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The Week in Pictures (slideshow)

A new superpowered warship, mysterious barges in the SF Bay, and a really, really big XBox One.

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James Martin is the Managing Editor of Photography at CNET. His photos capture technology's impact on society - from the widening wealth gap in San Francisco, to the European refugee crisis and Rwanda's efforts to improve health care. From the technology pioneers of Google and Facebook, photographing Apple's Steve Jobs and Tim Cook, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Google's Sundar Pichai, to the most groundbreaking launches at Apple and NASA, his is a dream job for any documentary photography and journalist with a love for technology. Exhibited widely, syndicated and reprinted thousands of times over the years, James follows the people and places behind the technology changing our world, bringing their stories and ideas to life.
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1 of 7 General Dynamics

Zumwalt-class destroyers

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works launched the first of the Navy’s next-generation Zumwalt-class destroyers on Monday at its Bath, Maine, shipyard.

The 610-foot-long ship is chockablock with new technologies including radar reflecting angles, a striking inward-sloping tumblehome hull, an all-electric integrated power system, and an advanced gun system.
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2 of 7 James Martin/CNET

Google's mystery barge

Docked in the middle of San Francisco Bay, the four-story structure is sitting idle day after day. CNET broke the story of the mystery barge earlier this week, and now, we know what it is.
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3 of 7 Krister Soerboe/AFP/Getty Images

Giant mirrors shine winter sun on dark Norwegian town

Three remote-controlled mountaintop mirrors now reflect light on the shady valley town of Rjukan, which has never seen sunlight during winter.
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4 of 7 Microsoft

Microsoft builds big giant Xbox One

A colossal Xbox One console appears on the streets of Canada to celebrate the upcoming console's launch. How big? Well, taller than the average person.
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5 of 7 ITRI

If Google Glass could do this, it would start a revolution

Taiwan's ITRI has a floating augmented-reality touch-screen system that would improve upon "Minority Report" technology, and it's ready to license it.
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6 of 7 Catalina Island Marine Institute

Oarfish necropsy: Washed-up sea serpents reveal secrets

Researchers have dissected an 18-foot-long oarfish and discovered some more unusual creatures on the inside.
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7 of 7 Ding3000

Electric velocipede adds tech touches to olde-tyme bike

Twirl your handlebar mustache and hop on the Concept 1865, a 19th-century bike reimagined with modern plastics and an electric drive.

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