✎ The New York Times 美國《紐約時報》｜20240406

How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I.

科技巨頭為了收集AI數據而使用欺瞞手段便宜行事

OpenAI, Google and Meta ignored corporate policies, altered their own rules and discussed skirting copyright law as they sought online information to train their newest artificial intelligence systems.

✎ Rest of World 科技媒體《Rest of world》｜20240404

What India can tell us about Netflix’s future

攸關Netflix的未來，印度所帶來的啟發

Snapping up the rights to stream lucrative live sporting events is one of the reasons the Indian apps （such as JioCinema）are ahead, but the biggest difference is that they have partnerships and corporate tie-ins that make the service easy to use for free. Add in a lower sticker price, and it’s such an overwhelming advantage in the Indian market that it makes the whole comparison seem almost unfair. Netflix’s pricing model is just poorly suited to what Indian consumers want — and as long as it’s charging customers $6 a month, it’s going to be outflanked by local competitors.

✎ Nieman Lab 哈佛大學尼曼新聞基金會《尼曼新聞實驗室》｜20240404

A newsletter about our uneasy relationship to phones becomes The Guardian’s fastest-growing email ever

《衛報》的一份與人們及手機不穩定關係有關的電子報，成為有史以來增長最快的電郵

“Reclaim Your Brain” acknowledges “the effect that the news cycle is having on us psychologically.”

✎ The Conversation 澳洲非營利媒體《對話》｜20240407

Kids and ‘bad’ news: how can parents safely introduce their children to news and current affairs?

孩子與負面新聞：家長如何安全地向孩子介紹新聞與時事？

While much attention has been drawn to the detrimental impact of violent video games on children’s developing brains, there has been relatively little discussion regarding the negative effects of news and current affair programs children are exposed to

✎ Nieman Lab 哈佛大學尼曼新聞基金會《尼曼新聞實驗室》｜20240408

The conspiracy-loving Epoch Times is thinking about opening…a journalism school?

熱衷於陰謀論的《大紀元時報》正考慮創辦…新聞學校？

It would, um, “champion the same values of ‘truth and traditional’ as The Epoch Times” and, er, “nurture in the next generation of media professionals,” ahem, “the highest standards of personal integrity, fairness, and truth-seeking.”

✎ Reuters 路透社｜20240411

Meta to blur Instagram messages containing nudity in latest move for teen safety

Meta最新措舉：模糊Instagram中含有裸露内容的訊息，以增青少年安全性

Instagram will test features that blur messages containing nudity to safeguard teens and prevent potential scammers from reaching them, its parent Meta said on Thursday as it tries to allay concerns over harmful content on its apps.

整理、編譯：胡安妤、蔡宏杰