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

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Terra Bella

Terra 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.

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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.

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