Facebook drone that could bring global internet access completes test flight

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Facebook drone that could bring global internet access completes test flight
A solar-powered drone backed by Facebook that could one day provide worldwide internet access has completed a test flight in Arizona, after an earlier attempt ended with a crash landing.
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s long-term plan for the drone, called Aquila, is to have it and others provide internet access to 4bn people around the world who are currently in the dark.
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/02/facebook-drone-aquila-internet-test-flight-arizona">Read More...</a>
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