No Insurance Implication for Weather Channel’s Decision to Name Winter Storms
The Weather Channel’s decision this winter season to start naming severe winter storms in the U.S. — such as bestowing the name “Nemo” for the massive Feb. 8-9 winter storm — most likely will not have...
View ArticleCommentary: Must Winter Storms Have Their Own Names?
The creeping acceptance of a mercenary scheme to name winter storms is not among the most important things in the news, or even the weather. But like an ill wind, it carries an unmistakable whiff of...
View ArticleIBM to Buy Weather Co.’s Business, Web Properties to Expand Watson
IBM said today it has agreed to acquire The Weather Co.’s business-to-business mobile and cloud-based web properties, including WSI, weather.com, Weather Underground and The Weather Co. brand. IBM will...
View ArticleFlorida Watching Hurricane Matthew, Governor Urges Residents to Prepare
As the Caribbean waits for what is expected to be a category 4 Hurricane, Florida is preparing for the possibility of catching the tail end of the strong storm. Florida Gov. Rick Scott released a...
View Article3 Storm Chasers Die in West Texas Crash
Storms that bore down on Southern Plains states brought powerful winds that upended a tractor-trailer on an Oklahoma interstate, killing the driver, while three storm chasers died in a collision as...
View ArticleLos Angeles Sues Weather Channel App, Alleging It Sold User Data
The operator of The Weather Channel mobile app tracks the whereabouts of users and sells their data to third parties, Los Angeles prosecutors said as they sued to stop the practice. The company misled...
View ArticleDeadly Storm Buffets New York and East Coast After Lashing South
A powerful storm that unleashed deadly tornadoes across the South was expected to shake trees and snap power lines in New York and other cities along the U.S. East Coast. Rainy gusts of up to 60 miles...
View ArticleBlack Media Mogul Allen Alleges Advertising Bias in Suing McDonald’s for $10...
McDonald’s Corp. was sued on Thursday for at least $10 billion by two companies owned by media entrepreneur Byron Allen, who accused the fast-food chain of racial discrimination for not advertising...
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