After a journey of a decade, what started as Project Loon by Google is no more. Promoted as a way to bring communications to the most remote parts of the globe, it used gigantic, high-altitude ...

Google parent Alphabet has announced that it is letting the air out of its internet-beaming balloon project — the latest of the tech giant’s “moonshot” programs to get scrapped. Loon, which used ...

Google today shared an update from Project Loon, the company’s initiative to bring high-speed Internet access to remote areas of the world via hot air balloons. Google says it now has the ability to ...

OAKLAND, Calif. — Google parent company Alphabet is shutting down Loon, a high-profile subsidiary spun out from its research labs that used high-altitude helium balloons to deliver cellular ...

It’ll be a crucial test of whether the technology can sustainably make money. The news: Google’s internet balloon spinoff, Loon, is preparing for its first commercial test in partnership with Telekom ...

Google's parent company Alphabet has handed around 200 patents associated with its failed internet balloon startup, Loon, to Japanese investment giant SoftBank. Project Loon started out as one of ...