Google Acquires Drone Maker

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“Google announced Monday that it is buying New Mexico-based drone maker Titan Aerospace for an undisclosed sum, the Wall Street Journal reports. If you recognize the name, it’s because Facebook was reportedly in talks to buy the same company.

The thing is, Titan Aerospace doesn’t exactly have a huge number of drones yet. In fact, the company only has two: the solar-powered Solara 50 and the Solara 60, both of which can reportedly stay in flight for five years. If you’re interested, the Solara 50 can carry 70 pounds and the Solara 60 can carry around 250 pounds.”* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.

*Read more here from Alexis Kleinman / The Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/14/google-drone_n_5148017.html

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