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2025-11-12
New Scientist 17 related

IBM unveils two quantum computers, Loon and Nighthawk, that it says feature unprecedented qubit connectivity designs aiming to enable error-free computations

IBM revealed two new quantum computers, called Loon and Nighthawk - the qubits they use are connected in newly intricate ways …

2021-01-23
Wired 24 related

Alphabet says that it is shutting down Loon, its internet balloon project, calling it “a successful experiment” but not a viable one

Plus: The moonshot's launch, health care for the mask-less, and a new era's inaugural meme.  —  DO you detect something missing?

2021-01-22
Wired 30 related

Alphabet says that it is shutting down Loon, its internet balloon project, calling it “a successful experiment” but not a viable one

Plus: The moonshot's launch, health care for the mask-less, and a new era's inaugural meme.  —  DO you detect something missing?

2020-12-03
The Verge 8 related

Alphabet transitions its navigation system for its fleet of Loon high-altitude balloons to one controlled by AI, a first for commercial aerospace systems

The company's new AI flight control system outperforms its human-made one  —  Alphabet's Loon, the team responsible for beaming internet …

2020-07-07
New York Times 5 related

Alphabet's Loon starts providing internet service to Kenya in the first-ever commercial deployment of the tech, extending 4G LTE to a ~31K square-mile area

A commercial deal in Kenya marks the first application of balloon-powered internet in Africa, the region with the lowest percentage of internet users globally.

2020-05-06
TechCrunch 6 related

Alphabet's Loon partners with AT&T to extend the cellular network coverage using its balloons globally in case of disasters

Alphabet-owned Loon, the company focused on providing connectivity via high-altitude, stratosphere skimming balloons that can act as on-demand, deployable cell towers …

2019-11-21
TechCrunch 3 related

Alphabet's Loon signs deal with Telefonica to provide internet to remote parts of the Amazon

Alphabet-owned Loon, the high-altitude balloon company that is using its stratospheric technology to provide internet connectivity on Earth, has signed a new commercial agreement with Telefonica-owned...

2019-07-02
Reuters 3 related

As Alphabet's Loon prepares for its first commercial trial to deliver cell service via balloon in Kenya, some wireless carriers doubt the tech's viability

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google's bet on balloons to deliver cell service soon faces a crucial test amid doubts about the viability …

2019-02-01
The Verge 6 related

Alphabet's Loon partners with Canada's Telesat to help manage Telesat's low orbit satellites, as Loon moves away from its goal of bringing internet to billions

Nick Statt / The Verge :

2017-02-18
Recode 17 related

Alphabet reduces the number of balloons needed to test Loon from 200-400 to 10-30 using AI and an improved system for altitude control and navigation

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