Google to buy Spirit Airlines business data for $10 million

FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is seen outside the company's offices in London, Britain, June 24, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/File Photo 18 Aug 2026 05:24AM (Updated: 18 Aug 2026 05:30AM) NEW YORK, Aug 17 : Alphabet's Google is acquiring internal business data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines for $10 million, saying it plans to use the data for product development and training its AI models.• The acquired data includes Spirit Airlines' employee emails, Microsoft Teams messages, spreadsheets, and calendars, as well as marketing, productivity, and operations data.• The data will be de-identified before the sale is complete, containing no customer information or personally identifiable information.• A U.S. bankruptcy judge will consider approving the data sale at a Wednesday court hearing. • Spirit