Google buys solar-powered drone manufacturer Titan AerospaceApril 15, 2014 - 08:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google has acquired solar-powered drone manufacturer Titan Aerospace for an undisclosed sum, Digital Spy reported. It is thought that the tech giant sought the start-up to push its internet access to the skies of remote areas. "Atmospheric satellites could help bring internet access to millions of people, and help solve other problems, including disaster relief and environmental damage like deforestation," Google said in a statement. According to The Wall Street Journal, the acquisition could support Google's Project Loon which launched last year with the aim of delivering internet access via balloons floating around the earth in stratospheric winds. Facebook was reportedly poised to take over the firm before it went for Ascenta. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg apparently planned to deploy 11,000 drones over Africa to bring internet connectivity and improved communications to parts of the continent that currently lack it. Titan chief executive Vern Raburn said that its 20-strong team would join Google but remain in New Mexico for the foreseeable future. Photo: Titan Aerospace Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |