Europe’s new GPS system Galileo goes live in bid to end dependence on U.S. network

If you’re not sure just how worried Europe is about the domination of tech by the U.S., consider this: The continent just spent 17 years and $11 billion developing its own GPS network.
This week, the European Union announced that Galileo, a global positioning system that it says is superior to the one maintained by the United States, has at last gone live. Even after almost two decades, Galileo is still in its early stages. It consists of just 18 satellites and still must work with th