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Google’s parent company Alphabet said it would close down Loon; the moonshot project it launched in 2011. Loon sought to use high-flying balloons to provide internet access in places where conventional infrastructure for web connectivity was not feasible. Loon CEO Alastair Westgarth said failure to bring down ‘costs low enough to build a long-term, sustainable…
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Google’s parent company Alphabet said it would close down Loon; the moonshot project it launched in 2011. Loon sought to use high-flying balloons to provide internet access in places where conventional infrastructure for web connectivity was not feasible. Loon CEO Alastair Westgarth said failure to bring down ‘costs low enough to build a long-term, sustainable…
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