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Who in Silicon Valley doesn\u2019t have their own fleet of drones now?<\/p>\n

Google acquired Titan Aerospace, a drone company, today, just one month after it was reportedly being eyed by Facebook.<\/p>\n

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(Image Credit: Titan Aerospace\/AP Photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s still early days, but atmospheric satellites could help bring internet access to millions of people, and help solve other problems, including disaster relief and environmental damage like deforestation,\u201d a Google spokesperson told ABCNews.com in a statement confirming the deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen manufactured, it would have 3,000 solar panels producing about 7 kW of electricity and would be above the clouds, so it would be exposed to sunlight constantly during daylight hours,\u201d the company said in a news release. \u201cOne is scheduled for completion next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tech world has long been buzzing about drones and how they can put them to use.<\/p>\n

Last month, Mark Zuckerberg announced that a team at Facebook was working with a group from UK-based drone company Ascenta to work on developing drones that could help improve and expand internet access around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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