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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Move over bacon and ranch dressing. There's a new hot flavor in town. A pickle craze is sweeping the nation, with dill pickle toppings and seasonings…

DATA JOBSWhere does this new role fit into data teams? And why should you care about it?Trying to fit in — Photo by SHVETS productionFor a few years now the term “analytics engineer” has been used in the field of data science to describe a new data role. For example in an article published in January 2021 Prukalpa Sankar mentions the emergence of new roles like analytics engineers. Is it to say that the range of jobs related to data is not set yet? Definitely. Should we consider that analytics engineer is the next data…

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and chief executive officer of FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, speaks during an interview on an episode of Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein in New York, US, on Wednesday, Aug 17, 2022.Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFTX rode the crypto craze to a billion dollars in revenue last year while expanding its global footprint through a flurry of acquisitions, according to internal documents seen by CNBC.The audited financials give a rare glimpse into the privately held start-up's…

There's a lot about Beijing's decades-long infrastructure push and investment-led growth that India wants to emulate. But when it comes to the consumer economy, aping China's out-of-control digital lending boom is strictly off the policy agenda. The Reserve Bank of India's recently released guidelines for app-based loans show a clear desire to rein in the industry after its pandemic-era excesses.The RBI wants to strike a better balance between the ability of digital lending to democratise credit and its potential to suck…

Squid Game, the hit Netflix series, has made its way to Indian mobile games. Silly World, an action multiplayer title from Pune-based studio SuperGaming, has teased the arrival of a new mode inspired from the South Korean thriller. Thanks to the popularity of the upcoming mode, dubbed Squid Royale Games, Silly World has already garnered over 300,000 pre-registrations. Netflix's biggest series ever, over 142 million viewers have already tuned in to Squid Games on the OTT platform, with the show being adapted into other…

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BTS’ new album ‘Proof’ sold over 2 mn copies on 1st day of release(Pic Credit: Instagram) K-pop supergroup BTS’ new album “Proof” sold over 2 million copies on the first day of its release, its entertainment agency said Saturday. With time BTS has become one of the most popular K-Pop band in the world. The Army has only made sure the love for them spreads wide and more. This new feat for them is the example of their mass popularity. The anthology album had sold a total of 2.15 million copies as of 11…

Continuing the trend of random Star Wars discussions dominating online discourse to kick off the weekend, fans of the franchise have taken to making puns inspired by The Mandalorian. For instance, “The Pandalorian” was one fan’s pitch for a similar show, but centered around Pandas. The Mandalorian, but he’s a panda. The Pandalorian.— Maggie Lovitt (@maggieofthetown) June 3, 2022 We must admit, the trend on Twitter is a bit of a refreshing change of pace from the seemingly endless arguments — once again — about…