Google's new AI weather model uses live satellite data for higher-resolution forecasts

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Google's new AI weather model uses live satellite data for higher-resolution forecasts. More on that coming up, but first. Kindle and Kobo may lead the e-reader space, but for anyone seeking a bit more flexibility in how they read on the go, there are options like Books. Books' e-ink devices run Android, opening up access to Google Play and all the various apps you may use to read, buy, rent, and listen to books and other documents. Its newest e-reader, the $200 Go 6 Gen 2, arrived earlier this summer. With the latest model, the Go 6 gained stylist support and got a design refresh. The company went for a suitcase-inspired appearance that's gently textured on the back with columns of smooth ridges, and it looks and feels great. It comes in four soft colors, the creamy off-white shell, pale yellow custard, deep purple plum, and light graystone. The Go 6 Gen 2 works with Books' Inksense Plus Stylist, but not the company's other styluses, so you can directly mark up your books, take notes, and draw. The $46 stylus is sold separately or in a bundle with the e-reader that saves you about $13.

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Google DeepMind has released the WeatherNext 3, an updated version of its last AI-powered weather model that it claims offers even more detailed forecasts across key variables like temperature, moisture, and wind speed. DeepMind notes the new model should be particularly useful to companies working in renewable energy production because of its ability to forecast 100-meter wind speeds, roughly at turbine height, for precise wind energy output, alongside high-resolution cloud cover and sun radiation levels to help solar farms. WeatherNext 3's ability to offer hourly and higher-resolution forecasts in a 5-kilometer-square grid rather than the 25-kilometer-square grid of WeatherNext 2 is all due to the new data it's trained on, DeepMind says. Rather than primarily relying on data from numerical weather prediction models, which include a 6-hour lag, WeatherNext 3 incorporates live satellite data, which gives the model a rich, continuously updating view of the atmosphere. The model's ingestion of sparse weather station data means it can also offer more detailed forecasts of variables like humidity, which can usually change dramatically from one kilometer to the next. Combining precipitation data from NASA and Google's own satellite analysis also means WeatherNext 3 is better at predicting things like rain and snow. DeepMind says the model produces up to 50% more accurate precipitation forecasts, with the greatest improvements in regions where forecasts have historically been less reliable. WeatherNext 3 will power weather experiences in Google Search, the Gemini app, and Google Maps, along with the Google Maps Weather API and the Google Earth Engine. If you're curious about experimenting with the model yourself, you can give it a spin right now in the Google Weather Lab. If you want to take the next step and build something with Google's model, the original WeatherNext model is also open source as of August 2026