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To provide useful advice to both IT managers and the end users whose jobs rely on data, we provide practical information on how to get the most out of services. Our aim is to keep our readers at the cutting edge of these technologies, so we’re always on the lookout for ways we can give them an advantage.
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We interview Jan Čurn is the co-founder and current CEO of Apify – a platform for web data collection, AI data, and browser automation.

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