5 Questions for Chris Taylor: Aalyria's CEO on using lasers to close the digital divide

Aalyria, a recent spinout from Google, is trying to build on other companies' near successes. The company is revamping the software platform from the ambitious-yet-failed startup Loon to optimize and reconfigure networks in real time, using whatever connections are available. Aalyria is combining that tech with free-space lasers originally developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to connect the hard-to-connect. CEO Chris Taylor answered five rapid-fire questions on the company's approach and the importance of solid engineering know-how.