WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data
A Silicon Valley startup that uses weather balloons and AI to predict the weather won a US military contract worth almost $50 million.
According to TechCrunch, a Silicon Valley startup that uses weather balloons and AI to predict the weather won a US military contract worth almost $50 million.
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