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Pro-Russia threat group Killnet is pummeling Lithuania with DDoS attacks
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Pro-Russia threat group Killnet is pummeling Lithuania with DDoS attacks

Enlarge / Drowning in a sea of data. (credit: Getty Images) Internet services in Lithuania came under "intense" distributed denial of service attacks on Monday as the pro-Russia threat-actor group Killnet took credit. Killnet said its attacks were in retaliation regarding Lithuania's recent banning of shipments sanctioned by the European Union to the Russian exclave…

Steam Deck shipments “more than double” this week—so let’s estimate how many
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Steam Deck shipments “more than double” this week—so let’s estimate how many

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) For anyone trying to buy a modern piece of gaming hardware, good news is beginning to peek through the dreary clouds of chip shortages and manufacturing hold-ups. This week's optimism comes from a player outside the expected console- and GPU-making fray. Valve, the longtime software maker responsible for…

New bacterium roughly the size, shape of an eyelash smashes size record
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New bacterium roughly the size, shape of an eyelash smashes size record

Enlarge / The bacteria, Ca. Thiomargarita magnifica, discovered in the French Caribbean mangroves is a member of the genus Thiomargarita. (credit: Tomas Tyml) Clinging to sunken debris in shallow, marine mangrove forests in the French Caribbean, tiny thread-like organisms—perfectly visible to the naked eye—have earned the title of the largest bacteria ever known. Measuring around…