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New York Times
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7.13.25

The Future of Weather Prediction Is Here. Maybe.

New York Times
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7.13.25

The Future of Weather Prediction Is Here. Maybe.

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WindBorne
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8.16.25

Flying Into the Eye

WindBorne
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8.16.25

Flying Into the Eye

Inside Climate News
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8.1.25

Private Companies Step up to Gather Weather Data for NOAA as Staffing Cuts Hobble Agency Forecasting

Inside Climate News
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8.1.25

Private Companies Step up to Gather Weather Data for NOAA as Staffing Cuts Hobble Agency Forecasting

Cornell Chronicle
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7.30.25

Students learn about AI, engineering through weather balloons

Cornell Chronicle
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7.30.25

Students learn about AI, engineering through weather balloons

Better Stack
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7.22.25

WindBorne Systems ensures global fleet reliability with Better Stack

Better Stack
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7.22.25

WindBorne Systems ensures global fleet reliability with Better Stack

Core Memory
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7.14.25

It's AI Versus The Weather Now

Core Memory
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7.14.25

It's AI Versus The Weather Now

Zulip
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7.14.25

Zulip x WindBorne: Case Study

Zulip
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7.14.25

Zulip x WindBorne: Case Study

WindBorne
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7.14.25

Meet the AI Agents of Atlas

WindBorne
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7.14.25

Meet the AI Agents of Atlas

New York Times
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7.13.25

The Future of Weather Prediction Is Here. Maybe.

New York Times
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7.13.25

The Future of Weather Prediction Is Here. Maybe.

CW3E
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6.30.25

CW3E Hosts Collaborative Outreach and Research Event at Scripps Pier

CW3E
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6.30.25

CW3E Hosts Collaborative Outreach and Research Event at Scripps Pier

WindBorne
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6.30.25

Launch Logs: Anne / NY

WindBorne
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6.30.25

Launch Logs: Anne / NY

WindBorne
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6.26.25

WindBorne AI DA

WindBorne
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6.26.25

WindBorne AI DA

WindBorne
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6.20.25

WeatherMesh-4 Technical Blog

WindBorne
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6.20.25

WeatherMesh-4 Technical Blog

WindBorne
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6.16.25

Onboarding: 30 Days as a Loonie

WindBorne
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6.16.25

Onboarding: 30 Days as a Loonie

WindBorne
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6.3.25

The Coldboot Attack

WindBorne
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6.3.25

The Coldboot Attack

WindBorne
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5.29.25

Validating Our Sensors: A WindBorne x CW3E Collaboration

WindBorne
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5.29.25

Validating Our Sensors: A WindBorne x CW3E Collaboration

WindBorne
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5.23.25

Onboarding: 8 Day Loonie Log

WindBorne
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5.23.25

Onboarding: 8 Day Loonie Log

WindBorne
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5.19.25

Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) Showcase

WindBorne
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5.19.25

Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) Showcase

Semafor
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5.12.25

Cuts at NOAA lead to new weather balloon technology at the agency

Semafor
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5.12.25

Cuts at NOAA lead to new weather balloon technology at the agency

WindBorne
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4.8.25

Where Goats Roam and Weather Data Flows: Field Notes from Our Cape Verde Launch Site

WindBorne
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4.8.25

Where Goats Roam and Weather Data Flows: Field Notes from Our Cape Verde Launch Site

arXic
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3.29.25

WeatherMesh-3: Fast and accurate operational global weather forecasting

arXic
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3.29.25

WeatherMesh-3: Fast and accurate operational global weather forecasting

NBC
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3.27.25

With fewer weather balloons due to government staffing cuts, forecasts may be less accurate

NBC
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3.27.25

With fewer weather balloons due to government staffing cuts, forecasts may be less accurate

ABC
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3.27.25

WindBorne Systems steps up to fill data gap from NWS weather balloon cuts

ABC
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3.27.25

WindBorne Systems steps up to fill data gap from NWS weather balloon cuts

Fast Company
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3.18.25

The most innovative companies in sustainability for 2025

Fast Company
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3.18.25

The most innovative companies in sustainability for 2025

Heatmap
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3.7.25

Even the Best AI Weather Forecasters Still Need NOAA

Heatmap
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3.7.25

Even the Best AI Weather Forecasters Still Need NOAA

WindBorne
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3.5.25

Flight W-2162: The Odyssey of a WindBorne Global Sounding Balloon

WindBorne
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3.5.25

Flight W-2162: The Odyssey of a WindBorne Global Sounding Balloon

Nature
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3.4.25

Mini weather balloons and AI give fresh weather data to African farmers

Nature
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3.4.25

Mini weather balloons and AI give fresh weather data to African farmers

AP News
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2.28.25

As Staffing Cuts at NWS Lead to Suspended Weather Balloon Launches in Western Alaska, WindBorne Systems Steps Up to Fill Atmospheric Data Gaps

AP News
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2.28.25

As Staffing Cuts at NWS Lead to Suspended Weather Balloon Launches in Western Alaska, WindBorne Systems Steps Up to Fill Atmospheric Data Gaps

WindBorne
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1.16.25

WeatherMesh-2 Technical Blog

WindBorne
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1.16.25

WeatherMesh-2 Technical Blog

WindBorne
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1.16.25

WeatherMesh-2 Case Studies: Key Variables, Atlantic Hurricanes, and Winter Storms

WindBorne
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1.16.25

WeatherMesh-2 Case Studies: Key Variables, Atlantic Hurricanes, and Winter Storms

WindBorne
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1.16.25

WindBorne Breaks New AI Forecasting Records with “WeatherMesh-2” Model, Surpassing AI and Physics Gold Standards

WindBorne
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1.16.25

WindBorne Breaks New AI Forecasting Records with “WeatherMesh-2” Model, Surpassing AI and Physics Gold Standards

SF Chronicle
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12.27.24

Improving weather forecasts: Bay Area startup’s balloons ‘give very accurate picture’

SF Chronicle
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12.27.24

Improving weather forecasts: Bay Area startup’s balloons ‘give very accurate picture’

WindBorne
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10.31.24

How WindBorne Navigated First-Ever Balloon-Deployed Dropsondes Directly Into Hurricane Milton

WindBorne
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10.31.24

How WindBorne Navigated First-Ever Balloon-Deployed Dropsondes Directly Into Hurricane Milton

Hindustan Times
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10.20.24

Seeing Silicon | How to fly a balloon into a hurricane

Hindustan Times
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10.20.24

Seeing Silicon | How to fly a balloon into a hurricane

WindBorne
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9.24.24

WindBorne Wins U.S. Navy, Air Force Awards to Accelerate Its Groundbreaking AI Weather Forecasting Models and Enable Operational Govt Models

WindBorne
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9.24.24

WindBorne Wins U.S. Navy, Air Force Awards to Accelerate Its Groundbreaking AI Weather Forecasting Models and Enable Operational Govt Models

WindBorne
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9.2.24

NOAA/EMC Case Study: How WindBorne Atmospheric Data Significantly Improves GFS Storm Ground Track Accuracy

WindBorne
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9.2.24

NOAA/EMC Case Study: How WindBorne Atmospheric Data Significantly Improves GFS Storm Ground Track Accuracy

WSJ
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8.30.24

What’s Ahead for Artificial Intelligence

WSJ
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8.30.24

What’s Ahead for Artificial Intelligence

WindBorne
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8.27.24

How WindBorne’s Newest AI Forecasting Model is Primed to Tackle the Global Weather Resolution Gap

WindBorne
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8.27.24

How WindBorne’s Newest AI Forecasting Model is Primed to Tackle the Global Weather Resolution Gap

NBC
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8.22.24

Palo Alto weather balloon startup hopes to revolutionize forecasting, climate information

NBC
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8.22.24

Palo Alto weather balloon startup hopes to revolutionize forecasting, climate information

NBC
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8.22.24

Palo Alto startup tracks climate changes

NBC
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8.22.24

Palo Alto startup tracks climate changes

WindBorne
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8.7.24

How WindBorne’s Self-Flying Weather Balloons Navigate the Sky to Sense the Globe

WindBorne
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8.7.24

How WindBorne’s Self-Flying Weather Balloons Navigate the Sky to Sense the Globe

WSJ
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8.6.24

How AI Is Learning to Predict Our Extreme Weather

WSJ
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8.6.24

How AI Is Learning to Predict Our Extreme Weather

The Mail & Guardian
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8.5.24

Weather balloons will soar over Africa to track hurricanes and improve agriculture

The Mail & Guardian
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8.5.24

Weather balloons will soar over Africa to track hurricanes and improve agriculture

WSJ
 | 
8.2.24

AI Is Learning to Predict the Weather

WSJ
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8.2.24

AI Is Learning to Predict the Weather

WindBorne
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7.22.24

Engineering Notebook: Making WindBorne’s Balloon Comms Self-Sufficient with Radio

WindBorne
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7.22.24

Engineering Notebook: Making WindBorne’s Balloon Comms Self-Sufficient with Radio

Bloomberg
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7.17.24

An Ominous Hurricane Season Will Test New AI Weather Forecasting

Bloomberg
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7.17.24

An Ominous Hurricane Season Will Test New AI Weather Forecasting

Heatmap News
 | 
6.14.24

The Little Weather Balloon Company Taking on Google DeepMind

Heatmap News
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6.14.24

The Little Weather Balloon Company Taking on Google DeepMind

CNBC
 | 
6.3.24

Video: AI-driven weather balloons hope to make weather forecasts more accurate

CNBC
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6.3.24

Video: AI-driven weather balloons hope to make weather forecasts more accurate

CNBC
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6.3.24

Khosla Ventures backs weather balloon startup that uses AI to upend forecasts

CNBC
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6.3.24

Khosla Ventures backs weather balloon startup that uses AI to upend forecasts

WindBorne
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6.3.24

WindBorne Raises $15 Million to Scale Its Balloon Constellation and Bring AI Weather Modeling to the Fight Against Climate Change

WindBorne
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6.3.24

WindBorne Raises $15 Million to Scale Its Balloon Constellation and Bring AI Weather Modeling to the Fight Against Climate Change

Ars Technica
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6.3.24

No physics? No problem. AI weather forecasting is already making huge strides.

Ars Technica
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6.3.24

No physics? No problem. AI weather forecasting is already making huge strides.

CBS
 | 
6.1.24

Watch(1:40-3:20): Get ready for hurricane season with the First Alert Weather special ‘Preparing for the Storm’

CBS
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6.1.24

Watch(1:40-3:20): Get ready for hurricane season with the First Alert Weather special ‘Preparing for the Storm’

Axios
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5.30.24

WindBorne closes $15M for weather balloons & AI

Axios
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5.30.24

WindBorne closes $15M for weather balloons & AI

Wall Street Journal
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5.22.24

John Dean on the Future of Weather Prediction

Wall Street Journal
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5.22.24

John Dean on the Future of Weather Prediction

WindBorne
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5.15.24

Mission Snapshot: Pre-Empting a Tornadic Nebraska Thunderstorm with WindBorne Balloons

WindBorne
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5.15.24

Mission Snapshot: Pre-Empting a Tornadic Nebraska Thunderstorm with WindBorne Balloons

WindBorne
 | 
5.13.24

Meet WindBorne's Three-Part Tech Stack

WindBorne
 | 
5.13.24

Meet WindBorne's Three-Part Tech Stack

WindBorne
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5.2.24

AI Forecasting Case Study: Predicting the 2022 Global Storm Season

WindBorne
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5.2.24

AI Forecasting Case Study: Predicting the 2022 Global Storm Season

WindBorne
 | 
4.11.24

Now Live: Explore Our AI Forecast Outputs & Benchmarks

WindBorne
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4.11.24

Now Live: Explore Our AI Forecast Outputs & Benchmarks

WindBorne
 | 
2.15.24

How We Built Our Record-Breaking AI Model, WeatherMesh

WindBorne
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2.15.24

How We Built Our Record-Breaking AI Model, WeatherMesh

Semafor
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2.14.24

Little-known startup takes the AI weather prediction crown

Semafor
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2.14.24

Little-known startup takes the AI weather prediction crown

WindBorne
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2.14.24

WindBorne Breaks World Record for Most Accurate Global Weather Forecasts with New AI Forecast Offering, “WeatherMesh”

WindBorne
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2.14.24

WindBorne Breaks World Record for Most Accurate Global Weather Forecasts with New AI Forecast Offering, “WeatherMesh”

WindBorne
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2.14.24

AI Forecasting Case Study: Predicting Hurricane Ian

WindBorne
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2.14.24

AI Forecasting Case Study: Predicting Hurricane Ian

Axios
 | 
6.22.23

Exclusive: WindBorne raises $6M for weather balloons

Axios
 | 
6.22.23

Exclusive: WindBorne raises $6M for weather balloons

Forbes
 | 
12.3.19

2020 30 under 30: Science

Forbes
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12.3.19

2020 30 under 30: Science

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