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Google buys crashed airline Spirit's data at auction, because AI

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What happened

Google purchased data from bankrupt airline Spirit at an auction. The acquisition cost $10 million and includes over 100 million emails and 30 million recorded phone calls. The data also contains content from Teams, Oracle, and SAP systems. The purchase is reportedly for AI purposes.

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Timeline

  1. Reported that Google acquired Spirit Airlines' data at auction for $10MHacker News

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