Amy Scott

But electric car maker Rivian Automotive, on the heels of a sunny fourth quarter earnings report, soared 26.6%.

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Totally hypothetical, but let's say your kid has a soccer tournament coming up.

Totally hypothetical, but let's say your kid has a soccer tournament coming up.

It's a couple weeks away and you want to know how cold and windy is it going to be?

It's a couple weeks away and you want to know how cold and windy is it going to be?

Could it get rained out?

Could it get rained out?

Typically, you're not going to get a reliable forecast more than 7 to 10 days out.

Typically, you're not going to get a reliable forecast more than 7 to 10 days out.

However, AI might have something to say about that.

However, AI might have something to say about that.

Tim Fernholtz wrote for Bloomberg about how researchers and tech giants are developing new forecasting tools that could change the game.

Tim Fernholtz wrote for Bloomberg about how researchers and tech giants are developing new forecasting tools that could change the game.

Tim, welcome to the program.