In an unusual case, Google bid $10 million on the corporate data from Spirit Airlines, which stopped flying in May this year. One could ask: what could Google want from this data that includes things like emails, messages, and lines of code? The purpose of the acquisition has been questioned, and the specific information they have is unknown at this stage. Google beat out AI training data startups, such as Mercor, proving how valuable private corporate data has become.
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The Slow Death Of Southwest Airlines (As We Know It)?
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- March 21, 2025
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Elliot Management has been working behind the scenes to enact significant changes at Southwest – including the airline’s leadership – in the hopes that new strategies and directions will make the airline more profitable. It can be argued that such changes will kill the Southwest Airlines that customers have known and grown to love, clearing the way for a “new Southwest”.