BOSTON, Feb. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tomorrow
Companies Inc. ("Tomorrow.io"), developer of a leading platform for
global weather and climate security, today announced that Big Sky,
the leading third-party weather app on Amazon's Alexa Echo will now
be powered by Tomorrow.io. Described as one of the 7 essential
Alexa Skills, Big Sky brands itself as "better weather for Alexa"
and has more than 100,000 monthly active users, more than 8,000
reviews and an average user rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars.
In December, Tomorrow.io announced plans to list on Nasdaq
through a merger with Pine Technology Acquisition Corp. ("Pine
Technology") (Nasdaq: PTOC, PTOCW, PTOCU). Upon closing of the
transaction, Tomorrow.io's common stock and warrants are expected
to trade on Nasdaq under the new ticker symbols "TMW" and
"TMWW".
The Big Sky Alexa weather app offers a number of best-in-class
features including live radar, custom weather alerts based on user
calendars and a visual experience superior to default marketplace
offerings. As the app enters its next phase of growth, Tomorrow.io
will be its single source of weather and air quality data.
"Our users are passionate about the weather and rely on Big
Sky's ability to both predict and visualize dynamic and hyperlocal
information," said Steve Arkonovich, founder and creator of Big
Sky. "By partnering with Tomorrow.io, Big Sky is taking the next
step in delivering a unique experience and valuable recommendations
to our users."
In addition to live radar and alerts, Big Sky users can also
enjoy a visually captivating screen saver mode on their Amazon
Alexa equipped with video, save specific locations they want to
track weather conditions for, and use vocal commands to get weather
forecast updates in real-time.
"We are excited about partnering with Big Sky to help users
better visualize and understand the weather and air quality
forecast at a hyperlocal level," said Dan
Slagen, Chief Marketing Officer of Tomorrow.io. "Big Sky's
focus of alerting people in advance of weather impact and providing
actionable insights is perfectly aligned with our mission to help
people, businesses and governments manage their weather-related
challenges."
The Big Sky partnership is part of Tomorrow.io's
continuing expansion of its footprint across the
consumer market. Tomorrow.io has a consumer weather app with
millions of users in both the iOS and Android marketplace in
addition to its primary focus on growth efforts in the enterprise
and federal markets to date.
About Tomorrow.io
Tomorrow.io is The World's Weather and Climate Security
Platform, helping countries, businesses, and individuals manage
their weather and climate security challenges. Fully customizable
to any industry impacted by the weather, customers around the world
including Uber, Delta, Ford, National Grid, and more use
Tomorrow.io to dramatically improve operational efficiency.
Tomorrow.io was built from the ground up to help teams prepare for
the business impact of weather by automating decision-making and
enabling climate adaptation at scale.
About Pine Technology Acquisition Corp.:
Pine Technology Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose
acquisition company (SPAC) formed for the purpose of targeting one
or more businesses for its initial business combination. Pine
Technology is led by CEO and Director Christopher Longo, the Founder and CEO of
tech-focused commercial insurance managing general agent and
brokerage, Novum Underwriting Partners, and the former CIO and COO
of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (AmTrust) and non-Executive
Chairman Adam Karkowsky, who
currently serves as the President of AmTrust. Pine Technology
Acquisition Corp. was founded in December
2020 and its Units, Class A common stock and warrants are
listed on the Nasdaq under the symbols PTOCU, PTOC, and PTOCW,
respectively.
Forward-Looking Statements
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includes, and oral statement made from time to time by
representatives of Pine Technology and Tomorrow.io may contain,
statements that are not historical facts but are forward looking
statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under
applicable securities laws, including the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
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"may," "could," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate,"
"intend," "target," "goal," "expect," "should," "would," "plan,"
"predict," "project," "forecast," "potential," "seem," "seek,"
"future," "outlook," and similar expressions that predict or
indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of
historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but
are not limited to, statements regarding Tomorrow.io's ability to
scale and grow its business, including the timing of the planned
satellite launches in late 2022, the expected expansion in radar
coverage to be provided by Tomorrow.io's satellites, the benefits
of the partnership with Big Sky, the cash position of the combined
company following closing and the timing of the closing of the
business combination. Forward-looking statements are predictions,
projections and other statements about future events that are based
on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are
subject to risks and uncertainties. You should carefully consider
the risks and uncertainties described in the registration statement
on Form S-4, including Pine Technology's prospectus and proxy
statement (the "Proxy Statement/Prospectus"), filed by Pine
Technology with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
under the heading "Risk Factors" and other documents of Pine
Technology filed, or to be filed, with the SEC. There may be
additional risks that Pine Technology and Tomorrow.io presently do
not know or that they currently believe are immaterial that could
also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the
forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements
reflect Pine Technology's and Tomorrow.io's expectations, plans or
forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press
release. Pine Technology and Tomorrow.io anticipate that
subsequent events and developments will cause their assessments to
change. However, while Pine Technology and Tomorrow.io may elect to
update these forward-looking statements at some point in the
future, Pine Technology and Tomorrow.io specifically disclaim any
obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be
relied upon as representing Pine Technology's and Tomorrow.io's
assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this press
release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the
forward-looking statements.
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release is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy,
consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in
respect of the transaction and does not constitute an offer to
sell, buy or exchange or the solicitation of an offer to sell, buy
or exchange any securities or the solicitation of any vote or
approval in any jurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale,
purchase, or exchange of securities or solicitation of any vote or
approval in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable
law.
In connection with the proposed transaction between Pine
Technology and Tomorrow.io, Pine Technology has filed the
preliminary Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Pine Technology plans to
mail the definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus to its stockholders
in connection with the transaction once available. INVESTORS AND
SECURITYHOLDERS OF PINE TECHNOLOGY ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE
FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE
THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PINE TECHNOLOGY,
TOMORROW.IO, THE TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and
security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus (when available) and other documents filed
with the SEC by Pine Technology through the website maintained by
the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders
will be able to obtain free copies of the documents filed with the
SEC by contacting Pine Technology or Tomorrow.io using the contact
information below.
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Tomorrow.io and certain of their respective directors, executive
officers and employees may be considered to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies in connection with the transaction.
Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the
SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of the stockholders
of Pine Technology in connection with the transaction, including a
description of their respective direct or indirect interests, by
security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus described above when it is filed with the SEC.
Additional information regarding Pine Technology's directors and
executive officers can also be found in the Pine Technology Final
Prospectus. These documents are available free of charge as
described above.
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