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Re:Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Univ... by ghaff on Friday December 12, 2025 @07:27PM (#46250724)
Auto companies, yes. As I understand it, airline credit cards are mostly just co-branded cards with existing banks like Chase.
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Re:Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Univ... by bobthepanda on Friday December 12, 2025 @08:03PM (#46250945)
Frequent flyer programs are basically banks if you consider miles/points are currency.
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Re:Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Univ... by ghaff on Friday December 12, 2025 @09:11PM (#46251338)
That's different from the credit cards themselves--given the points degrade in value. (And which I should really start to use more.)
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