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Australian cities rank better for remote work
Hybrid & Remote Work

Australian cities rank better for remote work

Melbourne has topped Nestpick’s global work-from-home survey, with Sydney third and Auckland 37th amid visa and cost gaps.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Jul 2021
Why this March could be a good time to list
Real estate

Why this March could be a good time to list

Buyers could face stronger competition and higher prices this month as warm weather and tight stock tempt more vendors to list.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Sun, 1st Mar 2020
Rise of the AI weatherman: AccuWeather and Facebook create the 'perfect' weather-bot
Robotics

Rise of the AI weatherman: AccuWeather and Facebook create the 'perfect' weather-bot

AccuWeather partners with Facebook to launch an AI chatbot on Messenger, promising hyper-local, precise forecasts.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Jul 2017
Braving the elements for Pokémon Go
Gaming

Braving the elements for Pokémon Go

UK Pokémon fans undeterred by weather, embracing rain or shine in quest to 'catch 'em all' as game's popularity soars.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016
AccuWeather brings sunshine to Apple TV
Apple

AccuWeather brings sunshine to Apple TV

AccuWeather is now available on Apple TV, and the company hopes to make weather forecasts more accessible and more accurate for consumers.

By Sara Barker • 1 min read • Tue, 17th May 2016
Geothermal exit, dry weather wallop Mighty River earnings
Power / Energy

Geothermal exit, dry weather wallop Mighty River earnings

Electricity generator and retailer Mighty River Power declared a massive drop in earnings for the six months to Dec.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2015
NZ food prices rise 1.3% in January, on spike in apples, kiwifruit, vegetables
Inflation

NZ food prices rise 1.3% in January, on spike in apples, kiwifruit, vegetables

New Zealand food prices rose in January, as a smaller, later apple crop drove prices for the fruit to the highest in 16 years, while kiwifruit, str.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2015
NZ tractor sales set to match records this year on buoyant farming
Weather

NZ tractor sales set to match records this year on buoyant farming

New Zealand tractor sales are expected to match record highs for the modern farming era this year, as farming incomes are boosted by high milk pric.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2014

Global Stories

Weather stories

3 ways AI is scaling helpful technologies worldwide: Google
Artificial Intelligence

3 ways AI is scaling helpful technologies worldwide: Google

Decades of research have led to rapid progress in AI. Google has announced three new ways people are poised to benefit.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Nov 2022
Advertising about to get a whole lot more targeted with new partnership
Marketing Technologies

Advertising about to get a whole lot more targeted with new partnership

​Swirl Networks and AccuWeather have partnered to bring advanced, real-time weather targeting capabilities to indoor mobile location marketing.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 15th May 2017
Weather forecasts meet virtual reality with launch of AccuWeather app
Digital Entertainment

Weather forecasts meet virtual reality with launch of AccuWeather app

Step into the storm with AccuWeather's new VR app, offering immersive 360-degree weather experiences in collaboration with Samsung.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
Spotify: Tunes with a side of weather
Digital Entertainment

Spotify: Tunes with a side of weather

Spotify's Climatune uses AccuWeather data, creating playlists reflecting your city's mood from rain's lullabies to sunshine bops.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Feb 2017
Eye of the storm with AccuWeather's 360 video
Digital Entertainment

Eye of the storm with AccuWeather's 360 video

AccuWeather's 360-degree weather videos have led to a 400% increase in average monthly views across platforms.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Aug 2016
How to talk about the weather
HP

How to talk about the weather

British locals find a more sophisticated way to engage in small talk, avoiding the predictable weather discussion. Find out how 👇.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 1st Mar 2011

Stories from Other Regions

Weather stories

WyreStorm partners with Sealoc for weatherproof AV product
Weather

WyreStorm partners with Sealoc for weatherproof AV product

WyreStorm has partnered with Sealoc to release the industry's first weather-protected audio visual (AV) over internet protocol (IP) receiver.

By Zach Thompson • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Dec 2022