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Uzbek Blogger Flees After Release from Psychiatric Facility Hooliganism

Uzbek Blogger Flees After Release from Psychiatric Facility

Crossroads Asia | Politics | Central Asia Nafosat Olloshkurova’s decision to leave Uzbekistan reflects just how far the state has yet to go with its reforms, particularly regarding free speech. Credit: freestock.caUzbek blogger Nafosat Olloshkurova, who was detained in a psychiatric facility for three months in 2019, has left Uzbekistan to seek asylum in…
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January 22, 2020
Bloomberg’s alt-data head is starting up a new business at retail consultant Ascential — and it shows how firms can cut out middlemen and sell information directly to hedge funds Times Square

Bloomberg’s alt-data head is starting up a new business at retail consultant Ascential — and it shows how firms can cut out middlemen and sell information directly to hedge funds

Ascential Alternative Data Division was started by Jeremy Baksht, who used to be Bloomberg's global head of alternative data. The London-based company helps consumer companies, like clothing lines, understand everything from their brand to their customers to their price points. The new division will focus on selling the datasets already created…
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January 22, 2020