In recent years, data analysts have gone from optional to a career that holds great promise, but demand for quantitative skills applied in business decisions has raced ahead of supply as college curriculum often lags behind the fast-changing workplace. CareerTu, a New York-based startup launched by a former marketing manager at Amazon, aims to close […]
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Amazon’s ‘Four More Shots Please’ is engrossing despite its faults
I have a confession: I’ve been in a TV slump.
We’ve all been there – with so much media to consume, it’s impossible to keep up, and sometimes – even when it’s literally your job, ahem – analysis paralysis sets in and it’s impossible to summon the motivation or commitment required for a new binge.
Well, to be clear, I was in a slump. And then I started Amazon’s Four More Shots Please and let myself fall in headfirst. A show about four female friends navigating adulthood isn’t new by any stretch – but it’s never been done in Mumbai with an Indian cast, and I couldn’t tear myself away.
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Amazon’s Echo Auto just skilled up.
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Facebook won’t store data in countries with human rights violations — except Singapore
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Amazon removes books promoting misinformation on autism cures
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Amazon may already be making changes to avoid anti-trust legislation
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