space internet
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Facebook’s Internet Drone Looks Like An Angry Boomerang
After years of teasing, Facebook has finally revealed an air-ready, solar-powered drone designed to beam internet to Earth’s surface. It looks like a really expensive and sort of pissed off boomerang. All it lacks is the data-delivering laser that will deliver websites to remote African villages. Facebook says that part’s almost ready.
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Google (And Friends) Just Invested $US1 Billion In SpaceX Internet
Briefly: Following earlier reports that Google was finalising a $US1 billion investment in Elon Musk’s zany new space internet project, SpaceX has confirmed a new round of funding worth — you guessed it — $US1 billion. The new investors include not only Google but also Fidelity, Founders Fund and others. The new investors now own…
