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Google's parent company is shutting down power-generating kite subsidiary Makani: 'The road to commercialization is longer and riskier than hoped'

"This doesn't mean the end of the road for the technology Makani developed, but it does mean that Makani will no longer be an Alphabet company," Felker said.

However, the business metrics didn't seem to be with it. "The road to commercial viability is a much longer and riskier road than we'd hoped," Felker said. However, in the blog post, Felker said that Alphabet decided to cut ties with Makani because of uncertainties about the roadmap of the business itself.

Astro Teller, the head of X — formerly known as Google X — told Business Insider in a statement that following the change, most Makani employees will be moving on, but "a small team will stay on for a few months to package up what they've learned so others can build on it." He also echoed Felker's comments on Makani's path to becoming a sustainable business.

 

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