AI startup micro1 bids $12.5M for Spirit’s records, topping Google’s agreed $10M deal
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A bidding war over Spirit’s internal records—framed around deidentification “capability” under EU law—shows how valuable and regulated behavioral data has become as model fuel. If you hold large customer datasets, assume they’re now strategic assets under a microscope, not just logs on a server.
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