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I don’t know about you, but I’m kind of excited for the TC Early Stage event in Boston on April 20th. Darrell announced the event’s first speaker group. It will be good!

Today’s Black History Month feature is this hour-long documentary on YouTube. KQED’s Mobile His film unit follows writer and activist James Baldwin as he drives across San Francisco in the spring of 1963 to meet with members of the local African-American community. As a Bay Area resident, I found Haje interesting on several different levels. The local history is great and seeing his 1960s sci-fi is a treat.

— Christine and he came

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• quick query: We thought Google might be sad today, but because of Microsoft news, Google made its own announcement at a Google Live event from Paris. One of the most popular announcements today is the new AI-powered “multisearch” going global. Sara wrote that this combines text and images in a single query. There is also a variation of local business search.
• Where did you put that map?: If you’re planning a trip to London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, or Tokyo, Google will show you where to go. Aisha reports another big announcement for Google Maps that has launched immersive views in these five cities. This gives you a better way to immerse yourself in the city (more on Google News in the Big Tech section).
• what is Elon doing now?: March 1st. The day Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he would finally unveil Master Plan 3. Kirsten It explains in detail what it is and why we were waiting.

Startups and VC

Kyle reports that its founders were frustrated with printing and marking up documents using standard document apps like Acrobat and Microsoft Office. He wondered why there was no way to read and write on a PC that felt as smooth as paper, so he decided to give PDF processing software a try. By 2020, these experiments have grown into full-fledged custom PDF editors. Called Macros, the editor uses AI to pull out key terms, sections and equations, making your document interactive and hyperlinking. Macro raised his $9.3 million to continue the journey.

Almost exactly a year ago, dbt Labs spotlighted opportunities in the world of developer tools for data analytics when it closed a $222 million Series D at a $4.2 billion valuation. . Today, dbt Labs announced the acquisition of Transform, adding semantic tools to its data analytics platform. Ingrid report.

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Postscript, some Russian hackers are believed to be behind the data-stealing malware WhisperGate, which is being used to target Ukraine. curly report. she wrote: “The information-stealing malware uses filenames designed to spoof legitimate Microsoft Office files, similar to other TA471 tools such as GraphSteel and GrimPlant. It was used as part of a spear-phishing campaign that targeted her body.But this new malware is even more nasty.Read her story to find out why.

As promised, today is a Google mania. The company has some new features to brag about. Rebecca Reports on electric vehicles with embedded maps Ivan I’m writing about a better contextual translation feature. The company is also removing the ability to show playable podcasts directly in search results. Sara report. Oh, and if you’re even a little bit into the big game on Sunday (which is also Christine’s birthday), Brian Giannis, Doja Cat, and Amy Schumer write that they’ll be hawking Google’s Pixels at the Super Bowl.

Here are four articles that don’t talk about Google.