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Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari (winyy) - Issue #33

Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari (winyy) - Issue #33

winyy Issue #33今週から日本に一時帰国しており、東京から書いています。winyy dan day 2020に参加頂いた皆様、ありがとうございました！ありがたいフィードバックや新鮮な気付きがあり、今後取り入れさせて頂きたいと思います。今週は、DoorDash, Airbnb, C3.aiとIPOが立て続けにありました。今後Instacartも予定されており、パンデミック下でも強い成長力を持つ企業が評価されています。こちらのニュースではありませんが、はやぶさ２の帰還素晴らしかったですね。はやぶさ２は11年後に向けて再度旅立った訳ですが、日本でももっと大胆に予算が割り振られることを期待します。先週一番クリックされた記事は、"Virgin Galactic planning a rocket-powered test flight next week | Engadget" 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 #33I am writing this issue from Japan as I'm on trip for vacation.This week, there were big IPOs of DoorDash, Airbnb and C3.ai. Instacat will follow soon. They are evaluated as strong potentials under pandemic.The most read news last week was "Virgin Galactic planning a rocket-powered test flight next week | Engadget."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.

December 13, 2020

On December 5th, Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission successfully landed in the desert of southern Australia, bringing a small sample of material from the asteroid Ryugu to Earth.

新ロケットStarshipの打上げ試験、高高度に達するも着陸に失敗。Elon Muskは開発チームに「データは取れた。おめでとう！」と評価

SpaceX successfully launched a prototype of its next-gen Starship rocket on Wednesday in its first high-altitude test. The landing, however, wasn't so great.

Virgin Galacticの試験打上げでロケットエンジン点火せず

Virgin Galactic's first attempt at a rocket-powered flight from Spaceport America has ended in failure after the motor didn't ignite.

月面に派遣される宇宙飛行士の候補者18名が発表される

On December 9th, Vice President Mike Pence announced 18 astronauts who could be chosen to perform future missions to the Moon. Pence made the announcement during his final space council meeting, as the country prepares for a new administration.

水素駆動航空機の時代は来るか

Some planemakers think the answer may be “yes”

Boeingが無人空中給油機を開発中

Boeing has flown its MQ-25 mid-air refueling drone with a fuel pod for the first time, bringing it one step closer to mid-air top-ups for combat aircraft.

電動自動運転トラクターは農業の未来

This autonomous, all-electric tractor promises to be a game-changer for farms. Here's what makes it so special.

Xプライズ財団が$15Mの懸賞金で代替肉のコンテストを実施

Just one week after Singapore became the first country in the world to approve the sale of lab-grown meat, XPrize has announced a new competition to foster the development of technologies that will transform the global food industry.

ImpossibleFoodsは、2035年までに肉のない世界を作ると宣言

Impossible Foods is a company that makes plant-based meat alternative products.

Steve Wozniakがエネルギーを効率化したプロジェクトからのエネルギークレジットWOZXをブロックチェーンで発行・交換するEfforceを支援

The WOZX entitles holders to a share of profits from energy efficiency projects around the world.

三輪EVのApteraが太陽光発電車として復活

Aptera, the company that shuttered in 2011 after failing to secure funding for its three-wheeled electric car, is back with a new solar electric vehicle it claims never needs charging, at least, for most drivers.

Cruiseがサンフランシスコ市内で無人運転の試験を開始

Cruise, which is backed by GM, is testing fully driverless vehicles in San Francisco. The company is one of the first to test Level 4 vehicles in a dense, complex urban environment.

スタンフォードからスピンオフし、VWと提携するQuantumScapeが全個体電池を発表

QuantumScape, a startup backed by VW and Bill Gates, says its new solid-state batteries will enable electric cars to travel farther, charge faster, and last longer. The company’s batteries will appear first in Volkswagen vehicles by 2024.

なぜ多様性に富んだ職場がイノベーティブなのか

From 'innovation revenue' to first mover advantage, design thinking has a lot to offer

なぜ共感が発明の母なのか

One of the most instrumental parts of any business is building strong and long-lasting relationships with customers. However, with the business world ch

Ericssonが実践するイノベーションを促進する５つの方法

EASE SCALE: Innovation is not a fluffy concept. Without it, many companies wouldn’t survive. Here are five ways to kickstart employee innovation in your workplace now.

Googleが開発を進める独自OS Fuchsia

Fuchsia development is moving into a new phase of more public contributions.

DoorDash, C3.aiがIPO。DoorDashは83％、C3は151％上昇。

Haters gonna hate, IPOs gonna pop. That’s the story today as richly valued DoorDash and C3.ai, two American technology unicorns, saw their values skyrocket after they began trading today.

Uberがエアタクシー部門をJobyに売却。相互のメリット

Uber announced Tuesday that it has sold its flying taxi service, Uber Elevate to California-based Joby Aviation.

Uberが自動運転部門をAuroraに売却

Aurora Innovation, the autonomous vehicle startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Amazon, has reached an agreement with Uber to buy the ride-hailing firm’s self-driving unit in a complex deal that will value the combined company at $10 billion. Aurora is not paying cash for Uber ATG, a company that was valued at $7.25 billion following […]

Peter TealのFounder's Fundから出資受けた宇宙での製造を狙うVardaが$9Mの資金調達に成功

From a young age, Will Bruey, the co-founder and chief executive of Varda Space Industries, was fascinated with space and running his own business.

TeslaがModel S/Xの生産を12月24日から18日間停止。Tesla 3/Yに需要が集中

Tesla is shutting down production for the Model S and X for 18 days as demand for the high-end EVs appears to have fallen.

Elon Muskがテキサスに移住

Elon Musk has left California and moved to Texas. He said he wanted to be closer to Tesla and Space X projects in the state, but he also argued that California has grown overly "complacent" as the technology capital of the world.

Oracleがテキサス州オースティンに移転

Austinites, watch out; another tech company is headed into town.

GoogleのAI倫理研究者Gebruの解雇について、Pichai CEOが調査を約束するも謝罪せず。Google社員2278名が抗議の署名

While Google CEO Sundar Pichai stopped short of saying Timnit Gebru was fired, he promised to review the circumstances that led to her leaving the company.

オンラインでのカスタマーサポートを提供するGorgiasが$25Mを調達

Gorgias announced today that it has raised $25 million in Series B funding, bringing the startup’s pre-money valuation to $300 million. When the company raised its Series A just over a year ago, CEO Romain Lapeyre (who founded Gorgias with CTO Alex Plugaru) told me that it works with e-commerce businesses to automate responses to […]

有名なロボットスタートアップBoston DynamicsをソフトバンクがHyundaiに$1.1Bで売却

Hyundai is acquiring Boston Dynamics, marking a big step into consumer robotics for the automaker. Prior to the sale Boston Dynamics was owned by SoftBank and before that, Google.

Walmart is offering some much-needed festive cheer in the form of a spectacular light show performed by nearly 1,000 Intel drones launched into the night sky.

Digital Transformationにはスキルのトランスフォーメーションが必要

Your organization’s survival depends on adapting to embrace the promise of digital. But first, you must transform your employees’ skills.

製造業におけるDigital Transformationの11の教訓

The following examples offer some framework in setting the right goals, proper planning, and how to realize those goals with greater speed and less pain.

3～3.5万年前に台湾から沖縄に辿りついた日本人の祖先は偶然でなく意図的な航海によってやってきた。（DNA検査で私の祖先はこのルートでやってきた日本人と分かっているので感慨深いです）

A recent study using 138 buoys found that ancient sailors must have traveled from Taiwan to Japan by deliberate navigation, not by drifting.

日本が北朝鮮を攻撃できるミサイルの開発を計画

The move is part of a defense buildup that would give Tokyo the ability to strike if it anticipates an attack.

コロナ終息後に行きたい国の一つ、日本

The pandemic has had a chilling effect on global travel. When it comes to an end, these destinations are at the top of our travel writers’ wish lists

A capsule returning an asteroid sample from Hayabusa2 has successfully reached Earth.

次期国防長官にオースティン退役大将。初の黒人長官

Austin was a capable Army general but he may face questions over his handling of US Central Command’s ISIS fight.

米国で普及が進む屋外ダイニングは冬になりこういうものが増えてきました。もはや屋外とは言えないような形状に…

Restaurants are getting creative with their winter setups. But some changes might make dining out riskier.

カリフォルニアの男性が熊に襲われた愛犬を守るために熊にパンチ

The man rushed the bear and assaulted it until it released his dog, but the encounter did not end there.

映画館チェーンAMCが1月にキャッシュが尽き、倒産の危機

AMC Theatres issued new public documents stating that Warner Bros.’ decision to make its movies simultaneous streaming releases has hurt the company, which believes it will run out of cash by mid-January 2021.

AppleとGoogleが共同開発したコンタクトトレーシングアプリがカリフォルニアでも運用開始

Apple and Google’s tech for tracing COVID will finally be rolling out to their home state of California on December 10th. The app allows users to get notifications if they’ve been around to someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus.

追悼：世界で初めて音速を越えたパイロット、Chuck Yeager氏が97歳で死去。映画ライトスタッフでも有名

Yeager was the prototype of the American hero, a decorated fighter pilot immortalized in Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff. He died Monday at age 97.

Virgin Galactic plans to do the first rocket-powered test flight of its VSS Unity spacecraft from its freshly christened Spaceport America facility in New Mexico as early as next week.