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winyy #39 - Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari (winyy)

winyy #39 - Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari (winyy)

winyy Issue #39今週から日本でもリアルタイム音声SNSのClubhouseに火がつき始めたようですね。”ラジオの民主化”と言えるような新しいサービスですが、どこまで広がるか見ものです。今週はTeslaの通期決算発表に注目していました。初の通期黒字を達成し、今年は100万台の生産を目指すと勢いが止まりません。電池不足や生産立ち上げが重なり、Semi, CyberTruck, Roadstarの本格的な出荷は2022年に遅れるようですが、着実に成長しています。前号で一番クリックされた記事は、"'SpaceX bought two oil rigs to convert into offshore launch pads for Starship" 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 #39It seems that Clubhouse, the realtime voice SNS, is getting into the boom from this week. It is almost a "democratization of radio." You can see how far it will spread.This week, I was paying attention to Tesla's earning call. They have achieved the first profit for a full year and their momentum will not stop as they aim to produce 1 million units this year. Full-scale shipments of Semi, CyberTruck, and Roadstar seem to be delayed in 2022 due to battery shortage and production start-up, but they are growing steadily.The most read news last week was "'SpaceX bought two oil rigs to convert into offshore launch pads for Starship."Please press the 'Like it' button at the end of the email if you like this issue.Sign up page is here.

January 30, 2021

e-スクーターMaaSのSpinが自動駐車機能付スクーターをテスト中

Spin will start testing 300 e-scooters that feature remote parking capabilities this spring in Boise, Idaho before bringing the tech to other markets in North America and Europe.

Walmartが進めるロボット化

Back in 2019, Walmart started piloting its first local fulfillment center in Salem, which uses robots called the Alphabot to pick items from shelves.

7-Elevenがゲーマーが実際に宿泊できる新しい店のコンセプトをDallasで公開

Dallas County, Texas residents will have the oppurtunity to book one night in the newest 7-Eleven Evolution Store before it opens to the public. The location will likely appeal to gamers that enjoy endless Slurpees and access to a PS5.

Boeingが2030年までに全ての航空機がサステイナブルな燃料で飛行すると発表

Boeing has vowed to make flights using its planes more eco-friendly within the next decade: The aviation titan has announced its commitment to make sure its planes can fly on 100 percent sustainable fuels by 2030.

百度(Baidu)がカリフォルニアで６社目となる無人運転のライセンスを取得

The California Department of Motor Vehicles has granted Baidu permission to test its autonomous vehicles without a driver behind the wheel. It’s had authority to test its vehicles in California since 2016, but up until now, it could only do so with a backup driver.

Twitterが学術研究目的でアーカイブを無料公開

Twitter will let academic researchers access a searchable public archive of all tweets as part of a new effort to improve research tools for studying online discourse and the Twitter platform.

今回発表されたVirgin Hyperloopのコンセプト作りにはデザイン思考が使われている

A concept video shows how the company has taken some of the best aspects from aviation, rail, automotive, and even hospitality to create a new kind of passenger experience.

”かつてテクノロジーは技術者によって推進されていた”が、”今日ではエンドユーザーがその役割を担う”

Design thinking principles put customer and stakeholder needs at the center of the conversation. Here's why it should be part of your digital transformation approach.

A/Bテストが及ぼす効果：ページビュー10%改善、VCからの資金調達する可能性が5%上昇｜ハーバード・ビジネススクール

A/B tests help startup founders capitalize on good ideas—and move on from duds—faster, says research from Rembrand Koning. How can established companies benefit?

IBMがデザイン思考を取り入れ、企業変革に取り組んでいる

IBM Garage's agile techniques are remaking the company's services unit - SiliconANGLE

このwinyyの配信にも使っているnewsletterサービスRevueがTwitterに買収されました

Twitter is getting into paid newsletters with the acquisition of Revue. Email newsletters are becoming popular among journalists and writers, and Twitter’s move pits it against Substack and other providers.

一方、Facebookは独自にnewsletterサービスを開発中との噂

Facebook is building its own newsletter tools, according to The New York Times. The social network is reportedly working on the initiative to offer more services to independent writers and journalists as part of the Facebook Journalism Project.

日本でも今週から盛り上がり始めたリアルタイム音声のみのSNS Clubhouseですが、Andreessen Horowitzがリードで資金調達、クリエイターが収益を得る方法として、チップ、チケット、サブスクを検討し、数ヶ月以内にテストを開始予定。毎週のアクティブユーザーは200万人、180を超える投資家。

Buzzy live-voice chat app Clubhouse has confirmed that it has raised new funding — without revealing how much — in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz through the firm’s partner Andrew Chen.

Teslaが通期で初の黒字化

It’s 2021 and nearly 7 percent of the US workforce is currently idle on account of the pandemic but heck if Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn’t still making money hand over fist.

Teslaが自動運転支援ソフトウェアの他社へのライセンスについて言及

Tesla is open to licensing its software, including its Autopilot highly-automated driving technology and the neural network training it has built to improve its autonomous driving technology.

Tesla Semiの出荷遅れは電池不足が理由

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on the company’s 2020 Q4 earnings call that all engineering work is now complete on the Tesla Semi, the freight-hauling semi truck that the company is building with an all-electric powertrain. The company expects to begin deliveries of Tesla Semi this year, it said in its Q4 earnings release, and […]

PepsiCoとBeyond Meatが共同事業を発表

The third-largest food company in the world is embracing meatless meat.

トラブル続きのEVメーカーFaraday FutureがSPACを使って上場し$1Bを調達

Troubled EV startup Faraday Future will become a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq stock exchange as part of a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, called Property Solutions Acquisition Corp.

e-スクータのLimeがサービスに殿堂原付を追加

Lime will offer hundreds of electric mopeds for rent in Washington, DC and Paris in the coming months. The mopeds, which are made by Chinese company NIU, will have a range of up to 100 miles and speed limited to 30 mph.

Peloton創業者によるスタートアップの急成長を管理するための３つのヒント

Graham Stanton explains that making fast decisions and incorporating customer feedback were key to success in the company's early days.

元Uberのチームによる地理空間分析プラットフォームUnfolded.aiが６百万ドルの資金調達に成功

Years ago, Uber had a problem. With millions of users and tens of thousands of drivers scattered across a widening expanse of the globe, the fast-growing mobility startup wanted to display more accurate maps to users about where their ride was coming from and where it was intending to go to reach its destination. The […]

プラスチック廃棄物ゼロによる食料品配達のZeroがSFの次にLAでサービス開始

Plastic-free grocery-delivery startup Zero is gearing up to launch in Los Angeles on February 10, after solely operating in the San Francisco Bay Area. Zero works directly with suppliers to sell food and other household items in jars, boxes and other types of sustainable packaging, and offers next-day delivery.

84万人の専門家を擁する知識プラットフォームLynkが24百ドルを調達

Lynk, a “knowledge-as-a-service” platform that connects clients with over 840,000 experts in a wide range of fields, announced today it has raised $24 million led by Brewer Lane Ventures and MassMutual Ventures, with participation from Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund.

クリーンテクノロジーへの資金供給源としてSPACは必要

SPACs are going to be the tool needed to bring clean tech up to par with sectors such as healthcare. It’s a development that will benefit all of us.

プライベートジェットのような高級エアラインスタートアップ

A one-way ticket from Los Angeles to Aspen, Colorado starts at $990 and allows passengers to experience the frills of flying private without the cost.

Digital Transformationで成功する方法

Even in 2021, much work remains to be done if organizations want to become competitive digital businesses.

Digital Transformation：AIが役立つ５つの分野

How can artificial intelligence help organizations solve digital transformation challenges? Consider these examples - from customer service to resource optimization.

Digital Transformationを進める上での７つの間違い

Digital transformation leadership strategies do not match up with traditional IT leadership principles. Make sure you're using approaches that set teams up for success

Digital Transformationの2021年のトレンド

What is Digital Transformation? Know this and the top 8 trends that will shape the digital transformation in 2021.

バイデン大統領と菅首相の電話会談のニュースですが、トップに名前が出ないあたり、まだ菅さんの名前は浸透していないですね。

President Joe Biden has assured Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of his administration’s commitment to protecting the Senkaku Islands, a group of uninhabited islets administered by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing

ソフトバンクがロボットでアイリスオーヤマと提携

You’d be forgiven for being underwhelmed by the output from SoftBank Robotics thus far. The firm’s best-known product to date is almost certainly Pepper, a humanoid robot designed for greeting and signage that grew out of it 2015 acquisition of French robotics company Aldebaran.

The NV350 caravan office pod concept includes a workstation that can extend out the van. Don't worry, there's also a coffee maker inside.

GameStop社株式の高騰に伴うオンライン証券会社Robbinfootの取引停止措置に注目が集まりました

It won’t help you understand the mess any better than you already do, but it could help you untangle the mania behind it.

パンデミックの影響で、テニス・パドミントン・卓球を合体させたようなピックルボールが人気

But it has kept a low profile

Googleがワクチン摂取加速のため、摂取場所として自社施設を開放、１.５億ドル資金提供。摂取できるクリニックをサイトで表示

Google is launching an initiative to provide more than $150 million to promote education and equitable distribution of the coronavirus vaccine, and will make some of its facilities available as vaccination clinics.

SpaceX’s next spacecraft is in development in Texas, and CEO Elon Musk previously revealed that the company was planning to build floating spaceports for Starship operations, after a job ad was posted looking for someone to oversee their development. Now, SpaceX has purchased two oil rigs to convert for this purpose, as first reported by […]