Light-based internet project Taara is exiting Alphabet’s “moonshot” incubator X, spinning off into an independent company. Taara’s tech uses lasers to transmit data, and is envisaged as a rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink when it comes to connecting rural areas to the internet.

Alphabet's X is developing projects to make the world a better place. The one for laser internet connections is now set to stand on its own two feet.