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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/google-buys-crashed-airline-spirits-data-at-auction-because-ai/
- Published: 2026-08-18T06:43:06+00:00
- Original publisher: The Register
- Original article: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/18/google-buys-crashed-airline-spirits-data-at-auction-because-ai/5288962
- Topics: AI, Technology

## Summary

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

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