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Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari (winyy) - Issue #20

Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari (winyy) - Issue #20

winyy Issue #20Issue #20となりました。毎週読んで頂きありがとうございます！カリフォルニアの山火事が収まりません。今日は晴れ間が広がるようになりましたが、週初めは下の写真の通り昼間でも夕陽のような1日でした。今週はソフトバンクによるARMの売却先がNVIDIAに決まったとの記事”SoftBank is reportedly close to selling ARM to NVIDIA”がお勧め。WeWorkの失敗は貴重な有望投資先の売却という結論になりました。これで半導体の世界でのNVIDIAの優位が更に確かなものになったでしょう。先週一番クリックされた記事は、”Ping Pong Is Very Popular In San Francisco - Here's Why"でした。今週号も気に入ってもらえたら、メールの末尾の「いいね！」ボタンをお願いします！拡散大歓迎。サインナップはこちら。winyy Issue #20It's Issue #20! Thank you for your reading every week.Wildfires in CA are still continuing. The sun has come back today, but it turned orange all day early this week.My recommendation this week is "SoftBank is reportedly close to selling ARM to NVIDIA”. SoftBank's failure to WeWork concluded a sale of the promising portfolio company. NVIDIA's presence will be more robust in the industry.The most read news last week was "Ping Pong Is Very Popular In San Francisco - Here's Why".Enjoy this issue!Please press the 'Like it' button at the end of the email if you like this issue.Sign up page is here.

September 12, 2020

山火事による煙で昼でも夕方のようでした

Walmartがドローン配送テストを開始

Walmart is now delivering by drone, with a new pilot program launched in North Carolina. The world’s largest retailer is partnering with Israeli startup Flytrex to test deliveries, using drones that fly up to 32mph and deliver goods by winching them down to customers from 80 feet in the air.

水素トラックメーカーNikolaとGMが提携

General Motors is taking a stake in electric truck maker Nikola as part of a partnership to help manufacture the company’s electric and hydrogen pickup truck, the Badger. GM will acquire 11 percent of Nikola; in exchange, Nikola will exchange $2 billion in common stock.

月面へも民間ロケットで

Any commercial mission that can prove it has collected lunar samples stands to make up to $25,000.

"Design thinking truly helps satisfy the needs and desires of users".

The best executives are made, they are not born said Drew Faust, president of Harvard University. They absorb information, study their own unique experiences,

Not only does design thinking help you see customers more clearly, it can train them to become the customers you want.

Litha Ramirez, executive director of the Experience Strategy and Design Group at SPR and other CX experts share their thoughts on the advantages of CX design.

半導体の勢力図が大きく変わります。ソフトバンクはWeWorkの失敗が貴重な投資先を失うことになりました。

SoftBank is said to be close to a deal to sell ARM to NVIDIA for a whopping $40 billion, shaking up the chip industry.

コロナ環境下でどのような製品を打ち出してくるでしょうか

Apple has announced its fall product launch will be September 15, but it isn't yet clear whether it will include the iPhone 12 alongside a new iPad and Apple Watch.

Facebook がクラスメートと繋がれるFacebook Campusを提供開始。Z世代の取り込みへ

Facebook Campus aims to help college students find each other. But does Gen Z really need it?

Google CloudがNo CodeとAPIでビジネスアプリケーションプラットフォーム提供

Unlike some of its competitors, Google Cloud has recently started emphasizing how its large lineup of different services can be combined to solve common business problems. Instead of trying to sell individual services, Google is focusing on solutions and the latest effort here is what it calls its Business Application Platform, which combines the API […]

ロックダウン中もWaymoの開発は進む

Waymo uses a 113-acre closed-course testing facility to develop its self-driving cars. Called Castle, the facility became even more valuable during lockdown.

マルチクラウドストレージサービスSnowflakeにBerkshire Hathawayが出資

On the heels of new filings from both Sumo Logic and JFrog, Snowflake, a venture-backed unicorn looking to go public on the strength of its data-focused cloud service, set an initial price range for its IPO. The $75 to $85 per-share IPO price target values the firm at between $20.9 billion and $23.7 billion, huge […]

CES2021の新日程が発表。Verizon CEOが基調講演

CES 2021, which is adopting an all-digital format due to the pandemic, has been bumped back a week into early January, organizers announced Thursday.

Two of Velodyne's biggest rivals have released hard financial numbers.

アメリカ空軍のデジタルトランスフォーメーション

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is slated to host a virtual industry day Sept. 21 to discuss the service b

A swarm of Ghost 4s, controlled by a single person on the ground, can perform reconnaissance missions like searching for enemy weapons or soldiers.

デジタルトランスフォーメーションの３つの真実

Business and marketing requirements are changing due to Covid-19. Companies are reassessing their digital transformation models and redefining their digital transformation goals.

Digital transformation is Internet-reliant, but how does this impact the role of the chief digital officer?

Organizations cannot afford to put off digital transformation - this is how best to approach it.

彼女のメッセージは日本でちゃんと報道されているのでしょうか。

She said earlier this year that she was "done being shy," and tennis star Naomi Osaka has duly found her voice at the 2020 US Open.

Catastrophic wildfires are spewing smoke all over the West Coast. This website lets you track the respiratory crisis in real time—with a few caveats.

A group of students at Ohio's Miami University, who had previously tested positive for the novel coronavirus, were caught on camera breaking quarantine rules by hosting a large house party over Labor Day weekend.

Most read news last week.

Many tech startups dream of heading to San Francisco, joining Silicon Valley and changing the world. Of all the companies in the city, tech startups like to place ping pong tables in their break rooms. The sport has become synonymous with startup culture.