Google is paying $10 million for Spirit Airlines' emails and data to train AI

The deal, which covers about 100 million emails and 500 million Microsoft Teams chats, still requires a federal judge's approval

Google has won a bankruptcy auction for Spirit Airlines' internal business data with a $10 million bid, beating AI firm Mercor, and says the trove will help train its AI models. The company clarified it is not buying customer or credit card information. Filings list 100 million emails, 500 million Teams chats and 30 mi

$10 million buys over 100 million emails, 30 million recorded phone calls, reams of stuff from Teams, Oracle, and SAP

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.

Google to buy Spirit Airlines business data for $10 million  Reuters

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

Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Bloomberg/Getty Images Google is buying Spirit Airlines' data for $10 million, beating Mercor's $7.5 million bid. The data will be fully anonymized and excludes customer records, Google said. Tech companies are racing to buy corporate records to train their latest AI models. Google's next bi