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First-Class Perks Include VR Tech On Alaska Air

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Alaska Airlines announced that is partnering with French company SkyLights to pioneer a new virtual reality (VR) headset for its first-class passengers. The program makes Alaska Air the first airline in North America to trial the technology as an inflight entertainment device. I’m really excited to see this technology onboard.

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What Grubhub, Uber Can Teach CUs About Loyalty And Rewards

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Technology companies are supplying them with the products and services their members desire, working with both individual CUs and credit union service organizations (CUSOs) to develop case management platforms, modernize systems and provide advanced loan software. percent of assets.

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Internal Memo: Simon To Reopen 49 Malls In May

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The properties in Texas, Indiana, Alaska, Missouri, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Arkansas and Tennessee will not be limited to curbside-pickup reopening like the ones happening in Texas, the report said. Simon is also encouraging retailers to use technology, such as Apple Pay, for contactless transactions.

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Oculus Buys The Eye Tribe For Its Eye-Tracking Tech

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TechCrunch noted The Eye Tribe also created foveated rendering technology, which enables a VR system to hold onto computational power by generating perfect graphics only where the user is looking. million grant from The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation.

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Taking A Data-Driven Approach To Meeting CU Members’ Banking Needs

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CUs that are adapting to an online-only banking reality thus also have to keep an eye out for more fraud schemes and are turning to technologies such as machine learning (ML) and data analytics to keep online data and transactions as secure as possible. Deep Dive: Emerging CU Fraud Threats And How Data Analytics Can Help.

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Slow EMV Conversion Invites Fraudsters to Self-Serve at Gas Stations

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Machine learning technology enhances the FICO® Falcon Fraud Platform , allowing it to assess the breadth of consumer and geographic behaviors and dynamically update the signals that denote fraudulent cardholder activity. Lowest 3 fraud rate states: New Hampshire, Alaska, Maine. How FICO pinpoints fraudulent fuel transactions.

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Ordering Pizza Looks Easy, But It’s Not — Here’s Why

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It had to choose between three platforms that had seen success at its 450 locations across California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii and two international markets. The important thing, according to Round Table Pizza Director of Business Technology Andrew Kohn, was to continue to make it look easy.

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