Project Loon

Google X project where balloons will float through space to bring wireless Internet connectivity to remote areas of the Earth.
Tech 2020-02-12T15:58:00Z

All the companies and divisions under Google's parent company, Alphabet, which just made yet another shake-up to its structure

Google became Alphabet in 2015, but for many people, it can be confusing as to how it's organized. Here's what's under the corporate umbrella.
News 2019-04-25T17:41:00Z

SoftBank is investing $125 million in Google's solar-powered balloon spinoff Loon

Loon and HAPSMobile said they are discussing the possibility of using each others' technology, standardizing their airborne and ground networking gear and joining forces in regulatory discussions.
Tech 2018-11-03T17:02:00Z

An executive with Google's parent company resigns with no severance after sexual misconduct allegations come to light

Richard DeVaul's departure comes less than a week after he was named in a New York Times report on Alphabet's handling of sexual misconduct charges.
Tech 2018-07-05T20:40:52Z

Kenya will reportedly use Alphabet's cutting-edge balloon project to deliver internet access to rural areas

Huge swaths of Kenya are not developed and remain without Internet access and now the country is turning to Alphabet's Project Loon to change that.
Tech 2017-12-15T00:44:03Z

Alphabet's X lab is selling a state in India thousands of rooftop boxes that use lasers to shoot wireless data at 20 Gbps

India's Andhra Pradesh state government is buying technology from Alphabet's X that can transmit data at incredibly high speeds.
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The US Air Force can create ice storms and sandstorms inside this 'torture chamber' for aircraft

At the McKinley Climatic Lab in Florida, the Air Force tests the durability of aircraft by creating extreme weather conditions indoors.
Tech 2017-10-12T21:56:22Z

Alphabet quietly made its experimental balloon project a full-fledged corporation — a first step to a new Google spinout

Project Loon, the internet balloon project developed by Google parent company Alphabet, was listed as "Loon Inc." in recent government filings.
Tech 2017-09-27T15:02:00Z

15 quotes that reveal the genius and ambition of Google's Larry Page

Wise words from Google cofounder and Alphabet CEO Larry Page.
Tech 2017-03-10T23:58:05Z

Alphabet's crazy balloon experiment has a new CEO after the last one only lasted 6 months

At Alphabet's Project Loon, Tom Moore is out and Alastair Westgarth is in...after only six months.
Tech 2017-02-16T19:44:07Z

Alphabet's internet balloons just got a big upgrade

New algorithms for Project Loon will allow the balloons to cluster together and deliver internet instead of spanning across the globe.
Tech 2017-01-15T14:00:00Z

Facebook and Alphabet's dreams of internet drones are crashing into a turbulent reality

Facebook and Alphabet have ambitious projects to deliver the internet via drones and satellites, but continue to hit snags.
Tech 2016-09-20T03:36:00Z

Drones are revolutionizing the telecommunication industry

Drones could be integral to helping telecommunications companies with network maintenance.
Tech 2016-08-24T01:13:59Z

Google X's internet balloons have a new boss to bring the tech to market

One of Google's most ambitious projects isn't a literal "moonshot," but it's close.
Tech 2016-08-01T19:47:00Z

Here’s how Google makes its giant, internet-beaming balloons

Google X, the secretive moonshot lab run under Google's parent company Alphabet, wants to use giant balloons to get internet to people without it.
Tech 2016-04-04T16:17:12Z

Satya Nadella gave us a startling reminder of Microsoft's global power

In an interview with Business Insider, Satya Nadella said Microsoft partners in Cuba and Iran reached out as soon as those countries were open for commerce.
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Tech 2016-01-28T19:53:41Z

Google tells feds its secret plan to conduct high-altitude wireless tests across the US is not dangerous

Google told the FCC that its plans to do airborne wireless tests across the US, likely using its Project Loon balloons, pose no health or environmental risks.
Tech 2015-12-16T22:23:00Z
Tech 2015-11-25T22:41:28Z

Google is about to test something secretive across all of the US — and it sounds exactly like its Project Loon balloons

Google appears to be planning to test its Project Loon internet balloons across the entire US, according to recent documents filed with the FCC.
Tech 2015-11-06T01:58:51Z

Google wants to test secret airborne technology at New Mexico's 'spaceport' and an Indian reservation

Google wants to test a radio communications technology that involves aircraft hovering 25,000 feet and terrestrial stations at Spaceport America.
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