AI firms set sights on data from bankrupt companies

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How it spread - 5 original reports

1. Wed, 30 September 2026

   1 report
   • Anadolu Agency (AA)12:35first to report
     AI firms set sights on data from bankrupt companies

     Google bids $10M and startup Micro1 plans to pay $12.5M for bankrupt Spirit Airlines’ massive data set of passenger records, worker information

2. Thu, 8 October 2026

   2 reports
   • Channel News Asia19:49
     Lawmakers raise alarm at Google plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data for AI models
   • The Hill21:40
     Lawmakers concerned over Google's plan to acquire AI models from Spirit Airlines data

     A bipartisan group of dozens of lawmakers led by Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is concerned over Google’s plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data to train its AI models. A letter from the group, sent to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Spirit CEO Dave Davis, took issue with a proposed $10...

3. Sat, 10 October 2026

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   • La Repubblica (Italy)10:38
     Spirit Airlines fallisce, Google compra 100 milioni di email: rivolta tra i parlamentari Usa

     Il colosso tecnologico offre 10 milioni di dollari per gli archivi digitali della compagnia aerea fallita. Le informazioni addestreranno i sistemi di intelligenza artificiale. Oltre 120 politici contestano la vendita: i dipendenti non avrebbero autorizzato l'utilizzo dei loro dati

4. Wed, 14 October 2026

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   • thereporteronline.com13:00
     Spirit Airlines wants to sell its data to Google. Is there a privacy issue? – thereporteronline

     The case is unusual in that public controversies over data usually involve consumers.