The Dark Data Deal: Google's Bidding War for Spirit Airlines' Secrets Google has emerged victorious in a bankruptcy auction to purchase a treasure trove of data from Spirit Airlines, the budget carrier that recently ceased operations.
For $10 million, the tech giant is acquiring more than 100 million company emails, 500 million Microsoft Teams chats, and 30 million lines of code – a digital legacy of Spirit's operational missteps.
This data grab raises questions about the boundaries between corporate espionage and AI training. Google claims it will scrub any personally identifiable information from the data before receipt.