Alphabet will 'wind down' Loon's internet-broadcasting balloons
The high-flying Project Loon has come to an end, with its CEO saying they weren't able to get costs low enough.
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Google AI is now piloting Loon's internet-beaming balloons
The reinforcement learning model guides balloons much more efficiently.
Alphabet’s Loon sets a new record for longest stratospheric flight
It stayed aloft for 312 days while circumnavigating the globe.
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Alphabet's Loon balloons are helping scientists study gravity waves
The research could lead to better models for predicting the weather.
Loon's balloon-powered internet service is live in Kenya
After two years of planning and testing, the commercial service is live.
Alphabet's balloon-powered Loon internet comes to Mozambique
Loon is partnering with local carrier Vodacom in regions with little 4G coverage.
Alphabet's Loon, telecoms unite to boost high-altitude internet
The HAPS Alliance includes large carriers, Nokia and Airbus.
Alphabet's Loon turned a stratospheric aircraft into an internet drone
The project adapted Loon's balloon internet technology for use in a SoftBank-backed aircraft.
Loon will bring balloon-powered internet to the Amazon rainforest
A quarter of people in these areas lack 3G internet access.
After Math: Never stop not watching
The Golden Age of Television is gilded in pyrite.
Alphabet's internet balloons have spent a million hours in the stratosphere
It's a milestone for balloon broadband.
Alphabet's Loon could provide internet in Kenya this year
It just received approval to begin commercial testing.
Alphabet's balloons broadcast LTE two days after Peruvian quake
Loon provided internet service 48 hours after the 8.0 magnitude earthquake.
Telesat inks satellite internet deals with Loon and Blue Origin
The agreements could entrench the Canadian telecom as a leader in the competitive industry.
Alphabet's Loon forms advisory board to score internet balloon deals
It's taking on industry veterans to help it sweet-talk telecoms.
Alphabet's Loon internet balloons broadcast their strongest signal yet
Last month Loon pushed data almost 1,000 kilometers across seven balloons.
Alphabet's Loon internet balloons are making their way to Kenya
It will start deploying balloons in the country in 2019.
Alphabet's Loon and Wing are now more than just 'projects'
They're joining the ranks of Waymo and others as full-fledged divisions.
Google accused of stealing the idea for Project Loon
Space Data Corporation even has a picture of Sergey Brin holding one of its prototypes.
