Digest #285  
 
It's not that often that I break with the usual digest schedule but here's some breaking news worthy of special attention. Scroll down and start reading!    

Sara Isenberg
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Google to Acquire Looker for $2.6 Billion. "I'm so humbled by the team of people we've built here in Santa Cruz and all over the world." -- Lloyd Tabb, Founder, Chairman and CTO of Looker. Read this article.  
 
 
Looker to Join Google Cloud. "I'm incredibly proud to announce some big news today, Looker has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Google." --  Frank Bien, CEO of Looker. Read this article.   
 
 
 
 
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