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How Mexico City locals used Google tools to help after an earthquake
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How Google Earth and a metal detector help one man uncover the past
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How one woman is using Google Maps to transform the trucking industry
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Celebrating small businesses for always being just around the corner
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How five women in DR Congo are creating opportunity with Search
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Meet the team using machine learning to help save the world's bees
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A young music lover finds his path by following the call of the whales
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A tribe uses cell phones and TensorFlow to fight illegal logging in the Amazon
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How AI is helping doctors prevent blindness in diabetics
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How AI is helping provide advance warnings in emergency situations
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Meet the team using machine learning to help save the world's bees
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When dementia takes memories away, a bicycle helps bring them back
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How one woman saves lives with motorbikes, blood banks, and Google Maps
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A father uses YouTube to make a better prosthetic eye for his daughter
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How one woman saves lives with motorbikes, blood banks, and Google Maps
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How AI is helping provide advance warnings in emergency situations
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How six young women are using technology to tackle unsafe drinking water
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A father uses YouTube to make a better prosthetic eye for his daughter
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culture
Celebrating the parents whose concerns for their kids last a lifetime
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An agoraphobic artist uses Google Street View to photograph the world
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Celebrating small businesses for always being just around the corner
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A self-taught Native American coder brings her community with her
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