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When a blockchain hard forks, a new blockchain is created from an existing one. Think of it like an off-ramp when driving on a highway: The interstate remains but a new road follows a different course. Hard Forks and Bitcoin Hard forks occur when a group of developers or members of a crypto community become dissatisfied with certain characteristics of the blockchain. Reasons vary, but some possible causes for a hard fork to take place could be to change the size of the blocks, increase security measures, add new features, or even reverse fraudulent transactions....

Following the release of Chrome 104, Microsoft is now rolling out the same update for its Edge browser. Edge 104 includes an important security change, a new import option for Chrome, and more. RELATED: What’s New in Chrome 104, Available Now Basic Security by Default Microsoft Edge has three security modes to choose from: Basic, Balanced, and Strict. Just like with Firefox’s privacy modes, moving up the levels can improve your web privacy and security, but can also break more sites or cause some unexpected behavior....

You need to keep recovery codes secure, but more importantly, keep them somewhere you’ll have access to when you need them. What Are Recovery Codes, and Why Do I Need Them? Recovery codes are a failsafe, a way to override additional security measures placed on a digital service or account. They are randomly generated, single-use, and usually consist of at least 16 digits. You are often given a single code, but you might also receive several, such as when you set up Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) on a Google account....

RELATED: How Does an Electric Vehicle Work? How An EV Battery Degrades Over Time Two main factors will affect the speed at which an EV’s battery degrades: how old the battery is, and your use and environment. The second category includes things like how the electric car is driven, how the battery is charged, how the vehicle is stored, and environmental factors like climate. Battery Age The first category, degradation due to the battery’s age, is inevitable—all lithium-ion batteries steadily decline in effectiveness with use over time....

You’ve probably heard the name a million times: “Microsoft Windows.” But how did the operating system get that way, and why isn’t it named after something else—like doors or ceilings? We’ll explain. Microsoft Interface Manager In 1981, Microsoft began developing the rudiments of what would later become Windows. Originally called Interface Manager, it would add a graphical overlay to MS-DOS, allowing visual program control using a mouse (instead of typing keyboard commands)....

There’s a common assumption that apps made by the phone vendor itself aren’t good. This is true much of the time—especially with Android phones—but not always. For example, Samsung Health is an excellent app for your fitness needs. You Don’t Even Need a Samsung Phone For a long time, I held that same assumption. I used Samsung Health on my Samsung watch because there aren’t many great alternatives, but I didn’t want to use the app on my phone....

Note: if you haven’t switched to using SCP or SFTP to transfer files instead of regular insecure FTP, you should really do so. This messagebox needs to go away! To change this setting, you’ll have to modify your saved connections in the WinSCP Login screen. Select “Connection” in the left-hand treeview, and then change the “Keepalives” radio button to “Executing dummy protocol commands”. You could also use the option for “Sending of null SSH packets”, but not all servers support that option, and we want that error message to go away....