ICANN seeks input on dispute rules for IGOs and INGOs
ICANN has opened a public comment process on draft changes to domain name dispute procedures for intergovernmental and international nongovernmental organisations.
IGF 2026 opens call for session proposals for Nairobi meeting
Stakeholders can apply to organise workshops, open forums, lightning talks, Day 0 events, launches, awards, and networking sessions for IGF 2026. The deadline is 31 July 2026.
W3C publishes Pointer Events Level 3 as a web standard
The W3C Pointer Events Working Group has published Pointer Events Level 3 as a Recommendation, adding features for more precise and responsive input from mice, pens, touchscreens and other pointing devices.
W3C publishes draft policy for reporting security vulnerabilities in standards
The W3C Security Interest Group has published a draft process for reporting and handling suspected security vulnerabilities in W3C standards and specifications.
Final agenda published for IETF 126 meeting in Vienna
The IETF 126 meeting, hosted by Cisco, will take place from 18 to 24 July in Vienna, with more than 100 working sessions, a hackathon, a codesprint, and activities for new participants.
LACNIC opens fellowship applications for LACNIC 46 LACNOG 2026
LACNIC is accepting fellowship applications for the LACNIC 46 LACNOG 2026 event, which will take place in Mendoza, Argentina, from 19
ETSI launches technical committee on federated network, edge, cloud and AI technologies
ETSI has created a new technical committee to develop standards for integrating connectivity, computing, edge, cloud and AI resources across distributed digital infrastructure.
IGF 2026 preparations begin as MAG approves four policy networks
The first IGF 2026 Open Consultations and MAG meeting in Nairobi set the early direction for the annual forum, including new workstreams on AI, cybersecurity, digital inclusion, and open digital infrastructure.
UN chief urges AI firms to disclose climate impact of data centres
António Guterres has called for greater transparency on the environmental footprint of AI, warning that data centre electricity use could approach 3% of global demand by 2030.
ICANN publishes final guide for Community Priority Evaluation in 2026 gTLD round
ICANN has updated the rules for assessing community-based applications in the 2026 round of new generic top-level domains, following a public comment process.
