A: Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter must be one of the most expensive takeovers in the history of the tech industry, no?
B: That’s right, and it could have huge implications for the future, perhaps even changing how billions of people around the world use social media.
A: How so?
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B: Musk is an advocate of online free speech. Once he owns the company, Twitter will inevitably relax its current restrictions on speech.
A: 這次馬斯克收購推特,應該算是科技業最大的收購案之一吧?
B: 對啊,而且未來造成的影響很大,甚至改變全球數十億人使用社群媒體的方式。
A: 怎麼說?
B: 他提倡網路言論自由,入主推特後勢必將減少對言論的限制。
(Translated by Edward Jones, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
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A: The Michelin Guide for this year has been revealed. B: Which restaurants have been awarded three stars this time? A: Taipei’s Le Palais and Tairroir and Taichung’s JL Studio. B: Those fancy restaurants all look expensive. A: Then you can try the more affordable Bib Gourmand. A: 今年的《米其林指南》終於公佈了。 B: 榮獲3星的有哪幾家? A: 有台北的「頤宮」、「態芮」,和台中的「JL Studio」! B: 可是他們好像都不便宜耶。 A: 那你還可以參考價格比較親民的《必比登推介》。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
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