Google Builds New AI-Powered Weather Prediction Model - 1

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Google Builds New AI-Powered Weather Prediction Model

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
  • Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor

Researchers at Google built a new weather prediction model called NeuralGCM that combines traditional science and machine learning technologies to provide accurate data on future weather conditions. The study has been published in Nature this Tuesday.

The research is currently available for download and has been made in partnership with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Google DeepMind London, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University.

According to the MIT Technology Review , the new technology could improve precision and significantly reduce the current cost as it requires less computational power.

For over 50 years, general circulation models (GCMs) have been the main tools to analyze Earth’s atmosphere and predict forecasts. However, these methods can be expensive and considerably slow. Machine learning, on the other hand, has been used to process historical data and quickly provide good predictions, but it has issues with long-term forecasts. Google’s team has found a way to combine both technologies making the most of the advantages of each.

“It’s not sort of physics versus AI. It’s really physics and AI together,” said Stephan Hoyer, an AI researcher at Google Research, to MIT Technology Review.

However, it won’t make a big difference for regular weather application users as the new tool is not intended for short-term predictions, it has been developed for long-term predictions and to anticipate extreme weather conditions that could be years away.

“With prescribed sea surface temperature, NeuralGCM can accurately track climate metrics for multiple decades, and climate forecasts with 140-kilometer resolution show emergent phenomena such as realistic frequency and trajectories of tropical cyclones,” states the document.

NeuralGCM will be open source and useful for scientists and people interested in climate conditions like agricultural planners or insurance companies.

Apple Could Release Foldable iPhone Model In 2026 - 2

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Apple Could Release Foldable iPhone Model In 2026

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
  • Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor

Apple could make the biggest iPhone design change by launching a new foldable model in 2026, according to a recent report shared by The Information.

The tech giant has been considering creating its own version of modern foldable smartphones like other tech companies have been doing.

According to Reuters , Samsung was the pioneer in foldable smartphones after launching the first model in 2019. Interest in this type of device has been increasing, a recent report by Counterpoint Research states that during this first quarter of the year, the foldable smartphone market grew by 49%.

As explained by anonymous sources quoted in the report, Apple has moved from the ideation process and reached out to Asian suppliers. There is also a special code name for the new foldable iPhone within the company: V68.

As reported by The Verge, other websites have also confirmed Apple’s intentions of launching a new foldable iPhone and there are also rumors about Apple working on a foldable MacBook.

This new type of iPhone, powered with AI technology, could be a strategy from Apple to boost sales and deal with powerful competitors like Huawei and Samsung. However, there is no guarantee that this will happen, and Apple hasn’t shared an official announcement yet.

Users Share Thoughts On Social Media

“These foldable iPhones have been rumored for years. Honestly, I don’t believe this will ever happen, there just isn’t enough of a foldable market,” commented a user on X . “Good for Apple on showing up to the party. When Samsung is on Fold and Flip 8,” added another.

While many users shared their excitement about the new foldable iPhone on X, others expressed their concerns on Reddit. “I think it’s inevitable that they will, but the question is when. Apple definitely doesn’t seem in a rush to do so, which is consistent with their general approach,” wrote a Redditor. “The technology is awesome, but I don’t think it’s quite there yet and doesn’t seem to be at the level that Apple wants.”

Google will officially launch its Pixel 9 device in August and many users expect a foldable version as well. Apple customers will have to wait a little longer for the official event in September or until the company discloses an official statement.