Space.com How Nuclear Bombs Could Save Earth from Killer AsteroidsSpace.comThe most destructive weapon humanity has ever developed could help our species avoid going the way of the dinosaurs. Pretty much any asteroid that poses a threat to Earth can be…
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NTIA wary of gTLD explosion – FierceGovernmentIT
MyHostNews.com NTIA wary of gTLD explosionFierceGovernmentIT4 letter (.pdf) to ICANN Chairman Stephen Cocker, obtained by news blog Domain Incite, NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling asks the group to heed advice from the United States and other governments to implement consumer safeguards…
Internet Pioneer And ICANN Chairman Of The Board To Keynote Black Hat Asia … – Dark Reading
Internet Pioneer And ICANN Chairman Of The Board To Keynote Black Hat Asia …Dark ReadingDr. Crocker has been involved with the Internet since its inception. While a graduate student at UCLA, he was part of the team that developed the…
Intellectual property warning for brands ahead of ICANN web domain rollout – The Drum
MyHostNews.com (press release) Intellectual property warning for brands ahead of ICANN web domain rolloutThe DrumWhen ICANN decided to open up the web to new gTLDs it received nearly 2,000 requests from companies, brands and organisation trying to secure related domains.…
Asteroids, comets threaten humanity: protection system is much-needed – physicist – The Voice of Russia
Space.com Asteroids, comets threaten humanity: protection system is much-needed – physicistThe Voice of RussiaThe meteorite, which exploded in the sky above Russia’s Chelyabinsk on February 15, 2013, has confirmed the need to create a protection system from asteroids and comets,…
ICANN CEO to Meet with Chinese Internet Industry Leaders in Beijing – ag-IP-news Agency
ICANN CEO to Meet with Chinese Internet Industry Leaders in Beijingag-IP-news AgencyBEIJING, China – Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) President and Chief Executive Officer Fadi Chehadé has arrived in Beijing for several days of meetings with leaders…
NASA report: How to defend Earth from asteroids – CBS News
Space.com NASA report: How to defend Earth from asteroidsCBS NewsNASA’s Asteroid Initiative, started in 2013, includes a mission to capture a small near-Earth asteroid and drag it into a stable orbit around the moon, and a challenge to devise the…
European Commission Urges ICANN to Embrace Multi-Stakeholder Approach – Web Host Industry Review
European Commission Urges ICANN to Embrace Multi-Stakeholder ApproachWeb Host Industry ReviewICANN’s cozy relationship with the US must end, and the organization must embrace a multi-stakeholder approach to Internet governance, according to a speech Wednesday by EU Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie…
ICANN plays “make believe” with string confusion review process – Domain Name Wire
ICANN plays “make believe” with string confusion review processDomain Name WireYesterday ICANN posted a proposal for dealing with “perceived inconsistencies” in String Confusion Objections filed over new top level domain names. The plan would deal with two cases in which…
ICANN's cosy relationship with the US must end, says EU – PCWorld
TheHostingNews.com ICANN’s cosy relationship with the US must end, says EUPCWorldThe exclusive relationship of ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) with the U.S. must end said the European Union’s digital agenda chief on Wednesday. California-based ICANN is…