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Google is selling its $500 million satellite imaging company to a startup

Terra BellaTerra Bella, the satellite imaging company that Google bought about two years ago for $500 million, will be sold to mapping startup Planet Labs, the companies announced Friday.The move marks the latest effort by Google's parent company Alphabet to manage spending of its Other Bets, the companies and projects outside the core Google business.Developing... refresh this post for the latest. NOW WATCH: Here's everything we know about the iPhone 8 if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', '80bW8xOTE65GsikAS7NUEVtqu0CRttmg',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); Please enable Javascript to watch this video (function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }());

Terra BellaTerra Bella, the satellite imaging company that Google bought about two years ago for $500 million, will be sold to mapping startup Planet Labs, the companies announced Friday. The move marks the latest effort by Google's parent company Alphabet to manage spending of its Other Bets, the companies and projects outside the core Google business.

Google is selling its $500 million satellite imaging company to a startup

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