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winyy #61 - Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari

winyy #61 - Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari

winyy Issue #61今週末は独立記念日休暇の連休で配信が遅くなりました。独立記念日と言えば花火ですが、昨年は全て中止でした。今年もまだ抑制モードですが、一部で花火が復活。近隣のLevi's Stadiumに出かけてみましたがかなりの人手で大渋滞。皆、花火が恋しいんですね。東京の隅田川花火大会は疫病退散の祈願で始まったと聞きます。早く日本でも花火が見れる日が来ることを祈念します。先週お伝えした民間宇宙旅行競争ですが、Richard Bransonの初飛行が正式に発表されました。7月11日です。Jeff Bezosは悔しがっているでしょうが、どんな形で報道されるのか楽しみです。前号で一番クリックされた記事は、"Tesla backs vision-only approach to autonomy using powerful supercomputer" 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 #61This weekend is the Independence Day vacation weekend, so the delivery of this newsletter has been delayed. Independence Day is all about fireworks, but last year they were all cancelled. This year, fireworks are still in suppressed mode, but some are back. I went to Levi's Stadium in the neighborhood, but there was a huge crowd and a lot of traffic. Everyone looks to miss the fireworks. I heard that the Sumida River fireworks display in Tokyo started as a prayer to get rid of the plague. I hope that the day when we can see fireworks in Japan will come soon. In the private space travel competition I mentioned last week, Richard Branson's first flight has been officially announced for July 11, and I'm sure Jeff Bezos is disappointed, but I'm looking forward to seeing how it will be reported. The most read news last week was "Tesla backs vision-only approach to autonomy using powerful supercomputer."Please press the 'Like it' button at the end of the email if you like this issue. Sign up page is here.

July 05, 2021

7月11日にVirginグループのRichard BransonがJeff Bezosに先駆けて宇宙へ

Virgin Galactic will fly its billionaire founder Richard Branson on its next test flight slated for July 11th, the company confirmed Thursday, setting the stage for Branson to beat Bezos to space.

Virgin Orbitが初の商業打上げに成功

Virgin Orbit had a successful first commercial launch, meaning there’s now officially another small satellite launch provider in operation with a track record of delivering payloads to space.

60年前に宇宙飛行士プログラムと同じ試験を受けた82歳の女性がJess Bezosと一緒に宇宙へ

The 82-year-old will become the oldest person to reach space..

コロナウィルスを検出できるフェイスマスク、MITとハーバード大が開発

The face mask that you wear in the future could alert you of a coronavirus diagnosis, thanks to researchers at Harvard University and MIT.

通常のダイヤモンドよりも固く高い熱伝導率を持つ6角形ダイヤモンド

Scientists created the mineral lonsdaleite in a lab and tested its strength using sound waves.

音声技術の企業への導入進む

Voice tech is finally gaining a foothold in business -- but not in the expected form of in-office assistants.

いちご収穫ロボットの商業展開始まる

We first covered Traptic back in 2019, when it appeared as a Battlefield finalist on stage at Disrupt SF. Today, the South Bay robotics startup is announcing some major progress.

もともと障害者向けに開発され、片手で靴が履けるNikeのFlyEaseが、東京オリンピックの米国チームの正式アパレルに

Nike’s FlyEase shoe designs build athletic sneakers that fit snugly without laces, and US Olympians will wear these when they accept their medals in Japan.

PepsiCoでAIを使った新しい商品開発が進む

Leaders at PepsiCo detail how they use data, AI, and machine learning for every part of the product journey, from innovation to marketing.

プロトタイピングがイノベーションを加速させる | Forbes

It’s more important than ever to make ideas actionable more quickly and effectively, and in a way that will deliver real value.

オーストラリアでは高齢者介護問題の解決にデザイン思考が使われている

A recent Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety called for an urgent overhaul of Australia's aged care system.

P&Gでは四半期に1日、CEOも参加してデザイン思考によるR&Dミーティングが開催されている

Sow the seeds of innovation now so you can bring them to life in fall.

デザイン思考を企業で実行に移す方法。うまく機能させるには、デザイン思考の文化を受け入れ、効果的にコラボレーションする部門の枠を超えたクリエイティブチームの組成

How to develop a systematic innovation process for a meaningful digital transformation.

スタンフォード大学の学生新聞による起業向け授業・プログラムの紹介

Stanford’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is vast, catering to all students from aspiring startup founders to those simply interested in learning about startups…

デジタルエコノミーにおけるイノベーション管理：第一歩はデザイン思考の導入

With the rapid acceleration of the digital economy, business processes and models need to innovate ever more quickly in order to stay competitive. The challenge of innovation has also been significantly impacted by the ongoing pandemic, spurring underlying threats.

Apple Store従業員向けの在宅プログラムを試験中

According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple is planning a program that lets its store employees work remotely part of the time. The potential retail shift is likely driven by changes in consumer shopping due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SpaceX今年20回目の打上げに成功。88基の衛星相乗り

SpaceX launched 85 satellites for external customers, as well as three Starlink satellites, to orbit on Tuesday, marking the second successful launch of the company’s dedicated rideshare missions.

Uberに7人目のエンジニアとして参加しデータサイエンス責任者を努めたKevin Novakのインタビュー。元は原子核物理学者。彼がダイナミックプライシングを実装した

Kevin Novak joined Uber as its seventh engineer in 2011, and by 2014, he was the company’s head of data science.

ZoomがAI翻訳スタートアップKitesを買収

Videoconferencing company Zoom has acquired Kites, an AI-powered language translation startup, for an undisclosed sum.

NVIDIAがAIモデルトレーニングにおいて1年前より3−5倍優れたパフォーマンスを提供していると発表

Nvidia publishes MLPerf benchmarks that show impressive gains in reducing the total cost of training AI models using its GPUs.

TeslaのAI責任者が自動運転にLIDARが必要ない理由を説明

Tesla's chief AI scientist Andrej Karpathy says pure vision-based approach to autonomous driving will make fully autonomous vehicles possible.

カリフォルニアの山火事へのテクノロジーでの対処策を提供するスタートアップ達

California’s drought, plus forests full of fuels, and communities along narrow roads in heavily treed areas make for a lethal recipe. Can tech save us, and if so, are we moving fast enough?

アフリカでの医薬品・血液輸送で名を馳せるZiplineが2.5億ドルの資金調達に成功。評価額は27.5億ドルに

Drone delivery startup Zipline, a company that got its start delivering medical supplies across Africa, has raised $250 million in new funding.

電動スクータースタートアップにポルシェとヤマハが出資

Online electric micromobility dealership Ridepanda has announced a raise of $3.75 million that the startup will use to build out its engineering, product and design teams to boost its e-commerce and B2B solutions.

eコマースでの物流支援に特化したShipBobが2億ドルの資金調達に成功しユニコーンに

E-commerce saw a massive surge of activity and growth in 2020; and while we may hear a lot about how big companies like Amazon got even bigger during the COVID-19 pandemic, that rising tide also lifted a lot of smaller boats.

コネクテッドカーデータ解析のWejoがMicrosoft、Palantir、損保ジャパンと提携

Connected vehicle data startup Wejo has announced partnerships with Microsoft, Palantir and Sompo Holdings to improve its ability to collect, store and analyze data from millions of connected vehicles around the world.

混乱続くLordstown Motorsに司法省の捜査

Lordstown Motors continues to stumble. The beleaguered electric vehicle startup is now being investigated by the Department of Justice, in addition to an ongoing investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

BMW iVenturesが3億ドルのFund IIを組成

BMW i Ventures, the venture capital arm of BMW Group, has announced a new $300 million fund to further its investment in technologies that make transportation, manufacturing and supply chains more sustainable.

Zebra Technologiesが倉庫ロボット会社Fetchを買収

Zebra Technologies this morning announced its intention to purchased Bay Area-based warehouse robotics firm, Fetch.

WFHで家の改修が活況を呈する中、10万人の職人・業者をネットワークするプラットフォーマーService Titanが造園業者向けサービスのAspire Softwareを買収

With a lot of us spending more time at home these days, home improvement has continued to be a booming market.

医療分野ではAIによる診断結果（結果が正しくても）に医師の信頼度低く拒否反応が強い

A statistical measure called “area under the curve” told Mayo Clinic researchers their new artificial intelligence (AI) tool was terrific. Then their doctors threw them a curve ball.

Digital Transformationには文化的変革が必要：シェブロンの事例

Many energy industry organizations that have begun a journey toward digital transformation are aware of the deep connection between adoption of technology and the workplace culture of those whose jobs and processes are most impacted by that journey.

Digital Transformationが企業にとって継続的なジャーニーである理由

Enterprises that approach digital transformation as a one-and-done experience, perhaps something forced upon them by COVID-19

世界経済フォーラムが発表したDigital Transformationを推進するために必要なDigital Cultureの解説。保存版

This interactive guide, created in collaboration with business executives and academia, presents actionable frameworks and tools for executives to improve digital leadership and culture in their organizations.

Digital Transformationの核心は心の知能指数

Digital transformation typically evokes images of technology itself, such as mobile devices, software and hardware, and the cloud. However, my company’s

顧客の体験が目的地ではなくジャーニーである理由

If you want to create a culture where digital transformation thrives, where customer experience is paramount, what should you do?

Digital Transformationはプロジェクトではなくプロダクト（製品）と捉えるべき

Digital transformation has become a buzzword, does it still mean anything?

Star Warsのサイドストーリーを日本のアニメスタジオが制作。9月22日にDisney＋に登場

The 'Star Wars: Visions' anime anthology will release on Disney+ September 22nd, and there's a new teaser trailer to match..

Last month two Ugandan athletes tested positive after arriving, despite being vaccinated.

犠牲になられた方々のご冥福をお祈りします

Atami has received more rain in the first three days of July than it usually does in an entire month,

各州でワクチンパスポートの導入進む

The world is debating vaccine passports. We're keeping track of what you really need to know.

Exxonが気候変動への対処を遅らせるロビーイングをしていたことが発覚

A sting by Greenpeace UK exposes how the company talks a big climate game while ensuring nothing actually gets done.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been teasing a neural network training computer called “Dojo” since at least 2019. Musk says Dojo will be able to process vast amounts of video data to achieve vision-only autonomous driving. While Dojo itself is still in development, Tesla today revealed a new supercomputer that will serve as a development […]