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Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari (winyy) - Issue #29

Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari (winyy) - Issue #29

winyy Issue #29本日のツイートで、ついにトランプ大統領もバイデン勝利を認めたようです。デモは散発的に起こっているようですが、暴動というような最悪の事態はなさそうです。野口宇宙飛行士の搭乗するCrew Dragon-1の打上げが天候不良で1日遅れましたが、無事打上げ成功！先週一番クリックされた記事は、"Volvo's first heavy-duty electric trucks will hit the road in 2022"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 #29Today, President Trump looks to concede that Biden won the election in this tweet. Although some rallies are happening, it seems that the worst case like a riot can be avoided.The launch of Crew Dragon-1 was delayed one day due to the weather condition, but has been successful!The most read news last week was "Volvo's first heavy-duty electric trucks will hit the road in 2022".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.

November 15, 2020

Alphabet X（Google）が気球インターネット Project Loonに続き、レーザー光線で通信回線を提供するProject Taaraをムーンショットプロジェクトとして展開中

Google's efforts are focused over ground because the cost and difficulty of laying underground fiber cables are a major barrier to connectivity in African cities.

Volvoが2022年に電気トラック発売へ

Cruise, the self-driving company owned by GM, and Walmart will test a delivery service using autonomous vehicles in Arizona. Cruise is the latest AV operator to team up with the retail giant, which also has partnerships with Waymo and Ford.

空飛ぶ車Liliumがフロリダ州オーランドにタクシーサービス拠点を建設へ

Lilium, a flying taxi startup from Germany, says it will build a 56,000-square-feet "vertiport" for its electric aircraft in Orlando, Florida. The company aims to have its small vehicles flying above the state starting in 2025.

勝利宣言演説の後の空中ドローンディスプレイが話題になりました

The drone air show business is not an easy one, only around two dozen such outfits exist worldwide. The company also keeps its drone manufacturing in-house with its M1 UAV.

DARPAがAIによる戦闘機操縦を開発中。人間のパイロットに対して5戦5勝

But they will be wingmen, not captains

Elon Muskのボーリングカンパニーの次のプロジェクトはオースティンか？

The Boring Company is hiring in Austin, Texas. Elon Musk’s tunneling venture is looking for a few engineers for a possible project after Tesla named the Texas city as the next site for its Cybertruck factory.

Virgin Hyperloopが人の載せたテスト完了

Hyperloops could prove to be a faster and more environmentally sustainable form of transportation than flying and high-speed rail, though many obstacles remain.

天候不良で1日延期されましたが、無事打上げ成功！

Saturday’s SpaceX launch will mark the return of regular crewed launches in the US after nearly a decade hiatus.

代替肉提供のBeyond Meetがマクドナルドと提携

After tumbling earlier today, Beyond Meat shares are shooting upward on news that the company did indeed collaborate with McDonald’s on its new McPlant vegetarian menu.

デザイン思考を教えられるイノベーションコーチの必要性

Innovation coaches need to have a significant and demonstrable interest in innovation methods such as design thinking, agile and lean startup. But they also need to have a significant and demonstrable interest in training and coaching other people to use these innovation methods.

コロナ環境下で従業員体験（Employee Experience）が重要になあっている。デザイン思考で再設計

COVID-19 has forced changes in the way people work — and created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to increase engagement and productivity.

デザイン思考を学べるオンラインクラス

Design thinking teaches you how to take a more human-centered approach to innovation. Here are the top 10 classes for it, from Stanford to IDEO.

Uberが自動運転部門を自動運転スタートアップAuroraに売却交渉に入った

Eighteen months ago, Uber’s self-driving car unit, Uber Advanced Technologies Group, was valued at $7.25 billion following a $1 billion investment from Toyota, DENSO and SoftBank’s Vision Fund.

mmhmmが正式リリース。リリース版の完成度の高さに驚きました

mmhmm, the presentation software developed by Evernote founder Phil Libin, is today coming out of beta.

Apple Silicon M1を搭載さた新Mac発表。詳細は他のメディアに譲りますが、個人的にはPC君の復活が一番受けました(笑)

Apple’s M1 Mac announcement featured a special guest: actor John Hodgman reprising his role as the PC guy from Apple’s old "I’m a Mac" commercials as the company showed off the performance and battery life improvements of the new chip.

私も持っていますが、Allbirdsは履き心地がいいです

Why tech bros like Ashton Kutcher have adopted nondescript, style-agnostic shoes as a key part of their daily uniforms.

オンライン学習プラットフォームのUdemyが資金調達成功。企業価値は$3.3B

Online education has been one of the hotspots in the tech world this year, as people turn to e-learning tools to fill in the gaps variously arising from closed schools, closed offices, social distancing and more time on our hands at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

インテルにApple Siliconによる破壊的イノベーションの波

So begins the story that Clay Christensen would love to tell about how Andy Grove of Intel famously came to be a convert to the theory of disruption. Christensen shared with Grove his research on how…

コロナ下で黒字化したDoorDashが上場へ

After filing earlier this year, DoorDash dropped its public S-1 filing this morning, bringing clarity to its numbers and moving it closer to a public debut that should happen before the end of the year.

Eric Shmidtがキプロス市民権取得。節税目的か

Schmidt is effectively buying a passport that he can use to enter the European Union.

GPT-3の技術を使って、いくつかのキーワードを入れると自動でメールを作成してくれるOthersideAIが資金調達に成功

When I send an email, it’s special. A crafted, beautiful thing that — who am I kidding, it’s mostly automatic. So why not automate it? OthersideAI is taking this idea (with a $2.6 million seed round) beyond the auto-responders and smart replies, using OpenAI’s GPT-3 language generation engine to turn bullet points into full, personalized […]

Amazonが出資し大量発注しているRivianの価格が値上げ。7.5万ドルから。

The R1T pickup will start at $75,000 and the R1S SUV at $77,500.

Digital transformation should always start with questions and 'whys.' This lack of clarity towards a well-defined goal and the absence of them is way too common

デジタルトランスフォーメーションの秘訣

High-performing businesses reach peak commercial performance by reducing friction in customer interactions in the face of a market with increasing complexity. If you look at who's winning, it's the companies that not only embraced digital transformation early, but also made it a core building block of their foundation moving forward. So, what does it take to win today?

Here’s what to consider when embarking on a digital transformation to ensure your organization is on the right course.

遠隔教育は一部の生徒には不安解消に繋がっているという研究結果

With coronavirus resurging in Europe and the U.S., parents are likely worried about their children's mental health.

ホンダが世界初のレベル３自動運転車を発売

Honda says it'll be the first brand to mass produce cars capable of level 3 self-driving.

梅田市長はこちらでも有名に

“It feels as though I’ve also won the election," the mayor of Yamato said.

Quartzがユーザベースから独立

Quartz is going private, with co-founder and CEO Zach Seward buying the business news site from its current owner Uzabase.

シリコンバレー地域の74%がバイデンに投票

Nearly three-quarters of regional voters turned out for Biden.

NY州にはワクチンを供与しないとしたトランプ大統領に対してクオモ知事が訴訟も辞さないと警告

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday that his state may sue the federal government after President Trump threatened to withhold a potential coronavirus vaccine from New Yorkers.

カマラ・ハリスが育ったあとを辿る

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is often called the “daughter of Oakland.”

Volvo announced that it will be among the first manufacturers to start selling heavy-duty electric trucks in 2021, with volume production beginning in 2022.