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India is considering imposing additional penalties on Paytm, which may even include the revocation of its payments bank license

The Reserve Bank of India is currently engaged in discussions regarding potential penalties for Paytm Payments Bank. According to two sources familiar with the matter, a decision may be reached in the coming days. This development adds to the mounting troubles faced by the Indian financial services firm, which boasts …

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The Russian organization responsible for the Microsoft email attack also compromised HPE, the company claims.

On Wednesday, HPE announced that the hacking group Midnight Blizzard, which has ties to Russia, had gained access to its cloud-based email system. This group had previously breached Microsoft’s corporate network. Midnight Blizzard, alias APT29 or Cozy Bear, has compromised the business software giant’s cloud-based email system, according to a …

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Elon Musk’s brain implant startup Neuralink quietly raises $43M

Elon Musk’s implantable brain wave reading chip company, Neuralink, has raised $43 million in venture capital, according to an SEC filing. According to this week’s filing, the company increased its early August tranche, which Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund led, from $280 million to $323 million. The filing lists 32 investors. …

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Anjouan’s Volcanic Island Has “Impossible” Rocks

A volcanic island in the southwestern Indian Ocean, Anjouan, has a strange geological mystery. Residents and geologists on the island keep finding an unusual rock. The island is made of basalt, which formed when tectonic plates shifted away and magma rose and cooled in an ocean basin. Quartzite, a sedimentary …

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After 50 Years, Mathematician Solved Möbius Mystery

One-sided Möbius strips are fun geometric shapes. A strip of paper has a front and back. Twist and glue the short edges. Suddenly, no front or back. You could draw a line across its surface without lifting the pencil. Mathematicians proposed the minimum strip size 46 years ago but couldn’t …

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