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Google to Buy Spirit Airlines Business Data for $10 Million

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Google has agreed to acquire internal business data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines for $10 million, with plans to use the information for product development and AI model training.

The dataset includes employee emails, Microsoft Teams messages, spreadsheets, calendars, and other marketing, productivity, and operational records. According to the proposed deal, the information will be de-identified before the transaction is completed, with customer data and personally identifiable information excluded.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge is expected to review the sale at a court hearing on Wednesday. Spirit also received a competing $7.5 million offer from AI data company Mercor.

The transaction highlights the growing value of enterprise data as technology companies seek large, real-world datasets to improve AI systems and business software.

Spirit Airlines has been selling assets through bankruptcy proceedings after shutting down operations in May amid high debt and elevated fuel costs.

Reddit Sues Perplexity for Allegedly Scraping Data to Train AI Search Engine

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Reddit has filed a lawsuit in a New York federal court against artificial intelligence startup Perplexity, accusing it of unlawfully scraping Reddit data to train its AI-based “answer engine.” The complaint also names three other companies — Lithuania-based Oxylabs, Russia-based AWMProxy, and Texas-based SerpApi — alleging that they bypassed Reddit’s data protection systems to extract massive amounts of content.

According to Reddit, Perplexity “desperately needs” the stolen data to strengthen its search capabilities. The platform, home to thousands of user-driven “subreddit” communities, said its content is one of the most frequently cited sources for AI-generated responses. Reddit has legally licensed its data to OpenAI, Google, and other companies, but claims Perplexity acted without authorization.

The lawsuit follows similar cases across the tech industry involving unauthorized use of copyrighted materials to train AI models. Reddit had previously sued Anthropic in June for similar conduct. Perplexity rejected the accusations, calling its methods “principled and responsible.” Meanwhile, Reddit’s chief legal officer Ben Lee accused AI firms of engaging in “industrial-scale data laundering.”

Reddit is seeking financial damages and a court order preventing Perplexity from continuing to use its content.

Adtalem and Google Cloud team up to launch AI credential program for healthcare workers

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Adtalem Global Education announced on Wednesday a new partnership with Google Cloud to launch an artificial intelligence credential program designed to train healthcare professionals in using AI tools for clinical practice. The program, scheduled to begin in 2026, will be available to students and clinicians across Adtalem’s institutions, including Chamberlain University and Walden University.

The initiative will provide hands-on experience with Google Cloud technologies such as Gemini models and Vertex AI, alongside coursework covering AI applications in healthcare, ethical standards, and patient safety. Participants will also learn to use AI-driven tools already being deployed in hospitals and clinical systems.

The partnership comes as healthcare systems face severe staffing shortages and increasing demand for digital solutions. Despite the rapid adoption of AI across medical settings, many clinicians remain unprepared to integrate it into their daily practice. Adtalem, which serves over 91,000 students and has 365,000 alumni, says the program will help bridge that gap.

“Our partnership with Google Cloud gives students a competitive edge — helping them use AI responsibly to improve clinical decision-making and spend more time with patients,” said Adtalem Chief Digital Officer Michael Betz.

Google Public Sector’s Brent Mitchell added that the collaboration aims to ensure healthcare professionals can implement AI “safely, responsibly and effectively.”