AI startup micro1 bids $12.5M for Spirit’s records, topping Google’s agreed $10M deal
04-09-2026 22:00 via thenextweb.com

AI startup micro1 bids $12.5M for Spirit’s records, topping Google’s agreed $10M deal

The AI training-data company micro1 has offered $12.5M for Spirit Aviation’s internal records, topping Google’s agreed $10M and proposing an ombudsman chosen by Spirit’s advisers rather than the buyer. European law would treat the deidentification promise as a question about capability rather than a label, but none of it applies to an American liquidation. An […]
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