Facebook successfully tests laser drones in UK skies
by Samuel Gibbs from on (#5WEM)
Social network prepares to use solar-powered drones with wingspan of a commercial airliner to beam internet access to rural areas
Facebook has been testing large, solar-powered drones in the skies over the UK, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has announced.
The drones use lasers to beam internet access down to the ground, designed to provide connections to rural and internet-free zones.
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