIDIA Names Ellen Ochoa to Board of Directors

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NVIDIA and SoftBank Corp. Accelerate Japan’s Journey to Global AI Powerhouse

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Japan Cloud Leaders Build NVIDIA AI Infrastructure to Transform Industries for the Age of AI

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Austin Calling: As Texas Absorbs Influx of Residents, Rekor Taps NVIDIA Technology for Roadway Safety, Traffic Relief

Austin is drawing people to jobs, music venues, comedy clubs, barbecue and more. But with this boom has come a big city blues: traffic jams. Rekor, which offers traffic management and public safety analytics, has a front-row seat to the increasing traffic from an influx of new residents migrating to Austin. Rekor works with the Read Article




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Jensen Huang to Discuss AI’s Future With Masayoshi Son at AI Summit Japan

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Lab Confidential: Japan Research Keeps Healthcare Data Secure

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