Tag Archives: Forecast
Facebook asks its users to predict the future with its Forecast app
US weather forecast model gets a much-needed upgrade
Meterology revolves as much around good weather models as it does good weather data, and the core US model is about to receive a long-overdue refresh. NOAA has upgraded its Global Forecast System with a long-in-testing dynamical core, the Finite-Volu...
Senators ask the FCC to limit 5G auction to protect weather forecasts
In March, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began auctioning blocks of the 24 GHz spectrum, which could be used to implement future 5G networks. Shortly afterward, the US Navy released a memo warning that 5G in the 24 GHz band could interfe...
Samsung’s earnings warning shows the impact of slower iPhone sales
Samsung usually publishes an earnings guidance so investors know what to expect when its full earnings come in. Now, the tech giant has pre-empted its guidance with a warning in what Reuters says is an unprecedented move, perhaps in an effort to prep...
IBM is turning to your smartphone to improve weather forecasts
IBM and its subsidiary The Weather Company are working on a new weather forecasting system, one that they say will boost forecast accuracy quite a bit. It's called the Global High-Resolution Atmospheric Forecasting System, or GRAF, and it will pull d...
Tesla’s promised $35,000 Model 3 is still a long way off
When Tesla first unveiled the Model 3, it pitched it as an EV for the masses that would have a reasonable $35,000 price. Ten months after the first deliveries, however, the cheapest version costs $49,000, and Tesla just announced a hot rod AWD Model...
Tiangong-1 Space Station Mostly Burned Up on Reentry
The wait is over for the out-of-control Chinese Space Station to crash. The Tiangong-1 reentered the Earth's atmosphere at around 8:15 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 1 over the South Pacific.The fears that...
Tiangong-1 Space Station Mostly Burned Up on Reentry
The wait is over for the out-of-control Chinese Space Station to crash. The Tiangong-1 reentered the Earth's atmosphere at around 8:15 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 1 over the South Pacific.The fears that...
New Tiangong-1 Space Station Reentry Forecast Released
Update: The Tiangong-1 has reentered Earth's atmosphere. The European Space Agency has issued a new reentry forecast for the out-of-control Chinese Space Station on April 1. The new update is...