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Where Amazon Web Services is still hiring after cutting hundreds of jobs this week

GeekWire

GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon Web Services announced hundreds of job cuts this week, in areas including training, sales, and physical stores technology, but noted that it’s still hiring in core areas of its business, with thousands of jobs currently posted. Amazon’s cloud unit cut hundreds of jobs this week.

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Amazon bets big on sports streaming in bid to boost Prime memberships, advertising revenue

GeekWire

The company is betting that the strategy will pay off in the form of additional Prime membership sign-ups ($139/year) and new revenue to fuel its growing advertising business. Amazon has differentiated itself by building out technical capabilities, taking advantage of Amazon Web Services, its $100 billion cloud business.

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‘It just has to work’: Ahead of Black Friday NFL game, Amazon shows how it’s perfected live sports

GeekWire

With NBA and NASCAR to come, it’s all part of Amazon’s major bet on sports streaming to boost its Prime memberships and advertising revenue. Amazon has developed interactive advertising tech that targets ads based on the search history of a shopper, who can make purchases without even leaving the live game.

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8 ways CIOs and CHROs can collaborate for business impact

CIO Business Intelligence

Bolstering training programs. Given the ongoing IT talent shortage and the difficulties in recruiting professionals who have specific skills, offering internal training programs has become essential for most enterprises. Suzie Smibert, CIO and EVP, OvareGroup. OvareGroup.

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How to leverage data to create a more intelligent organization

CIO Business Intelligence

The program begins May 10 with Hilary Mason, data scientist in residence at Accel Partners. Dana McGraw, vice president of audience modeling and data science at Disney Advertising , will discuss how the company uses data clean rooms to allow marketers to incorporate their own data with Disney’s to better reach consumers.

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Seattle startup Downstream, which helps brands with their Amazon ads, acquired by Jungle Scout

GeekWire

Jungle Scout raised $110 million and today announced the acquisition of Downstream , a Seattle startup that helps brands with their Amazon advertising strategies. Connor Folley , an ex-Amazon marketing manager, and Salim Hamed , who worked in business intelligence engineering for Amazon Web Services, launched the company in late 2017.

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Amazon reports $149B in revenue for holiday quarter, beating estimates, but shares fall 6%

GeekWire

In a sign of the broader tech spending slowdown, revenue for Amazon Web Services grew just 20% in the fourth quarter, compared to 40% growth in the year-ago period. Amazon Web Services: Amazon’s cloud business was up 20% at $21.3 Advertising: Along with AWS, advertising is one of Amazon’s higher-margin businesses.

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