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The project known as Taara is part of Alphabet's innovation lab called X, also nicknamed the "Moonshot Factory." It was initiated in 2016 after attempts at using stratospheric balloons to deliver internet ran into problems due to high costs, company executives said.
Taara's machine is the size of traffic lights that beam the laser carrying the data — essentially fiber-optic internet without the cables
Alphabet: Taara executives and Bharti Airtel, one of India's largest telecommunications and internet providers, told Reuters they are now moving toward larger-scale deployment of the new laser internet technology in India. Financial details were not disclosed.
The project known as Taara is part of the company's innovation lab called X, also nicknamed the 'Moonshot Factory'
A previously unrevealed program would use cameras, computer vision, and machine learning to track the carbon stored in the biomass of the oceans.