# AI Companies Desperate For Data Are Buying Up Dead Airlines’ Emails And Scanning Old Books

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/ai-companies-desperate-for-data-are-buying-up-dead-airlines-a04f>
> Published: 2026-08-19 13:35:34+00:00

# AI Companies Desperate For Data Are Buying Up Dead Airlines’ Emails And Scanning Old Books

By Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes StaffSource:

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)Google says its buying Spirit Airlines’ data for $10 million.

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