The Daily Index — Monday, August 28, 2023 · TLDR Index

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THE STRANGE, SECRETIVE WORLD OF NORTH KOREAN SCIENCE FICTION

This article looks at the history of North Korean Sci-Fi and how it changed throughout the decades. North Korean Sci-Fi has its roots in Soviet literature. Kim Il-sung, the founder of North Korea, thought that literature could be used to push propaganda and recommended that authors translate Soviet works. They were also told to write their own stories depicting a thriving communist society.

arstechnica.com · 6 min

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WORDPRESS NOW OFFERS A 100-YEAR PLAN FOR DOMAINS

WordPress has a new plan that allows users to register and host their websites for a century. It is aimed at providing companies and families a way to preserve content beyond a generation. The plan includes unmetered bandwidth and 24/7 personalized support. It costs $38,000. WordPress will keep multiple backups of the content across distributed data centers.

pcmag.com · 1 min

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TECH ELITES PLOT NEW INVENTION: A NORTH BAY CITY

The group had plans to transform tens of thousands of acres to create a city that would generate thousands of jobs and be as walkable as Paris.

marinij.com · 9 min

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X OFFICIALLY TAKES ON LINKEDIN WITH ITS NEW JOB POSTING FEATURE

X has rolled out its Hiring feature in beta and job postings are already showing up on some accounts.

bgr.com · 2 min

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THE FIRST OBSERVATION OF NEUTRINOS AT CERN'S LARGE HADRON COLLIDER

Neutrinos are tiny and neutrally charged particles that are estimated to be some of the most abundant particles in the universe, but observing them has so far proved to be highly challenging.

phys.org · 8 min

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MARKET

Instacart's IPO may be the first significant venture-backed tech IPO since December 2021.

cnbc.com · 8 min

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COULD SAND BE THE NEXT LITHIUM?

Sand is abundant and able to store energy with almost no limits.

msn.com · 8 min

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PREPARING FOR COMMERCIAL CHIPLETS

This article contains excerpts from a live discussion about the path to commercialization of chiplets with several major figures in the industry.

semiengineering.com · 13 min