Business · 18 August 2026
Google buys Spirit Airlines data for AI training
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Google has bought 100 million anonymised emails and 500 million Teams messages from the now-insolvent US low-cost airline Spirit Airlines. The tech giant paid $10 million for the data, which also includes payroll records and passenger information, for its AI training. A US bankruptcy court in New York still needs to approve the sale, and all personally identifiable data will be removed first.
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