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WhatsApp has reportedly launched a beta version of its new macOS app built on Catalyst technology. The new WhatsApp desktop design reportedly looks different from the earlier design. The report also adds that certain features and design may not work smoothly. WhatsApp was also recently spotted working on a feature that could allow users to sync chats between two smartphones, as per a report earlier this month.According to a new report by WhatsApp features tracker WABetaInfo, the Meta-owned messaging service is rolling out…

Microsoft is expanding its PC Health Check app to older Windows 10 PCs, with a dashboard to help you monitor the health of your system and troubleshoot to improve its performance. The app was originally released to let people check whether their PCs are upgradable to Windows 11. Microsoft pulled the original PC Health Check app as it embroiled a controversy over the system requirements. However, it recently got back with necessary fixes to inform users on the eligibility of their PCs to update to Windows 11.In a support…

Over tens of millions of years, the wingless midge Belgica antarctica has perfected the art of freezing itself to push through the darkest and coldest of Antarctica's winter months, carving out an exclusive niche as the continent's only native insect.   As climate change nudges polar temperatures ever higher, this hard-earned set of survival skills could ironically be detrimental to its very existence, potentially driving it to the brink of extinction.Laboratory experiments conducted by a team of researchers from the US,…

The Antarctic midge might be smaller than a pea, but it’s the continent’s largest land animal–and only native insect. The midge has clearly evolved to survive in extreme conditions, yet a warming climate could threaten its existence, a new study finds. Unlike temperate-zone midges that swarm around water, the Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) is flightless and lives in moist pockets of earth on the Antarctic peninsula and nearby islands. It also lives at a slower pace, taking 2…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Marilynn Malerba will help further efforts to “support the development of Tribal economies.” Marilynn Malerba is the first Native American whose signature will appear on US currency, (Reuters)…

President Biden plans to appoint Lynn Malerba to be the treasurer of the U.S., selecting the first Native American to oversee the printing and minting of the nation’s currency. With the appointment, the Treasury Department will also create a new Office of Tribal and Native affairs headed by Ms. Malerba, who is the chief of the Mohegan tribe. The new office will be focused on coordinating with tribes on programs across the Treasury, which includes the Internal Revenue Service.…

AMC’s new drama Dark Winds, based on Tony Hillerman’s bestselling series of buddy-cop mystery novels set on a Navajo reservation in New Mexico, is not the first television attempt at the property. Twenty years ago, PBS made a trio of TV-movies adapted from Hillerman’s books, starring Wes Studi as veteran detective Joe Leaphorn and Adam Beach as his young partner Jim Chee. While it was exciting to see an under-represented group at the center of a familiar genre, it was also a sign of Hollywood’s limited imagination when it…

Minecraft now officially supports Apple silicon and the M1 and M2 series chips thanks to its new 1.19 update. Minecraft 1.19 brings major updates to both the Bedrock and Java Edition of Minecraft, including a new Mangrove Swamp Biome, new Ancient Cities, new mobs, and more. From Mojang: While we're on the topic – have you had a chance to check out all the other spiffy stuff that we added to Minecraft today? Because The Wild Update has officially launched and now the Overworld is full of frogs, allays, wardens (shudder),…

Apple unveiled its next-generation operating system for the iPhone, iOS 16, on Monday during the ongoing Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2022. Now, new reports have emerged that suggest that Apple is expanding its game controller support with iOS 16. PlayStation and Xbox controllers are already supported on the iPhone and iPad. It is believed that iOS 16 will now natively support Nintendo Joy-Con and Pro Controllers. Additionally, iOS 16 will also add native support for game controllers from companies like…

Yesterday, Apple held its annual WWDC where it announces updates to iOS and MacOS along with beta programs for developers to begin testing new features. We already covered some of the changes that will be coming with iOS 16 in a separate post, but one that Apple didn’t explicitly mention was that the new OS version brings native support for Nintendo Switch Joy Cons and Nintendo’s Pro Controller. Joy Cons are controllers that dock onto a Nintendo Switch handheld console and they can be used either as a single controller…