Abstract: This paper is concerned with the problem of policy evaluation with linear function approximation in discounted infinite horizon Markov decision processes ...

In today’s competitive eCommerce landscape, customer loyalty plays a crucial role in the success of every brand. One of the most effective ways to foster that loyalty is through loyalty programs.

A revised Senate CLARITY Act draft would allow activity-based stablecoin rewards tied to payments, wallets and staking, while barring interest paid solely for holding tokens. A new US Senate CLARITY ...

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman raised concerns about credit card rewards programs on Saturday, arguing the current structure unfairly forces low-income consumers to subsidize benefits for wealthy ...

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US POINTER, a healthy lifestyle intervention, helped participants improve blood pressure regulation of blood flow to the brain, reduced sleep apnea respiratory events, and increased cognitive ...

The Education Department is advancing its plans to eliminate itself, attempting a work-around to move certain mandatory programs to other federal agencies in a move resulting in considerable confusion ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department ...

The U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday it’s developed six agreements to send many of its key functions to other federal agencies. A majority of the Education Department’s funding for K-12 ...