Paytm, MakeMyTrip, Infosys Offer to Help With COVID-19 Vaccine Bookings

Paytm, Infosys, and MakeMyTrip are among companies seeking approval in India to provide online COVID-19 vaccine bookings, the head of the government's tech platform said, as the country tries to make... https://ift.tt/2TMO6iu

Asus Launches ROG Zephyrus, TUF Gaming Laptops in India

Asus on Thursday launched ROG Zephyrus S17, Zephyrus M16, TUF Gaming F15, and TUF Gaming F17 gaming laptops in India. The new laptops come with 11th-generation Intel Core H-series processors. https://ift.tt/2U073P7

Bitcoin Should Face 'Conservative' Capital Rule From Banks, Regulators Propose

Banks must set aside enough capital to cover losses on any Bitcoin holdings in full, global banking regulators proposed, in a "conservative" step that could prevent widescale use of the cryptocurrency... https://ift.tt/2Snkat3

EU says there were 304 malicious attacks against "critical sectors" in 2020, more then double the 146 recorded in 2019, with a 47% rise in attacks on hospitals (Nick Paton Walsh/CNN)

Nick Paton Walsh / CNN:
EU says there were 304 malicious attacks against “critical sectors” in 2020, more then double the 146 recorded in 2019, with a 47% rise in attacks on hospitals  —  Study: Cyberattacks on critical sectors doubled in Europe in pandemic  —  (CNN)Significant cyberattacks attacks …

Tata Digital says it is acquiring a majority stake in Indian online pharmacy startup 1mg; source: Tata acquired about 55% stake at a valuation of around $450M (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Tata Digital says it is acquiring a majority stake in Indian online pharmacy startup 1mg; source: Tata acquired about 55% stake at a valuation of around $450M  —  Tata Digital, the subsidiary of Tata Sons, said on Thursday it is acquiring a majority stake in digital health startup 1mg …

Red Date Technology, the developer behind China's BSN, or Blockchain-based Service Network, raises 30M Series A led by Kenetic Capital and Prosperity7 (Wolfie Zhao/The Block)

Wolfie Zhao / The Block:
Red Date Technology, the developer behind China's BSN, or Blockchain-based Service Network, raises 30M Series A led by Kenetic Capital and Prosperity7  —  Beijing-based Red Date Technology, the developer behind China's Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN), has closed a Series A round raising $30 million.