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winyy #65 - Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari

winyy #65 - Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari

winyy Issue #65先週は各社の第２四半期の決算発表が相次ぎました。テック企業各社の力強い決算が目立ちました。パンデミック下で益々強さを発揮しています。その中で、Teslaの決算は注目に値します。四半期で20万台生産を実現したのに加え、従来はクレジット収益で赤字を埋めていると揶揄する声もありましたが、今決算ではついにクレジットなしでも黒字となりました。すでに年産80万台規模の自動車メーカーになり、更にテキサス、ベルリンに工場を建設中で、今後台数は順調に伸びていくと思われます。前号で一番クリックされた記事は、"Blue Origin’s New Shepard carries Jeff Bezos and three crew members to space and back." 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 #65Last week saw a flurry of second quarter earnings announcements from various companies. The strong results of the tech companies were notable. They are showing more and more strength under the pandemic.Among them, Tesla's results are worthy of note. In addition to producing 200,000 units in a quarter, the company finally turned a profit without credit in the current financial results, although some had previously ridiculed the company for using credit income to make up the deficit. The company has already become an automaker with an annual production capacity of 800,000 units, and with plants under construction in Texas and Berlin, the volume is expected to grow steadily in the future.The most read news last week was "Blue Origin’s New Shepard carries Jeff Bezos and three crew members to space and back."Please press the 'Like it' button at the end of the email if you like this issue.Sign up page is here.

August 03, 2021

空飛ぶクルマのJoby Aviationが150マイルの飛行に成功。2024年に市場参入へ

Joby Aviation just completed a 150-mile demonstration flight with its six-rotor electric aircraft. The company aims to have a full-scale air taxi service in operation by 2024.

CES2022の基調講演はT-Mobile CEO

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® today announced that T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert will deliver a keynote address during CES® 2022, the world's

磁気化されたセメントで走行中に充電

Indiana is testing a new type of cement with embedded magnetized particles that could one day charge an EV while you drive..

WalmartがAdobeと提携し、他社小売業者向けにプラットフォーム開放

Walmart’s investments in software and retail technologies it used to transform its business from a brick-and-mortar to one that combines both in-person and online shopping will now be made available to other retailers for the first time, the company announced today.

Elon Muskが長期的にはリン酸鉄バッテリーにシフトしていくとコメント

Elon Musk mused that Tesla's batteries may eventually be two-thirds iron-based and one-third nickel-based across its products. 'And this is actually good because there’s plenty of iron in the world.'

１回の充電で５キロを走る二足歩行ロボット

You may well recognize Cassie as the basis of Agility Robotics’ delivery bot, Digit. If you’ve been following the tech’s progression at all, however, you no doubt know that it started life as the ostrich-inspired Cassie.

Argo AIがカリフォルニアで自動運転の許可取得

Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle technology startup backed by Ford and VW, has landed a permit in California that will allow the company to give people free rides in its self-driving vehicles on the state’s public roads.

BoeingのStalinerの試験飛行ミッションが打上げへ

Reeling from a failed December 2019 test flight, Boeing is pinning its commercial space ambitions on a do-over.

トヨタのバスケットシュートロボットに注目集まる

The Tokyo Olympics have begun and Japan has not disappointed in the debut of technology throughout the games.

Ford F150のEVに12万台の予約

The company on Wednesday said about 75% of the reservation holders are new to Ford.

スタートアップVarda社が宇宙工場の建設を計画

Varda Space Industries, a start-up founded less than a year ago by a pair with experience at SpaceX and Founders Fund, has raised more than $50 million.

企業文化をマネージする”Culture as a Service"が次のbig thingになるかもしれない

When Microsoft unveiled its new Viva platform earlier this year, it was sizing up a $300 billion market for employee communications and engagement.

　軍艦が位置情報の偽装が行っている

The latest weapons in the global information war are fake vessels behaving badly.

Customecellsが空飛ぶクルマに電池供給

'Collaborating with experts, aerospace partners, is a deliberate choice for us,” Lilium chief program officer Yves Yemsi said. 'It will help us to reduce our time to market and still be safe.'

Rocket Labが事故後初の打上げ成功

The launch, which took off from the company's Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, was an important one to get right: It delivered a satellite for the U.S. Space Force to low Earth orbit.

デザイン思考に投資する4つの理由

In a world defined by rapid change and daunting challenges, the future depends on people who can think creatively, reach across boundaries, and refram...

イノベーション・マネジメントとデザイン思考

Innovation management: A large part of business is focused on whether or not to radically innovate. Innovation must be managed.

Google/Facebookがオフィス復帰にはワクチン接種を必須に

As Delta variant cases spike, Google and Facebook are the first tech companies to require vaccinations as a condition for returning.

Appleの四半期利益が前期比2倍に

The pandemic has been a windfall for Apple and its peers, as people buy even more gadgets to work, study and socialize.

第2四半期のAWSの営業利益は41.9億ドル、営業利益率28.3％。Amazon全体の54％の営業利益はAWSから

Amazon Web Services again accelerated revenue growth, even as it continues to lead the public-cloud infrastructure business.

Googleの売上が62%増加

Alphabet initially was seen as vulnerable to the pandemic, but has come out of it stronger.

Microsoft決算：Azureが51%成長

Microsoft shares fell after the news, perhaps due to its results missing so-called whisper numbers; that it has traded at or near all-time highs recently puts the 3% after-hours drop into context.

Teslaが充電ネットワークを他社に開放する狙いの一つは連邦政府の補助金獲得の可能性。ユーザーはTeslaアプリを利用

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has always talked about opening up his company’s vast network of Supercharger charging stations to other EVs, but now he’s shared some details about how it might actually work.

Teslaが豪州に設置した蓄電設備で火災

A Tesla Megapack caught fire during initial testing of the Victorian Big Battery. The utility-scale battery is a big part of achieving renewable energy goals in Australia.

Teslaが店舗を高級モールから移動式店舗へ

The days of seeing Tesla stores in fancy malls and retail centers may be over, according to a report from Electrek..

Tesla、半導体不足にソフトウェアの書き換えで対処

Tesla responded to the global chip shortage by rewriting its vehicle software to allow for alternative chips be used, the company said during an earnings call.

TeslaがCO2クレジットの収入なしでも利益確保。四半期製造台数20万台達成

Tesla has finally turned a profit on sales of its electric cars and energy storage products alone. The company has reported a $1.1 billion profit for the second quarter of 2021, with just $354 million of that coming from the sales of emissions offsets to other automakers.

Teslaの太陽光・蓄電事業の売上が8.1億ドル。初めて利益を確保

Small as it is, the division is selling more energy storage and solar. Revenue from this division grew 62% from the previous quarter and more than 116% from the same quarter in 2020.

Uberがドライバーにオンラインの語学教育を提供。移民支援

Uber wants to overcome the language barriers you'll sometimes encounter when hailing a ride. The Verge says Uber has partnered with Rosetta Stone to offer free language lessons through its Driver app.

SoftbankがDiDiの損失をカバーするためにUber株を売却へ。Uber株価が下落

SoftBank has lost about $4 billion on its Didi position in total, CNBC's Deirdre Bosa reported.

Elon Muskが出資する脳コンピューターインターフェースのNeuralinkが2.5億ドルの資金調達

Neuralink, the futuristic brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk, said it has raised $205 million in fresh venture backing, by far the biggest haul of any company in its field.

　バッテリーリサイクルのRedwood Materialsが7億ドル調達

The company's post-funding valuation is $3.7 billion, according to a source familiar with the investment round.

Rivian、第2組立工場に50億ドル投資

Rivian plans to invest $5 billion initially in a second manufacturing plant, dubbed Project Tera, with construction slated to start in the fall of 2021.

Rivianが英国に工場建設か

Rivian is reportedly in talks to build an EV factory in the UK, helping it take on rivals like Tesla..

Lucid Motorsが上場。45億ドル集める

Lucid Motors has gone public and is now listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, following a merger with a special purpose acquisition company that brought in $4.5 billion. The Saudi-owned, California-based startup aims to start deliveries of its luxury electric sedan later this year.

自動運転のAuroraがSPAC上場へ

Self-driving car startup Aurora is ready to go public in a reverse merger with SPAC Reinvent Technology Partners Y.

Fiskerが充電ネットワークのAllegoに出資

Fisker is investing $10 million in private-investment-in-public equity (PIPE) funding for the merger of Allego and special purpose acquisition company Spartan Acquisition Corp III.

DataRobotが3億ドル調達

DataRobot, an AI management and deployment platform aimed at the enterprise, has raised $300 million at a $6.3 billion post-money valuation.

自動運転TuSimpleが大手物流会社Ryberと提携

TuSimple, the self-driving truck company that went public earlier this year, has partnered with Ryder as part of its plan to build out a freight network that will support its autonomous trucking operations.

海上貨物のShopifyとも呼ばれるFreightifyが資金調達

Freight forwarders often keep track of rates on spreadsheets they email to customers, but the pandemic has made that difficult because prices are constantly fluctuating.

離婚調停サービスHello Divorceが資金調達

Divorce is messy and stressful, made even messier and stressful when a couple is unable to go through the legal process because of the cost.

MIT SloanのDigital Transformationの解説「Digital Transformationは変化を想像し推進するリーダーシップの問題」

Having built new norms during COVID-19, firms should now focus on operations, employee experience, customer experience, and organizational culture.

Digital Transformationのエネルギーと興奮を維持するための５つの方法 | Forbes

Digital transformation often suffers from a loss of momentum. Here are five ways to keep the energy and excitement going.

Nikeの決算発表からDigital Transformationの成功事例を見る。2025年には売上の50％以上が直接販売へ

Tech leaders can significantly bolster IT business cases’ strategic value by adapting well-known success examples.

ISSに到着したロシアのモジュールのエンジンが誤作動。ISSが通常の位置からずれる。一時通信普通

Russia’s new ISS module, Nauka, experienced a "short-term software failure" that caused its thrusters to shove the space station off its normal position, Roscosmos said July 30th.

Makoto Uchida, the CEO of Nissan, said that the global chip shortage needs to be closely monitored as supply issues are yet to be fully resolved.

In a bid to protect its investments in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells, the carmaker is lobbying against the transition to electric vehicles.

日本へのバーチャルツアー

Tourist attractions and enterprising tour guides are using technology to emulate the look, feel and taste of a trip to Japan.

A decade later, many people remain displaced from the devastation left by the an earthquake, tsunami and meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant.

バイデン大統領がワクチン接種者への$100支払いを可能にする資金支援策を発表。各州に呼びかけ

The latest vaccine push comes as coronavirus cases in the U.S. begin to spike once again, with the highly contagious delta variant fueling infection rates.

金メダルをとった場合の報奨金の比較：米国3.75万ドル、シンガポール 73.7万ドル

Many countries offer monetary rewards to their athletes for the number of medals they win at the Olympics.

Disneyが従業員にワクチン接種を義務付け

As concerns about the coronavirus delta variant spread, Disney is mandating its U.S. employees be vaccinated.

Blue Origin successfully completed its first crewed launch Tuesday, sending four human passengers to space – including the company’s founder, Jeff Bezos.