Alphabet’s moonshot idea of beaming internet connectivity from giant balloons is floating back down to earth. The Google parent company announced that it’s shutting down the Loon project because the ...

Alphabet Inc. is scrapping its nine-year-old project to use high-altitude balloons to deliver internet access to remote areas. In a blog post Thursday, Alastair Westgarth, CEO of Alphabet’s Project ...

Google is notorious for retiring apps and services, whether those were in wide use or not. That doesn't apply to just software either and the company has sunset more than a handful of unsuccessful ...