💻 Technology Mar 27, 2026 · Thomas Macaulay

The Download: the internet’s best weather app, and why people freeze their brains

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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.



How a couple of ski bums built the internet’s best weather app 



The best snow-forecasting app for skiers isn’t a federally-funded service or a big-name brand. It’s OpenSnow, a startup that uses government data, its own AI models, and decades of alpine-life experience to deliver the best predictions out there

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