The data economy, on the record.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 (UTC)Vol. 1 · No. 237
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Section · the data economy · 9 pieces
Porsche signs 1.25-billion-euro AI deal with TCS
The five-year contract, disclosed this week, commits the German automaker to a major AI services agreement with India's Tata Consultancy Services.
By Kenji MoriEducation Department files proposed rule on general administrative regulations
The Federal Register carried the filing on August 24, alongside related congressional activity on education and antisemitism.
By June ParkAlibaba plans HK$80 billion share issue to fund AI push
The offering, announced August 23, would raise roughly US$10.2 billion for the company's artificial intelligence ambitions.
By Kenji MoriFive domains migrate DNS to brainydns.com in a sweep away from kirklanddc.com and koaladns.com
DomainDrift data shows a cluster of domains dropping two providers for a single destination, with no moves recorded in the other direction.
By June ParkGoDaddy Email picks up 7 domains in a single day with no departures recorded
Every email-provider move logged against GoDaddy Email on August 16 ran in one direction.
By June ParkMailgun loses 7 domains in a single day with zero replacements arriving
On August 16, every email provider move recorded against Mailgun ran one direction only.
By June ParkReachability across ten .bank domains spiked 6.5 times the norm on August 16
A single-day surge across regulated-finance domains landed 4.3 standard deviations above the 28-day average, with named institutions among those affected.
By June ParkThree domains converge on koaladns.com, leaving two providers behind
Mangakomi.io, mytest.cc, and vihuxi.xyz each dropped their previous DNS provider and landed at the same destination.
By June ParkGoDaddy Email draws 15 domains in a week at 7.5 times the normal rate
A surge in email provider switches to GoDaddy, recorded in the seven days ending August 19, ran well above recent weekly norms.
By June Park