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Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari (winyy) - Issue #25

Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari (winyy) - Issue #25

winyy Issue #25今週はAppleによるiPhone 12の発表あり、大統領選挙のタウンホールあり、ニュースに事欠かない1週間でした。イノベーション関係でも、自動運転に関する発表、宇宙開発に関する発表も相次ぎ、COVID-19下でも着実にイノベーションが進んでいることを実感しました。先週一番クリックされた記事は、"The US Army is testing augmented reality goggles for dogs"でした。次は兵士になるのでしょうか。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 #25This week, there were a full of news including Apple's iPhone 12 release and Presidential nominates' townhall. In innovation area, there were a couple of news related to autonomous and space. Innovations looks steadily progressing even under COVID-19. The most read news last week was "The US Army is testing augmented reality goggles for dogs". Is the next for soldiers?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.

October 17, 2020

AlphabetがMoonshotプロジェクトMineralを公表。農業分野でイノベーションを狙う

Alphabet (you know… Google) has taken the wraps off the latest “moonshot” from its X labs: A robotic buggy that cruises over crops, inspecting each plant individually and, perhaps, generating the kind of “big data” that agriculture needs to keep up with the demands of a hungry world. Mineral, as it’s called, is actually the […]

常温超伝導を初めて実現

Room-temperature superconductors—materials that conduct electricity with zero resistance without needing special cooling—are the sort of technological miracle that would upend daily life.

ついにTeslaの完全自動運転ソフトウェアのβ版配信が来週から始まる

A small group of Tesla drivers will get the chance to test the company's 'Full Self-Driving' rewrite next week.

CruiseがSFで完全自動運転の試験の承認を得る

Cruise is the fifth company to be granted permission by California to begin testing its fully driverless vehicles on public roads. The company, which is owned by GM, says it will begin deploying vehicles before the end of the year.

自動運転トラックのEinrideがサーキットで時速80キロで走行

Einride recently revealed its revamped autonomous delivery truck, which is more aerodynamic than the previous version.

Jeff Bezosが資金提供するBlue Originのロケットが試験飛行成功。NASAが月プロジェクト用装置を試験

After nearly a year off from test flights, Blue Origin plans to launch and land its New Shepard suborbital rocket out of the company’s West Texas launch facility. This will be the 13th overall flight for the New Shepard program and the seventh launch of this particular rocket.

Virgin GalacticがSpace Port Americaからの初の宇宙飛行準備

Virgin Galactic has started preparing for its first suborbital spaceflight that’s launching from Spaceport America in New Mexico. Now, Virgin Galactic has confirmed that it is indeed opening its flight planning window for the first of two crewed tests on October 22nd, which means the mission could launch that day or anytime after that.

米国、日本を含む8か国が月面探査に向けた合意文書Altemis協定策定へ

On October 13th, NASA announced that eight countries, including the United States, have signed the Artemis Accords, an international agreement that sets norms of behavior for exploring the Moon in the future. Australia, Canada, Japan, Luxembourg, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates are on the list — but not Russia.

NASA、月で携帯網構築へ

LTE service could be coming to the Moon.

Appleの再興はデザイン思考を取り込んだことで始まった。Apple内部の開発ステップも参考になります。Must Read!

Design thinking is at the heart of every business, including Apple, who have enjoyed enormous success.

Googleが黒人向けの大学にデジタルスキルプログラムを提供。その中にデザイン思考が含まれる

A $1 million program co-led by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund is designed to reach 20,000 students attending historically Black colleges and universities.

リモート環境でデザインスプリントの進め方

Remote design sprint can turn fruitless and unnecessarily complex if you don’t follow the correct steps. Here’s a guide on how to conduct remote design sprints like a pro.

MURALがZoomと連携

/PRNewswire/ -- MURAL, the leading digital workspace for visual collaboration in the enterprise, has added Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM), to its...

UAE政府がデザイン思考に特化した教育分野向けトレーニングプログラムを開催

The Regional Center for Educational Planning develops competencies in design thinking

AppleがiPhone 12を発表。いよいよ5Gの普及が始まる

Apple has just finished its iPhone 12 reveal event where it debuted four new iPhones. Apple’s newest smartphones have a new design with flat edges, and they all support 5G wireless networks. Apple also unveiled the HomePod mini, a smaller and more affordable model in its smart speaker lineup. You can read about all of the biggest announcements from the show right here.

The faster wireless standard uses different chunks of the radio spectrum—but the technology remains nascent.

Googleが自然言語AI Duplexの最新情報を公開

Google today offered an update on the status of Duplex, its AI technology that uses natural conversations to get things done — like making restaurant reservations, booking appointments or updating a Google Business listing, for example. When the pandemic began, Google expanded its use of Duplex for business updates to eight countries, and has since […]

Khosla Venturesが11億ドル調達へ

Khosla Ventures, the eponymous venture firm helmed by longtime Silicon Valley rainmaker Vinod Khosla, is raising $1.1 billion for its latest venture fund, according to documents from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing was first spotted by Ari Levy over at CNBC. Khosla Ventures files to raise $1.1 billion fund. Some beach reading: https://t.co/eKXq92kDMP […]

ザッカーバーグ夫妻、選挙インフラの支援に更に1億ドル寄付

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, said on Tuesday that they will donate an additional $100 million to support election officials and fund infrastruc…

消防規制が定員のボトルネックに（来年CESが開催されていれば乗りたかった）

Elon Musk’s Boring Company’s system of tunnels to shuttle people under the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) may not be able to move as many people as originally promised, according to documents obtained by TechCrunch. That’s not just disappointing — it may also mean financial penalties for The Boring Company.

TeslaがPR部門廃止

This decision will affect the engineers and developers, marketing teams and all employees who put their all into the technology and company image, only to have it eventually misrepresented in the media.

機械学習と社会正義

Machine learning is a powerful and imperfect tool that could impact the lives of millions in great and terrible ways. Here's why we need to establish machine learning standards as a form of social activism

デジタルトランスフォーメーションの３つの難しい真実

The path to successful digital transformation is far from straightforward, especially in the age of COVID-19. Consider these three often-overlooked realities, says Intel's CIO.

IBM調査：COVID-19でデジタルトランスフォーメーションがスピードアップ

The upheaval engendered by the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred executives to brush away their concerns about digital transformation.

デジタルトランスフォーメーション：４つの質問

COVID-19 has forced businesses of all sizes to reassess their digital transformation plans. Consider these key questions, IT leaders

パンデミック後のデジタル戦略を構想する

Losing talent is your number one risk.

日本のFAX文化、ハンコ文化は世界的に有名

Two Japans: One futuristic, one addicted to paper, personal stamps and faxes. The new government aims to change that.

アメリカに象印ファンがいるんですね

The new flagship machine from the reigning rice-cooker king applies serious brains to your grains.

Sony just announced a $5,000 3D display, but odds are it’s probably not for you. Primarily known for its consumer goods, the company is targeting creative professionals with the Spatial Reality Display — more specifically, those working in fields like computer graphics and visual effects for films. Basically it’s a way for artists to view […]

COVID-19下ハロウィンで安全なTrick-or-Treatの方法

From scavenger hunts to hurling candy from your porch, here’s what they had to say

SF市内にコヨーテ

The animals love the city because it's full of food.