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winyy #43 - Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari

winyy #43 - Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari

winyy Issue #43SFベイエリアの感染は大分落ち着いてきており、1日あたりの感染者数は感謝祭前の水準に近くなってきています。San Mateo郡では警戒レベルが一段引き下げられ、店内飲食が定員の25％で許可されるようになりました。全米で毎日170万回注射されているワクチンの効果も出てきているようです。そんな中、シリコンバレーで有名だったコンピューター販売店Fry'sが全店閉店・廃業となりました。90年代からお世話になっていたお店なので残念です。今週は興味深いニュースが多かったです。トヨタも出資する空飛ぶタクシーのJobbyが初めて飛んでいる映像を公開しました。最も商業化に近いとも言われています。また、元TeslaのVPが設立したEVメーカーLucidがSPAC上場。EVブームが続いています。研究では、ネアンデルタール人の遺伝子がCOVID-19の重症化リスクを高めているというNatureの論文や、Zoom疲れの原因を特定したスタンフォード大学も興味深いニュースでした。前号で一番クリックされた記事は、"'Waymo's set to test its self-driving taxis in San Francisco" 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。Twitter ---> @winyy2020winyy Issue #43The daily infection number is getting lowered in the SF bay area, which is equivalent to the time before Thanksgiving. The warning level at San Mateo County has been degraded one notch. It means restaurants can serve in-room dining with 25% capacity. It seems that vaccine which is dosed 1.7 million shots a day is showing positive impact.This week, there are many interesting news. Jobby, a flying taxi funded by Toyota, has released a video of it flying for the first time. It is also said to be the closest to commercialization. In addition, EV maker Lucid, which was established by former Tesla VP, has been listed via SPAC. The EV boom continues. Interesting news was the Nature paper says that Neanderthal genes increase the risk of COVID-19 aggravation, and Stanford University identified the cause of Zoom fatigue.The most read news last week was "''Waymo's set to test its self-driving taxis in San Francisco."Please press the 'Like it' button at the end of the email if you like this issue.Sign up page is here.

February 27, 2021

トヨタが出資する空飛ぶクルマを開発するJobyyが初めて映像を公開（必見）

California-based Joby Aviation has released the first footage of its zero-emissions aircraft in flight, zipping through the sky at speeds of up to 200 mph.

水素を歯磨きペーストのようにして貯蔵する技術

At least, the Fraunhofer Institute hopes so

米国郵政公社の次期配送車がEV化。但し現在の契約では10％のみ。今後連邦政府が予算積み増しか？

President Biden has said the federal fleet will go 100% electric.

ネアンデルタール人由来の遺伝子の有無でCOVID-19への耐性が変わることが発見された。日本人にはほぼない遺伝子|Natureで発表

One genetic legacy is protective. Another is harmful

気象予報スタートアップClimaCellが自前のレーダー衛星の打ち上げを計画

The weather data and forecasting startup ClimaCell today announced that it plans to launch its own constellation of small weather satellites.

火星探査機Perseveranceのパラシュートに隠されたメッセージが6時間で解読された-"Dare Mighty Things（あえて壮大なことを）"

The parachute that helped carry NASA’s Perseverance rover to the surface of Mars last week featured a hidden message. And space fans have managed to decode it.

NASA本部の名称を映画にもなった黒人技術者Mary Jacksonに名称変更

This week, NASA celebrated an iconic figure from its past, Mary Jackson, by renaming its headquarters in her honor.

NY市警がロボット犬を試験導入

Yesterday, the NYPD used a Boston Dynamics robot — Spot — to investigate a home invasion in the Bronx. A spokesperson for the NYPD said the robot is in a test phase.

いちご栽培で人間とAIが勝負：結果はAIが圧勝

In an agriculture competition, four technology teams compete with traditional farmers to see who can grow better strawberries faster. The data scientists won, using a combination of intelligent sensors and greenhouse automation. Learn more about the future of agriculture in this article.

Googleが海底ケーブルから地震・津波の検出する方法を研究

Submarine telecommunications cables could one day serve as a massive network of seismic sensors. New research shows that one of Google’s fiber optic cables successfully detected earthquakes without needing to add additional infrastructure.

IPS細胞から作られた脳が本物の脳のように成熟

The cells in human brain organoids are found to mature on the same timetable as cells in an infant’s brain.

CO2のDirect Air Captureを狙うスタートアップ

Not every company’s founders find themselves on a first-name basis with the local bomb squad, but then again not every company is Noya Labs, which wants to turn the roughly 2 million cooling towers at industrial sites and buildings across the U.S. into CO2-sucking weapons in the fight against global climate change. When the company […]

Digital Transformationの成功にはデザイン思考・共感が必要

To succeed at digital transformation, leaders need to ensure teams and customers get empathetic technology interactions. We need tech to "speak human." That starts with emphasizing user-centricity and ends with careful measurement.

AI導入にはデザイン思考が必要

Design thinking refers to developing design concepts that seek to understand the product from a user’s perspective.

丸紅のDX戦略：デザイン思考のスキルを持った人材を増やしていく

Feb. 25. 2021 Marubeni Corporation Marubeni Corporation has announced the Marubeni Group's Digital Transformation strategies under the title,... | February 27, 2021

Teslaの元VPが設立したLucid MotorがSPAC上場

Lucid Motors reached an agreement to become a publicly traded company through a merger with special-purpose acquisition company Churchill Capital IV Corp., in the largest deal yet between a blank-check company and an electric vehicle startup.

スタンフォード大学が「Zoom疲れ」の原因と対策を特定（必見）

Starlinkの速度が年後半に300Mbpsに

Elon Musk has said in a Twitter reply that the internet speeds provided by the Starlink satellite system will double this year, going to 300 Mbps from 150. He also promises worldwide coverage by next year.

米軍はスタートアップにとって理想的な顧客

While much has been made of tech’s unwillingness to work with the Pentagon, start-ups are still plumbing the industry’s decades-long ties to the military.

米国で改めてClubhouseのブームが来ています

A wave of startups, features, and tools has sprung up around the popular audio app. And some are looking to cash in.

自動翻訳のOtter.aiが資金調達に成功

Over the past year or so, voice transcription startup Otter.ai doubled down on the future of remote work by integrating its product with meeting apps like Zoom and Google Meet.

金属3D印刷のMantleが資金調達に成功

Additive manufacturing has been a popular buzz phrase for decades now. With a smattering of notable exceptions, however, 3D printing has largely been focused on rapid prototyping and limited-run, personal products.

金属3D印刷のMarkForgedがSPAC上場へ

Big morning for Massachusetts tech companies planning to go public via SPAC. Shortly after Berkshire Grey unveiled its intentions, Watertown-based Markforged has announced its own plans. The metal 3D printing company intends to merge with ONE, a special purpose acquisition company created by Kevin Hartz, who will join its board. The deal, which could value […]

Fiskerが全個体電池の利用を断念

Henrik Fisker talks to The Verge about the future of his newly public EV startup, including why he’s abandoned an effort to create a solid-state battery in favor of partnering with suppliers like Magna and Foxconn.

Fiskerの製造はFoxconnが担う

The companies say it could happen at Foxconn’s site in Wisconsin, which has largely sat empty since its groundbreaking in 2018. Donald Trump once called the planned factory the "eighth wonder of the world." Fisker’s first car is slated to go into production at the end of 2022.

2021年版画期的な１０の技術 | MIT Technology Review

This list marks 20 years since we began compiling an annual selection of the year’s most important technologies.

5Gの８つ事例

5G is here, and some of the potential use cases are worth talking about. From autonomous vehicles to smart cities, here are some examples of how 5G will affect the future.

ムーアの法則の壁を破るにはグラフェンが有効か？

The number of transistors that chipmakers can pack into an integrated circuit is reaching the upper limit of what's possible. Wrinkled graphene could fix that.

全個体電池はEVをどう変えるか？

More range, less weight, faster charging time -- you name it.

農業分野でのブロックチェーンの利用広がる

Why is blockchain relevant for agrifood and how can it contribute to sustainable agrifood in the data economy? Blockchain has the potential to offer many...

Digital Transformationでは顧客中心が競争に勝つ秘訣

Reimagining digital transformation in 2021 needs a customer-centric business strategy and leveraging advanced automation technologies.

Digital Tranformationの恩恵は、43%は顧客、30%は従業員

Starting a digital transformation project should be about the 'why' and the 'how', not the buzzwords. Sanjay Brahmawar of Software AG shares three key ways to make it work

伊藤忠が食品サプライチェーンをDigital Transformation

ITOCHU Corporation announced today that in collaboration with Nippon Access, Inc. , a major food wholesaler and a member of ITOCHU Group, ITOCHU has launched a commercial use of... | February 27, 2021

しーっ。歓声や大声はダメだが、拍手はOK。

Spectators are told to curb their enthusiasm — and ideally, watch online — as the flame passes through Japan.

日本が世界で二番目の孤独問題担当大臣を任命

After seeing the negative side effects of increased social isolation, the Japanese government has decided to get serious about fighting loneliness. Tetsushi Sakamoto has been made Minister of Loneliness and tasked with trying to stop rising suicide rates.

ポケモン25周年。日本より遥かに多く報道されている気がします

In just 25 years Pokemon has become the most lucrative media franchise on the planet.

バイデン政権が半導体と電池のサプライチェーンをレビューする大統領令を発令

It comes after Ford's CEO called on the US government to support domestic battery production and charging infrastructure.

コンピューター販売で有名なFry'sが36年の歴史に幕。全店閉店

Fry’s Electronics, one of the last big brick-and-mortar electronics store chains in the United States — and a Silicon Valley institution in particular — is permanently closing nationwide, local broadcaster KRON4 has confirmed.

パンデミック収束に積極的な手法を取るカリフォルニア州知事に共和党がリコールを主導

Covid-19 made governors popular, until it didn’t. Now, California’s Newsom may lose his seat.

Alphabet's self-driving subsidiary Waymo is for the first time expanding its testing range beyond the boundaries of the Phoenix, Arizona area and heading to the City by the Bay.