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winyy #53 - Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari

winyy #53 - Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari

winyy Issue #53今週は日本のゴールデンウィークだったせいか、米国メディアではほとんど日本のニュースは報道されない1週間でした。NYのブロードウェイ・ミュージカルが9月に再開されるとアナウンスされ、NY市は観光客へのワクチン接種も検討しています。一層経済再開に向けて期待感が膨らんでいますが、一方でワクチン接種数は鈍化傾向にあり、どこまで接種が進むのかが気になるところです。SpaceXの次世代ロケットStarshipが5度目の試験飛行で無事着陸に成功、大きな前進になりました。また、ライバルのBlue Originが7月の初の有人弾道飛行の席をオークションに出すと発表。どんな人が落札するのでしょうか。前号で一番クリックされた記事は、"Google’s Plan for the Future of Work: Privacy Robots and Balloon Walls" 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 #53Perhaps it was because this week was Japan's Golden Week holiday, but there was hardly any news from Japan in US media. It has been announced that Broadway musicals in New York will resume in September, and New York City is also considering vaccinating tourists. Expectations are swelling for the reopening of the economy, but on the other hand, the number of vaccinations is slowing down, and it will be interesting to see how far the vaccinations go.SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket successfully landed on its fifth test flight, a major step forward. Also, rival Blue Origin announced that it will auction off the seats for its first manned ballistic flight in July. Who will be the winning bidder?The most read news last week was "Google’s Plan for the Future of Work: Privacy Robots and Balloon Walls".Please press the 'Like it' button at the end of the email if you like this issue.Sign up page is here.

May 08, 2021

SpaceXが次期ロケットStarshipの着陸に成功

SpaceX successfully landed its SN15 Starship prototype on Wednesday, overcoming a major development hurdle in Elon Musk’s Mars rocket test campaign.

Jeff Bezos率いるBlue Originが7月20日打ち上げ予定の有人ミッションの1席をオークションに掛ける

After years of development and more than a handful of delays along the way, Blue Origin plans to attempt the first official flight of its New Shepard spacecraft on July 20th..

イギリス海軍は海賊行為に対抗するためにジェットスーツを試験中

The British Royal Navy has tested using Gravity Industries’ Jet Suit to simulate boarding a ship, according to Business Insider. The company has been testing the suit for a while, including offering a demo at San Diego Comic-Con in 2017.

Boeingが支援するWiskが米国初の自律型エアタクシーを運営する最初の契約を締結

Wisk will own, operate and maintain up to 30 eVTOL aircraft that will be deployed as part of the Blade charter flight network.

Linux財団がオープンソースによる農業インフラプロジェクトを開始

The Linux Foundation has launched AgStack, a new open source digital infrastructure project aimed at the agriculture industry.

疑似肉のImpossible Foodが全米の学校で提供可能に

Impossible Foods announced that its meatless burgers will show up on school lunch menus. But food companies have faced backlash for marketing to kids at school.

3D印刷Desktop Metalが木材も印刷可能に

Desktop Metal today announced the launch of wood 3D printing tool, Forust. Founded in 2019, the company specializes in 3D printing for interior design.

FordとBMWが全固体電池開発のSold Powerに出資

Solid state battery systems have long been considered the next breakthrough in battery technology, with multiple startups vying to be the first to commercialization. Automakers have been some of the top investors in the technology, each of them seeking the edge that will make their electric vehicles safer, faster and with increased range. F

VolvoとDimlerが燃料電池で合弁

Competitors Volvo AB and Daimler Trucks are teaming up to produce hydrogen fuel cells for long-haul trucks, which the companies say will lower development costs and boost production volumes.

Walmartの食品事業が競合他社の負けていると危機感

The document makes blunt assessments about the uphill battle to overcome competitors.

GPSなどの衛星測位システムに妨害のリスク

Alternatives are needed | Science & technology

VWが独自半導体設計へ

VW will design its own chips for self-driving cars, taking cues from its rival Tesla as well as Apple..

自動運転技術の現実

The autonomous vehicle industry is consolidating, with mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures all the rage. The trend is a recognition that autonomous vehicles are hard, expensive, and likely further way than previously predicted.

世界3大船籍の一つマーシャル諸島が船舶に炭素税を掛ける検討。海運業界に大きなインパクト

The Marshall Islands wants the world's first global tax on carbon for the shipping industry.

本物のようなライトセーバーをDisneyが2020年開業にDisney Worldで開業のホテルで提供へ

Disney has revealed the retractable lighsaber you'll see when Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser opens at Walt Disney World Resort in 2022..

デザイン思考をアジャイル開発に組み込む

Integrating design principles into the development process improves customer and user experiences.

英国でデザイン思考を使ってCOVID-19パスポートのデザインが進められている

Loughborough University is investigating the user-centred design and artificial design of COVID-19 immunity passports.

NZでもデザイン思考は教えられている

When Clare Swallow started thinking like a truck driver, she knew she was on to something.A proponent of human-centred design...

デザイン思考は公共部門にも

With its push to provide faster, more predictable and higher quality software, public sector IT organizations may have discounted the need for design.

SAPでのデザイン思考実践例

In this interview from Intrapreneurship Conclave 2021, we explore key contributions of design thinking, particularly in the pandemic era.

伝説のベンチャーキャピタリストがバイデン政権が計画するキャピタルゲイン増税によって投資家の行動は変わらないと指摘

Venture capitalist Alan Patricof told CNBC on Monday that an increase to the capital gains tax rate for wealthy Americans would not change investor behavior.

Facebookがアジアンヘイト反対のニュースフィードを表示

The company is highlighting the impact and diversity of Asians and Pacific Islanders..

Appleが倫理問題でGoogleを退社したAI科学者を雇用

Apple has hired former Google Brain research manager Samy Bengio, who left the company after its firings of two female AI researchers..

Pichai CEOがGoogleの新しい働き方を発表。最終的には出社6割、自宅2割、別のオフィス2割のハイブリッド

With some Google employees returning to the company's offices voluntarily last month, CEO Sundar Pichai says the tech giant will adopt a new hybrid work week..

Tesla担当者がカリフォルニア州政府当局に「Full-Self Drivingの年内の達成は難しい」と説明

What Tesla CEO Elon Musk says publicly about the company’s progress on a fully autonomous driving system doesn’t match up with “engineering reality,” according to a memo that summarizes a meeting between California regulators and employees at the automaker.

SpaceXがTeslaから購入している部品・サービスは計5百万ドル

Transactions between Elon Musk's companies have been relatively small so far, but SpaceX appears to be buying increasingly more parts and services from Tesla.

衛星インターネットStarlinkに50万件を越える注文。Falcon 9の9回目の再使用にも成功

SpaceX has launched 60 more of its Starlink internet broadband satellites — on “Star Wars Day,” no less, and only five days after it launched the last batch.

Elon Muskが暗号通貨は有望だが、注意して投資するようにと表明

It's "unwise" to invest too much money in crypto, Elon Musk said. But "if you want to speculate and have some fun" crypto just might be the "future currency of Earth," he says.

Teslaが昨年のBattery Bay直前にクリーンなEV電池製造に関する特許を購入。価格は$3。

When Elon Musk stood onstage at Tesla’s Battery Day in September and promised to cut lithium-ion battery prices in half, he claimed some of the savings would come from reinventing the dirty and complex process of making their nickel metal cathodes.

Teslaが大気汚染違反で75万ドルの罰金を支払う。その解決のために、太陽光発電装置を設置へ

Tesla has agreed to pay a $750,000 fine and install a solar roof project to settle air quality violations at its Fremont, California plant, officials announced Friday. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District, said the settlement covers 33 notices of violations dating back to 2015.

Uberの損失が自動運転部門の売却により大幅に改善。年内にEBITDAベースでバランスへ

Uber's first-quarter net loss was $108 million, a tremendous improvement from a $968 million loss in its fourth quarter of 2020.

Uberが英国EVメーカーArrivalと提携して廉価なEVを開発

Arrival, the electric vehicle manufacturer that’s attempting to do away with the assembly line in favor of highly automated microfactories, is partnering with Uber to create an EV for ride-hail drivers.

ゲイツ夫妻が離婚を発表。財団は引き続き共同運営

Bill and Melinda Gates got married in 1994 and are involved with one of the world's top nonprofits, with over $51 billion in assets.

Clubhouseが50人のクリエイターに資金提供

Clubhouse has announced the first creators to benefit from its accelerator program. The audio-based social network is styling these shows as "pilots" and says today’s announcement covers just an initial cohort of creators.

ClubhouseがAndroid版のβテスト開始

Clubhouse, the voice-based networking app that’s now being knocked off by every major tech platform, is bringing its service to Android.

AOLの有料サービスには未だ1.5百万人のユーザーが折、年間収益は1.8億ドル以上

About 1.5 million people still pay for AOL, but now they get tech support and identity theft services for their money.

アメリカ宇宙軍がデジタルーサービス計画

New vision document outlines four lines of effort for how the newest military service intends to pull off a top-to-bottom digital transformation.

米国最大のパイプラインの一つがサイバー攻撃で停止

One of the largest pipelines in the US has been taken offline by its operator following a cyberattack. Colonial Pipeline, which carries 45 percent of the fuel supplies for the eastern US, said in a statement late Friday that it "temporarily halted all pipeline operations."

Digital Transformationを加速する７つのストーリーテリングのヒント

Successful digital transformation requires shared understanding. Consider these innovative storytelling tips to earn buy-in as you drive change

Digital Transformationの成功を測定するための指標

The primary KPI for digital transformation work during the pandemic was speed: What's next? Consider these digital transformation metrics

Digital Transformationを阻害する要因は協力の欠如

When security and network teams don't work well together, digital transformation efforts suffer, Netskope said in its survey on collaboration.

量子研究に予算を投じる必要性

Quantum information science has the potential to transform national security, cybersecurity, and communications and network infrastructure.

PsiQuantumが量子コンピューターの一部となるチップの製造に成功

PsiQuantum and Globalfoundries have teamed up to manufacture the chips that will become part of the Q1 quantum computer.

気候変動への対応には多くの鉱物が必要 | IEA

Clean energy will drive up demand for critical minerals, but the world isn’t on track to produce enough, according to a report by the International Energy Agency. That shortfall could hold up progress on climate change goals.

銅は「新しい石油」

The world risks "running out of copper" amid widening supply and demand deficits, according to Bank of America, and prices could hit $20,000 per metric ton by 2025.

リチウムゴールドラッシュ

A race is on to produce lithium in the United States, but competing projects are taking very different approaches to extracting the vital raw material. Some might not be very green.

中国の大型ロケットが大気圏再突入、落下地点は予測不能

The debris from a Chinese rocket is expected to crash land back on Earth this weekend with experts trying to work out exactly when and where the remnants will touch down.

ファイザーとBioNTechがオリンピック選手にワクチンを寄付

Delivery of doses is set to begin this month to give Olympic delegations time to be fully vaccinated before arriving in Tokyo for the games, which open J...

これがニュースになるのですね。。。

Noto is known for its squid fishing, so town leaders decided a huge statue of the cephalopod could cook up interest from tourists.

ブロードウェイ・ミュージカルが9月14日再開

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that Broadway theaters will reopen just after Labor Day at full capacity.

NY市が観光客へのワクチン提供を検討

Mayor Bill de Blasio outlined plans to set up mobile vaccination centers to give tourists the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

米国の出生率が直近100年で最低に

The rate dropped for moms of every major race and ethnicity, and in nearly age group. The pandemic no doubt contributed to last year’s big decline, exper...

バークシャー・ハサウェイの後継者が内定

It's hard to imagine Berkshire Hathaway without Warren Buffett. Unless you're a stock investor.

日系人活動家は黒人への賠償を支持

Americans of Japanese ancestry got a check and formal apology for their unjust incarceration. These activists say Black Americans deserve the same.

SFの家賃相場が45％減少

Here are the U.S. cities where average one-bedroom rent prices are increasing and decreasing the most, according to a new report from Apartment Guide.

家庭用COVID-19検査キットの使用レビュー

Over-the-counter coronavirus tests are finally available in the US. Some are more accurate and easier to use than others.

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.