Install PhpMyAdmin On CentOS 8

Install PhpMyAdmin On CentOS 8 PhpMyAdmin is a graphical utility for managing databases. It’s typically used to remotely manage MySQL or MariaDB databases. phpMyAdmin : What is phpMyAdmin? Prerequisites Server with CentOS 8 Linux Installed Working MySQL or MariaDB database Terminal window / command line (Search > terminal) User account with sudo or root privileges The phpMyAdmin tool is not … Read more

EU lays out plans for new digital regulatory regime

The EU Commission has outlined its long-awaited plans to overhaul ageing regulations for digital companies. Under the sweeping plans, the largest tech companies could face hefty fines and the threat of being broken up.  The Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act will update the 20-year-old e-Commerce Directive, which regulates digital services in the EU. … Read more

No room for government complacency on AI, says Lords report

A new House of Lords report says the UK government needs to better coordinate its artificial intelligence (AI) policy and the use of data and technology by national and local government.  The main conclusions of the House of Lords Liaison Committee’s report, ‘AI in the UK: No Room for Complacency’, are that there is now … Read more

Social platforms like Gab and 4Chan could face huge fines for misinformation spread

Niche social media platforms like Gab, 4Chan and Telegram have been described as “deeply problematic” due to the amount of misinformation they carry, including broad scepticism over the coronavirus vaccine.  Sarah Connolly, who works as director of security and online harms for the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), was asked by … Read more

Quantum computer helps solve real-life logistics problem

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have demonstrated that small quantum computers can be used to solve problems with real applications.  Quantum computers hold the potential to exponentially expand computing power, transforming certain sectors such as cyber security and research. In 2019, Google researchers announced that they had reached “quantum supremacy”: a quantum computer … Read more

Installing Java

Here you are with your computer and you can’t wait to start writing Java applications. But first, you need to get yourself a JDK and install it. For this, you need an Internet connection to https://www.oracle.com/in/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html. and download the java in laoptop or pc.

Videos beamed straight onto human retina via compact laser projector

A compact device capable of projecting images and video directly onto the retina of a human eye has been developed by researchers from the University of Fukui.  The Fukui team created the device by integrating a laser module capable of outputting red, green and blue lasers with a microelectromechanical (MEMS) mirror. The direction in which … Read more

Back story: Inge-Sarah Andersen, signalling engineer at Network Rail

TV presenter Dr Shini Somara talks to signalling engineer Inge-Sarah Andersen from Network Rail about her wealth of experiences and knowledge of industry, her inspirations and how she will continue to make an impact in engineering and technology.  Shini Somara: What technology are you involved with? Inge-Sarah Andersen: I am currently an assistant signalling project engineer at … Read more

Encrypted messaging could increase child abuse cases, report warns

Millions of children in England are using messaging platforms that they are not old enough to be accessing and the introduction of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) could increase their risk of exploitation, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned in a report.  The Commissioner’s report follows announcements by Facebook – and indications by other social platforms, such as Snap – … Read more

Servers pump iron

High-powered computers are back, but how do we deal with their thirst for energy?  By the end of the 1980s, big iron was showing more than a touch of rust. Monster machines like the Cray-2 ruled supercomputing. It was an age when, supposedly, no-one got fired for buying IBM: Big Blue dominated enterprise computing with … Read more