https://www.reuters.com/article/us-planet-labs-m-a-dmy/google-backed-planet-labs-to-go-public-in-2-8-billion-spac-deal-idUSKCN2ED10C >Earth data and analytics company Planet Labs Inc, which is backed by Alphabet Inc's Google, will go public through a merger with a blank-check company in a deal valued at $2.8 billion, the companies said on Wednesday.