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winyy #52 - Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari

winyy #52 - Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari

winyy Issue #52今週はGoogle、Amazon、Teslaなどの好決算が発表され、パンデミック下でも力強さが示されました。同時に、米国内への投資計画の発表や社会貢献プログラムも発表され、好決算に対する社会的な非難を避けるカウンターバランスを取っていると見られます。そして、速報になりますが、野口宇宙飛行士を乗せたCrew Dragon「レジリエンス号」ISSから無事帰還。夜間の着水は1968年以来だそうです。カリフォルニアは歴史的な干ばつが予想され、過去最悪の山火事件数になるとも言われています。昨年は山火事の煙で空が真っ赤になる日があり、人々に環境問題を意識される一つの契機にもなりました。より一層環境問題への意識が高まると予想されます。前号で一番クリックされた記事は、"SpaceX's reused Crew Dragon capsule docks with the ISS" 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 #52This week, Google, Amazon, Tesla and other companies announced good results, showing strength even under the pandemic. At the same time, they also announced their investment plans in the US and social contribution programs, which seems to be a counterbalance to avoid social criticism of their good results.And, as a breaking news, the Crew Dragon "Resilience" with Astronaut Noguchi aboard returned safely from the ISS. This is the first night landing since 1968.California is expected to experience a historic drought and is said to have the worst number of wildfires in its history. Last year, there were days when the sky turned red with smoke from wildfires, and it became an opportunity for people to become more aware of environmental issues. It is expected that awareness of environmental issues will increase even more.The most read news last week was ""SpaceX's reused Crew Dragon capsule docks with the ISS".Please press the 'Like it' button at the end of the email if you like this issue.Sign up page is here.

May 02, 2021

Googleが未来のオフィスを再発明しようとしている

The company that helped popularize open office plans and lavish employee perks is trying to reinvent office spaces to cope with workplace sensibilities changed by the pandemic.

野口宇宙飛行士を乗せたCrew Dragonがメキシコ湾に無事着水。夜間の着水は1968年以来

The astronauts spent more than five months in space, the longest-ever duration for a crew launched in an American-built spacecraft.

ノーベル賞を受賞したDNA編集技術CRISPRに匹敵する技術をハーバード大学が開発中

Harvard's Wyss Institute has created a new gene-editing tool that enable scientist to perform millions of genetic experiments simultaneously..

LIDAR技術のLuminarがAirbusとパートナーシップ

Luminar and Airbus will join forces to use LIDAR sensors to improve flight safety, with the goal of eventually developing fully autonomous aircraft.

Amazonが5000市町村でAmazo Keyを利用したガレージ内への配送開始

Amazon's Key in-garage grocery deliveries are now available to all Prime members in the US..

衛星画像のディープフェイクが軍事的・政治的な課題に

Research shows how deepfake satellite imagery could be used to fool military strategists, politicians and others..

Jeff Bezos率いるBlue Originが5月5日から宇宙旅行の販売開始

Blue Origin seems very close to flying paying customers on its New Shepard sub-orbital rocket, having conducted a dress rehearsal of astronaut loading and unloading on its latest mission.

極超音速機の空中発射を計画するStratolaunchが世界最大の母機の2回目の試験飛行に成功

Stratolaunch flew its gigantic carrier airplane, dubbed Roc, on April 29th, the first flight after new ownership and its second flight overall.

CES2022は物理開催とバーチャル開催に

CES will return as an in-person event in 2022, but are people ready for it after a long pandemic?.

Fordが電池の製造に向けて1.85億ドルかけてラボを開設

Ford plans to invest $185 million into a new battery lab as a step toward manufacturing its own battery cells for electric vehicles.

GMが充電会社7社と連携して6万箇所の充電ステーションを提供

The first Ultium-ready EV charging sites are now live in three states..

トヨタの一部門Woven PlanetがLyftの自動運転部門を5.5億ドルで買収

Ride-hailing company Lyft has sold off its autonomous vehicle unit to Toyota’s Woven Planet Holdings subsidiary for $550 million, the latest in a string of acquisitions spurred by the cost and lengthy timelines to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology.

NY市警が導入した警備ロボットは、物議を醸した末、導入撤回

City residents and elected officials pushed back after videos showed the Boston Dynamics robot in action.

アンチドローン兵器の開発進む

Whereas most anti-drone systems in use today rely on radio frequency interference, this new system uses beamformed microwaves to overwhelm approaching UAVs.

Fordはデザイン思考を中心にした企業文化を作っている

Ford says that it is looking to create “a culture of belonging,” taking actions including an audit of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Mastercardのチーフデータオフィサーはデザイン思考を使いこなす

JoAnn Stonier, chief data officer at Mastercard, discusses how design thinking enables better AI implementation.

HBSでパンデミック下での教室をデザイン思考を使って再発明

Harvard Business School invested 'tens of millions of dollars' to redesign 16 of its MBA classrooms during the pandemic, says Dean Srikant M. Datar

デザイン思考とアジャイル開発を組み合わせることで、創造性とイノベーションを促進する開発環境を用意できる

Design thinking and Agile are two distinct development and QA approaches, but they can be combined. Learn more in this design thinking vs. Agile overview.

Alphabetの第1四半期決算は前年同期34%増と好調

Google parent Alphabet reported today that it raked in a total of $55.3 billion in revenue over the past three months — that’s up 34 percent compared to this time last year.

Googleがアフリカの開発者4万人を支援する奨学金を提供

Google today announced the launch of 40,000 new developer scholarships in Africa. Google will offer the scholarships — created in partnership with tech talent companies Pluralsight and Andela — to developers spread across mobile and cloud development tracks.

AppleがNorth Carolina州に3000人規模のキャンパスを建設

Apple plans to invest $430 billion in the US economy over five years after exceeding its previous domestic target..

EUがAppleのApp Storeに独禁法違反調査を開始

Apple has "abused its dominant position" in the distribution of music streaming apps, the European Commission said.

Amazonの第1四半期決算はアナリスト予想を上回り、売上は前年比44%、利益は220%増加

The high volume of orders during the pandemic has let Amazon operate more efficiently.

組合結成問題を抱えるAmazonが50万人の従業員に昇給を提示

Amazon will give workers a pay rise of between 50 cents and $3 as part of an early wage review, the retailer said on Wednesday..

Teslaの第1四半期決算が好調。台数は18万台と過去最高、売上が74％増、ビットコインの売却益もあり純利益4.4億ドル

Today after the bell, American electric car company Tesla reported its Q1 2021 financial performance. The company lost modest ground on the stock market after its news broke.

Teslaがソーラールーフ事業で苦戦

Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a rare admission during a call with investors, saying that his company was way off in estimating the difficulty of its solar roof project. There are all kinds of issues with existing roofs that could make the price of a solar roof installation skyrocket, he said.

Teslaが新しい家庭用蓄電製品Powerwall+の出荷を開始

Tesla has started sending potential customers information about an upgraded Powerwall that's aptly called Powerwall+.

Teslaは以前よりも積み増し、現在25億ドルのビットコインを保有

The company announced earlier this year that it had purchased $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin and planned to accept it as payment for vehicles.

FAAがSpaceXのStarlinkに低軌道への打上げを許可

The FCC approved SpaceX’s request to lower the altitude of over 2,000 Starlink satellites, dealing a blow to Elon Musk’s rivals who sought to thwart the modification.

ClubhouseがNFLと提携

Audio social platform Clubhouse is partnering with the National Football League for some exclusive programming during the upcoming NFL draft, part of its first-ever sports partnership.

地熱発電スタートアップFervoが資金調達に成功

Tapping the geothermal energy stored beneath the Earth’s surface as a way to generate renewable power is one of the new visions for the future that’s captured the attention of environmentalists and oil and gas engineers alike.

衛星画像を利用してカーボンクレジットを提供するPachamaが資金調達に成功

Restoring and preserving the world’s forests has long been considered one of the easiest, lowest-cost and simplest ways to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

ブロックチェーンのAWSを目指すAlchemyが資金調達に成功

Blockchain developer platform Alchemy announced today it has raised $80 million in a Series B round of funding led by Coatue and Addition, Lee Fixel’s new fund.

バスケットチームのWarriorsがNFTコレクションを発売した最初のプロチームに

Fans will be able to bid on digital championship rings and digital ticket stubs from some of the team's most iconic games.

ボッシュのDigital Transformation「Digital Trasformationは目的地ではなく旅」

Digital transformation is never a quick and easy process, but for multinational organizations like Bosch, taking things slow yields the best results. I spoke with Mike Mansuetti, Bosch's President of North America, about putting people first in their digital transformation journey.

Digital Transformationを推進する12のツール

Companies need to prioritize alternative payment options, remote work capabilities and virtual services, according to the SBA.

Digital Transformationで６つのすべきこと、してはいけないこと

Leading a digital transformation can be daunting, even for seasoned IT pros. If you're a new leader, use this advice to keep your initiative on track

Blue Originが月面着陸機開発契約がSpaceXに選定されたことに抗議

The space agency picked Elon Musk’s company over two other bidders to take its astronauts back to the lunar surface.

オリンピックはどうなるのでしょうか

Despite soaring coronavirus rates, organizers say that the Tokyo Olympic games will proceed as scheduled from July 23 to Aug. 8.

Netflixの黒人武士が主人公のアニメ「Yasuke」が話題

The series uses the little-known story of a Black samurai for a show intended to introduce a new generation to the form.

バイデン大統領の就任後初の議会演説。5人の勝者と3人の敗者

Winner: Obamacare. Loser: Wall Street.

オマハの賢人Buffettが率いるBerkshire Hathawayの年次株主総会が開催された「SPACの流行は永遠には続かない」

Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting take place on Saturday, May 1.

労働組合がEV新興メーカーでの組合結成を検討

United Auto Workers president Rory Gamble told CNBC this week that he is "formulating plans" for a big push to unionize workers at new factories coming online in the US run by electric vehicle startups like Rivian, Lucid Motors, and others. The UAW has long fought, but failed, to unionize Tesla workers.

カリフォルニア州は2045年までに石油採掘を禁止

California will be the first state to end oil extraction, phasing it out by 2045..

今年のベイエリアは極度の干ばつ

The April 29 map puts a large swath of California in 'extreme drought.'

Crew Dragon has docked with the International Space Station as part of the Crew-2 mission, marking the first time SpaceX has reused a crewed capsule..