Google internet balloon spinoff Loon still looking for its wings

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    Alphabet’s Loon balloons developed clever strategies to pass 1M hours flying in Earth’s stratosphere
     
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    Loon’s autonomous balloons are bringing the internet to rural Peru
    November 21, 2019
    https://qz.com/1753002/loon-signs-deal-to-expand-internet-in-rural-peru-with-balloons/
    Loon: Loon Signs Deal to Bring Balloon-Powered Internet to Amazon Rainforest Region in Peru
     
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    Alphabet's Loon agrees airspace deal with Uganda for internet balloon service
    December 10, 2019
    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...da-for-internet-balloon-service-idUSKBN1YE1YY
     
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    That's very cool. Although, being Google, they'll be heavily surveilled.

    Maybe this is an NSA project. I mean, African terrorism is a huge concern. Some seriously crazy people, it seems.
     
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    Alphabet's Loon, telecoms unite to boost high-altitude internet
     
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    Google loon 4G network balloons in Kenya
    March 23, 2020
    https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ureport/article/2001365363/google-loon-4g-network-balloons-in-kenya
    Loon CEO Alastair Westgarth - blog post: Loon’s internet balloons approved to fly in Kenya
     
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    Alphabet’s Loon launches its first commercial service as balloons take flight over Kenya
    April 21, 2020
    https://venturebeat.com/2020/04/21/...l-service-as-balloons-take-flight-over-kenya/
    Loon CTO Salvatore Candido - blog post: Take Me To Kenya
     
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    Alphabet’s Loon partners with AT&T to extend coverage globally in case of disasters
     
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    Alphabet's Loon and S.Africa's Vodacom to expand rural internet in Mozambique
    May 13, 2020
    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...nd-rural-internet-in-mozambique-idUSKBN22P1Z1
    Loon CEO Alastair Westgarth - blog post: Bringing Loon to Mozambique
     
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    Alphabet's Loon launches balloon-based internet service in Kenya
    July 7, 2020
    https://www.axios.com/alphabet-loon-internet-balloon-kenya-31c33d03-8ce4-4505-8e1e-087de3d262cc.html
    Loon CEO Alastair Westgarth - blog post: Loon is live in Kenya
     
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    Alphabet's Loon sets record for stratospheric flight by a balloon
    October 28, 2020
    https://www.cnet.com/news/alphabets-loon-sets-new-record-for-stratospheric-flight-by-a-balloon/
    Loon CTO Salvatore Candido - blog post: 312 Days in the Stratosphere
     
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    New AI-Based Navigation Helps Loon’s Balloons Hover in Place
    December 2, 2020
    https://www.wired.com/story/new-ai-based-navigation-helps-loons-balloons-hover-in-place/
    Nature: Autonomous navigation of stratospheric balloons using reinforcement learning

    Loon CTO Salvatore Candido - blog post: Drifting Efficiently Through the Stratosphere Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
     
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    Alphabet shuts down Loon internet balloon company
     
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