https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/flight-attendants-freaked-out-that-google-is-buying-tons-of-spirit-employee-dataContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/flight-attendants-freaked-out-that-google-is-buying-tons-of-spirit-employee-datahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/flight-attendants-freaked-out-that-google-is-buying-tons-of-spirit-employee-data#u47144Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:10:20 +0000Google is competing against Mercor and Micro1 to acquire Spirit Airlines business data through a bankruptcy court auction. Google has bid $10 million for the archive, which includes employee emails and Teams messages, to train its AI models. Flight attendants and the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA continue to oppose the sale of their professional and personal communications. The contest highlights a growing trend where corporate archives from bankrupt companies are treated as valuable assets for AI development.Why it mattersThe dispute centers on whether personal employee communications https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/flight-attendants-freaked-out-that-google-is-buying-tons-of-spirit-employee-datahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/flight-attendants-freaked-out-that-google-is-buying-tons-of-spirit-employee-data#u46010Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:35:54 +0000Google will pay $10 million to acquire Spirit Airlines business data, including employee emails, chats, and documents, through a bankruptcy auction. The company intends to use this data to train its AI models. This acquisition has sparked a backlash from Spirit flight attendants and the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, who are fighting the sale of their personal and professional communications. The deal reflects a broader trend of AI firms purchasing archives from defunct or bankrupt entities to secure training material.Why it mattersSpirit Airlines is currently undergoing bankruptcy proc