Google agreed to acquire internal business data from Spirit Airlines for AI product development, facing a competing bid from Mercor.
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What happened
Google agreed to acquire internal business data from Spirit Airlines for AI product development, facing a competing bid from Mercor.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Google completed the acquisition of Spirit Airlines data for $10 million.1 source
Google purchased Spirit Airlines data, including Teams messaging, for AI development.1 source
Google is competing with Mercor to acquire internal business data from Spirit Airlines for AI use.1 source
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The entities involved
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Google
American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
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Spirit Airlines
defunct ultra low cost airline in the United States (1964/1983–2026)
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