Autobus, Fish Switch, Rema YouTube

作者，配音，編輯：(Nancy) 第二配音員：(Hope) Hi there, it's time for a new episode of News Bites… I'm Nancy Sun… And I'm Hope Ngo. In today's episode… Buses drive themselves, fish spend money, and Rema breaks a record. All that and more, coming up next! ________________________________ 台中無人自駕公車 最快6月上路測試 Automated Buses to Run in Taichung Self-driving buses could soon be running on the streets of Taichung! Taichung will have a test run for automated buses in June. The test will run for 7 months. The driverless buses will take riders from the Taichung Public Library Dajia Branch, to the Port of Taichung. The route (路線) is 12 kilometers long. 這些無人自駕公車將在開放場域台中大安圖書館到台中港，進行七個月的實際載客測試。 The medium-sized bus carries around 10 riders. The automated bus has already been tested on roads not open to the public. The city government hopes the buses will help students and workers get to where they need to go. If this first test goes well, the route will be extended (加長). The driverless buses will go all the way to Changhua County's Lugang Township (鹿港). This will make the route 44 kilometers long. Taichung officials say these buses could be very helpful for people living in the countryside (郊外). And they hope using smart buses will also help Taiwan's smart transportation industry. ________________________________ 金魚玩Switch還會刷信用卡? Pet Fish Playing Nintendo Switch Runs Up Credit Card Bill Many people use credit cards (信用卡). Credit cards can be used to buy things in stores or online. Users have to be responsible with how they use credit cards. They may accidentally (一個不小心) spend more money than they really want. Recently, a person in Japan got a surprise in his credit card bill (信用卡帳單). He didn't spend the money… his pet fish did! The man named Mutekimaru has pet fish that "play" video games. He set up special machines in the fish tanks. When the fish move, they remotely (遠距離地) control a Nintendo Switch. Mutekimaru shows his fish "playing" games on the Switch on his YouTube channel. One day, he live-streamed (線上直播) his fish playing a game of "Pokemon". The game crashed (當機), so Mutekimaru took a break and went somewhere else. But his pet fish kept swimming, and they were still controlling the Switch. And people were still watching the live-stream. Over the next seven hours, Mutekimaru's fish were very busy! They changed the name of his Switch account. They sent an email to Mutekimaru. Then they logged into the Nintendo store. It's an online store where players can buy games and other things. And that's what the fish did! The fish spent about $115 NT in the store. It may not sound like a lot of money. But people also saw all of Mutekimaru's credit card information on the livestream. This is dangerous because someone could use that information to steal Mutekimaru's money. Mutekimaru says he has asked Nintendo for the money back. But it is a hard story to explain! Mutekimaru說他有向任天堂申請退費，不過他說這個狀況實在不容易解釋！ Many people who watched the livestream thought the story was hilarious (非常好笑的). ________________________________ 奈及利亞歌手刷新YouTube紀錄 Nigerian Musician Sets YouTube Record A Nigerian musician has set a new YouTube record. Rema's hit song "Calm Down" is now the most-viewed Afrobeats music video on YouTube. It's been watched at least 358 million times so far. It's also the fastest Afrobeats song to reach 100 million views. Afrobeats is a type of music. It often mixes West African music styles with jazz, funk, R&B, hip hop, and more. The songs often combine English, and local languages from Nigeria and Ghana. Afrobeats 歌曲裡常常出現英文，還有奈及利亞和迦納的當地語言。 Rema has put out a new version (版本) of the song. His remix (重混、混音) features American singer Selena Gomez. That video has at least 266 million views so far. ________________________________ So, in today's News Bites: Taichung will have a test run for automated buses in June. The driverless buses will take riders from the Taichung Public Library Dajia Branch, to the Port of Taichung. The city government hopes the buses will help students and workers get to where they need to go. ________________________________ A man in Japan found out that his pet fish spent his money while playing video games. Mutekimaru says his fish controlled his Switch, logged into the Nintendo store, and spent about $115 NT using his credit card. Mutekimaru says he has asked Nintendo for the money back, but it is a hard story to explain! ________________________________ And, A Nigerian musician has set a new YouTube record. Rema's hit song "Calm Down" is now the most-viewed Afrobeats music video on YouTube. It's been watched at least 358 million times so far. ________________________________ And that's today's episode of News Bites!