Google to get planet online with drones

Posted on 15 Apr 2014 by Victoria Fitzgerald

Google has bought New Mexico-based drone manufacturer Titan Aerospace, it was announced Monday.

Although the terms of the sale are yet to be disclosed, the deal is aimed at bringing Internet access to remote parts of the world. Titan’s atmospheric satellites, which are still in development, can apparently stay in the air for as long as five years. The drones’ other uses are said to include atmospheric and…

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