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With Kard, banks and fintechs can build custom credit card rewards programs

TechCrunch

But for young fintech companies newer to card issuance, setting up an attractive rewards program from scratch can be onerous, requiring the issuer to negotiate with individual retail partners and manage the complexities of integration case-by-case. “We have a very diverse customer base. ”

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NASA’s Thomas Zurbuchen tackles cosmic questions at TC Sessions: Space

TechCrunch

He also oversees NASA’s science program with a total budget approaching $7 billion a year. Zurbuchen is responsible for NASA’s science program, which includes earth science, heliophysics, planetary science and astrophysics. The program is helping to answer some of humanity’s biggest origin questions.

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Taking stock of the VC industry’s progress on diversity, equity and inclusion

TechCrunch

In 2016, we set out to develop a rigorous methodology for tracking progress on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in venture capital, and to measure and benchmark those data through our biennial VC Human Capital Survey. Let’s be clear: The venture capital industry has lacked diversity.

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The Good and the Bad of.NET Framework Programming

Altexsoft

It’s a popular free platform currently used for a lot of different types of applications as it provides the programming environment for most software development phases.NET best suits businesses that look for a wide range of features like web-based services, desktop software, and cloud infrastructure support.

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Spin Technology raises $16M to protect SaaS apps against attacks

TechCrunch

In fact, companies today use 89 SaaS apps on average, up 24% since 2016, according to Okta. Spin acts like a kind of souped-up antivirus program, scanning SaaS apps using an algorithm and database of malicious apps and browser extensions. Most firms leverage third-party apps to extend their cloud SaaS environments.

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Artificial Intelligence – A Guide for Thinking Humans

Henrik Warne

There are some standard image collections that are used for comparing the performance of image classification systems. These settings can have a big impact on the performance of the neural net, and finding the right combination is more art than science at the moment. Two other game-playing programs are also covered in this section.

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Indonesian edtech startup Gredu raises $4M Series A to keep teachers, parents and students engaged with one another

TechCrunch

While some teachers use Google Classroom, Gredu was created to work with Indonesia’s K-12 National Curriculum and Islamic Curriculum programs, used in both private and public schools. The startup is also developing new verticals, including software for preschools and university programs. .

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