Google's parent-company Alphabet is scrapping a company set up to build giant balloons to beam the internet to rural areas. Loon was a long-term experimental bet from the tech giant's "X" business ...

OAKLAND, California: Google parent Alphabet Inc is shutting down its Internet balloon business, Loon, which aimed to provide a less expensive alternative to cell towers, saying on Thursday that ...

Loon, the Google spinout that hoped to make broadband more accessible using solar-powered balloons, has been shut down by parent company Alphabet. The startup - which enthusiasts once believed ...