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Google buys crashed airline Spirit's data at auction, because AI
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Google bought more than 100 million emails, 30 million recorded phone calls, and data from Microsoft Teams, Oracle, and SAP for $10 million at an auction involving crashed airline Spirit. The purchase includes a large collection of airline-related communications and enterprise-system data. The source text does not specify how Google plans to use the data or identify the auction date.
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
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Amazon is acquiring large quantities of rare books, scanning them for AI training data, and subsequently destroying them. An investigation tracked a rare book to an Amazon AI training facility, revealing the company's book buying operation.