AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train their models

A tech story from the U.S., reported by MIT Tech Review AI.

Tech · the U.S. · October 13, 2026

From MIT Tech Review AI

When Keelan Miskell began winding down his crypto startup this year, he didn’t think its data was worth much: the users were anonymous, the company just a few years old. But he’s since turned the firm’s digital archives into real money.

Reported by MIT Tech Review AI, October 13, 2026. Read the full story at MIT Tech Review AI →

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