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Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari (winyy) - Issue #34

Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari (winyy) - Issue #34

winyy Issue #34今週も東京から書いています。年末に向けてのIPOラッシュや新サービスのアナウンスが多く、ニュースの多い週でした。先週オラクルのテキサスへの本社移転のニュースがありましたが、創業者で会長のLarry Ellisonは、Zoomがあれば問題なく業務ができるとしてハワイに移住すると公表。SalesforceのMarc Benioffも既にハワイに移住しており、会社のトップがリモートという新しいトレンドが出てくるのかもしれません。これもNew Normalですね。先週一番クリックされた記事は、"XPrize launches a $15 million contest to develop alternative meats " 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 #34I am writing this issue from Tokyo again.This week, there were a lot of news related to IPOs or announcements of new services aiming to release by holidays. Last week, there was Oracle's announcement to move its HQ to Texas. This week, Larry Ellison, Founder and Chairman has disclosed his plan to move to Hawaii as there is no issue in business if he can talk over Zoom. Salesforce's Marc Benioff already moved there. It would be a new normal that a top management work remotely. The most read news last week was "XPrize launches a $15 million contest to develop alternative meats."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 19, 2020

Amazonが買収したZooxが自動運転車を発表

It’s been almost six months since Amazon purchased self-driving startup Zoox, and today the company pulled the wraps off its first autonomous vehicle.

AIが初めて米軍機を制御

AI has controlled a US military aircraft for the first time, serving as a co-pilot aboard a U-2 spy plane in a milestone test for the Air Force.

Lyftが2023年から完全自動運転を米国内の複数の都市で開始

Motional has helped the company carry out more than 100,000 self-driving rides.

Walmartが来年アーカンソーで無人配送トラックをテスト

Next year, there won’t be any human drivers in the Gatik autonomous trucks working a two-mile route in Arkansas for Walmart.

来週上場を控えるEVメーカーCanooが配達用バンを発表。2022年より市場投入

EV startup Canoo has unveiled a new electric delivery van that starts at $33,000 and offers ranges of anywhere from 90 to 230 miles per charge.

Capella Spaceが米軍に安価なSAR画像を提供

A Silicon Valley start-up is offering the most detailed space radar imagery on the market

一貫した顧客体験のデザインの重要性

Here's a playbook for tech companies with high-growth aspirations.

Googleは2021年9月までオフィス再開を延期

Google has delayed its return to the office once again, to September 2021, but it will include flexible weeks that allow remote work even when it's safe.

Oracleは本社をテキサス州に移転するも、会長のLarry Ellisonはハワイ・ラナイ島に移住

While software giant Oracle announced it would move its headquarters to Texas, becoming the latest Silicon Valley firm to leave the region, CEO Larry Ellison has reportedly moved to his Hawaiian island.

シリコンバレーで需要の高い技術職Top 10

An Indeed report details the evolving jobs landscape of an area that has been synonymous with tech for decades.

Sequoiaが消費者向けカーボンオフセットのJoroに出資

Sanchali Pal first woke up to the world’s climate crisis after watching the 2008 documentary Food Inc.

メンタルヘルスサービスのLyra Healthが$175Mを調達。評価額は$2.5B

The coronavirus pandemic has underscored, and often exacerbated, the mental health crisis that exists across the world.

Elon MuskのThe Boring Companyがラスベガスで拡張計画

Elon Musk’s The Boring Company wants to build new tunnels underneath the Las Vegas Strip and beyond, in a push to become the city’s newest form of transportation.

商務省がDJIをエンティティリストに載せ、監視対象に

Following numerous reports that the U.S. government was seeking to crack down on DJI, the Department of Commerce today will be adding the drone giant to its “Entity List.”

Auroraが買収したUber ATGの従業員の75%に雇用のオファー

Autonomous vehicle company Aurora Innovation sent offers Thursday to more than 75% of employees at Uber Advanced Technologies Group, just a week after announcing plans to acquire the self-driving subsidiary, according to a source familiar with the post-merger integration plans.

2021年のデジタルトランスフォーメーショントレンドTop 5

The most important digital transformation trends of 2021 save companies money and offer tangible business benefits. Wider adoption of low-code, MLOps, multi-cloud management and data streaming will speed companies along on their digital transformation journeys.

ビジネスの世界は変化している：Digital Transformationを待つという贅沢は許されない。今がその時。

Today’s workplace is changing rapidly, and so far, UK businesses have been ready to adapt. But we need to ensure that digital transformation remains front of mind or we risk getting left behind.

デジタルイノベーションは適応性と持続的な生き残りの鍵

Many CIOs have focused on managing the digital workplace to cope with COVID-19. Where they should be focused is on the workplace after the pandemic.

NTT DataがDigital Transformationで$125Mのコストセーブ

NTT Data has achieved significant savings using Ariba from SAP. This procurement initiative, run by a procurement organization with 21 team members, could be contributing about a half percent of margin improvement per year. That is a solid contribution driven by a very small number of people.

AWSが地図サービスAmazon Locationを提供開始

AWS today announced the preview of Amazon Location, a new service for developers who want to add location-based features to their web-based and mobile applications.

Amazonの衛星通信サービスProject Kuiper

Amazon unveiled on Wednesday a revolutionary Ka-band phased array antenna design that will allow for more compact and less expensive user terminals.

AIがFacebookデータを使い精神障害を予測

Volunteers let an AI scan their messages from more than a year before they received a psychiatric diagnosis. It was able to flag signs of their conditions.

菅首相が4人以上の食事を避けるという公式ガイダンスを無視してステーキディナー

The controversy fueled doubts about the performance of the prime minister, who is facing mounting criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

クラウドファンディングのIndigogoがJETROと提携して日本に展開

Indiegogo plans to help more Japanese entrepreneurs run successful crowdfunding campaigns through a new expansion of its Global Fast Track Program.

東京大学が人間の尿をアンモニア肥料に変換する技術を開発

Urine can be turned into ammonia-based fertilizer in space thanks to newly invented process from scientists at Tokyo University.

米疾病対策センターのファウチ博士は、クリスマスに自身の子供たちとの面談を控える

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said this week that he and his wife will not be seeing his three adult children for Christmas or for his birthday on Christmas Eve amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and urged other Americans to do the same.

サンフランシスコ市はベイエリア外からの旅行者に10日間の自己隔離を義務付け。違反の場合は軽罰に

Starting Friday, the city has a new mandatory quarantine order.

米宇宙軍の呼称が「ガーディアンズ」に

Members of the United States Space Force will officially be called "Guardians" according to an announcement made by Vice President Mike Pence.

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.