Yesterday, Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs killed its Toronto smart city project. raincoats designed for buildings, heated pavement, and object-classifying cameras will not be traded for unprecedented data collection. Privacy advocates celebrated — Big Brother would not be gaining even more invasive power to surveil residents. But this story is far from over. Whether one hoped for […]
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Alphabet’s Loon launches its first commercial service as balloons take flight over Kenya
Alphabet’s long-gestating Loon project reached a major milestone today when the company officially launched its first-ever commercial service as its balloons took flight over Kenya. Loon, which uses weather balloons to deliver internet connectivity to remote areas, launched balloons over Kenya as part of a partnership with Telkom Kenya. The achievement is a noteworthy step […]