Micro1 pledges $1 billion to buy Slack DMs, Google Docs for AI training
Micro1 is paying midsize companies $100,000 to $2 million for their internal data, and CEOs are cashing in before the AI data boom matures.

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Micro1 is paying midsize companies $100,000 to $2 million for their internal data, and CEOs are cashing in before the AI data boom matures.
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