Apple has “a secret team” of engineers working on creating its own constellation of satellites, as well as next-generation wireless tech, as a way to bypass carriers and beam internet and other data directly to iPhones. (Bloomberg)

Talking point: The details of the project—which Apple CEO Tim Cook has reportedly made a company priority—are murky. According to Bloomberg, the company hasn’t set a clear direction for how the satellites will be used and deployed, and what infrastructure it will use to send and receive data. And the project could yet be abandoned, sources said. Apple has begun hiring engineers for the new team, which is being led by John Fenwick and Michael Trela, two former Google executives who led that company’s satellite and spacecraft operations. Should it succeed, Apple would join SpaceX and Amazon, both of which are working on their own satellite networks to deploy internet.