Despite the name, the World Wide Web ... isn’t. Some 52 percent of the world — roughly 4 billion people, mostly women — don’t have access to the open web.
This has sparked something like a new space race, featuring satellites, high-altitude balloons, drones, even lasers. The rush of startups and tech companies, including SpaceX, Google and Facebook, make it only a matter of time before most humans are online.
