By Zohaib Ahmed
Publication Date: 2026-04-25 15:15:00
In the United States, cable and fiber-optic internet have been the go-to methods for internet access for most households. More recently, satellites whizzing overhead became a new option. But now, a company called Taara has come up with a third option, and it involves shooting invisible beams of light across the city. And this isn’t some random startup either. It actually broke away from Alphabet’s moonshot factory, known as X, last year. Now, it’s its own thing, though Alphabet still holds onto a minority stake. It’s also backed by outside investors like Series X Capital, who are helping it scale.
But big names aren’t the only thing the company has working in its favor. It has the technology too. Taara’s new product is the Taara Beam,…