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10 years
Harry Windsor, a well-known Briton, is leaving the armed forces after 10 years of service. Prince Harry, an Apache helicopter pilot who served 2 tours in Afghanistan, will complete his service in June. [The Guardian]
11 feet
15 square miles
24 years old
25 channels
$3,341
Companies are looking to improve employee retention by using data to figure out who is eyeing the exit. Part of the companies’ motivation: The average cost to hire a new employee is $3,341, according to the Society for Human Resource Management, an organization that admittedly sounds somewhat ominous and menacing, but I can assure you is actually a legitimate organization for H.R. professionals. [Wall Street Journal]
$837,000 office pool
16.4 million uninsured
$338 billion
Profit for the insurance industry last year. The industry thrives on people misunderstanding their own risk and may be threatened by data services that better inform consumers of realistic health risks. [The Economist]
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