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Marketplace Tech for Thursday, July 25, 2013
Jul 25, 2013

Marketplace Tech for Thursday, July 25, 2013

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A group of Google engineers inadvertently takes down a ring of car thieves in China. And any kid who loves playing with remote controlled drones now has a vocation to shoot for: deep sea explorer. The company Odyssey Marine Exploration has pulled 61 tons of silver bars off a cargo ship sunk by Nazis in 1941. Drones helped haul the silver up from the SS Gairsoppa which was three miles underwater off the coast of Ireland.

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Google algorithm inadvertently takes down ring of Chinese car thieves

Jul 25, 2013
Machines are becoming alarmingly intelligent, smart enough to root out crime.

Facebook cheers mobile success

Jul 25, 2013
Facebook's latest business results have the company and investors in high spirits today. Sales rose significantly and the mobile advertising efforts seem to be working.

A group of Google engineers inadvertently takes down a ring of car thieves in China. And any kid who loves playing with remote controlled drones now has a vocation to shoot for: deep sea explorer. The company Odyssey Marine Exploration has pulled 61 tons of silver bars off a cargo ship sunk by Nazis in 1941. Drones helped haul the silver up from the SS Gairsoppa which was three miles underwater off the coast of Ireland.

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