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winyy #72 - Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari

September 26, 2021

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winyy Issue #72

ベイエリアは気温も落ち着いてきました。店頭にはハロウィーン用のかぼちゃも並び、すっかり秋の雰囲気です。ベイエリアでも中秋の名月（こちらではHarvest Moonと言います）もしっかり見えました。

今週久しぶりに平日の昼間にサンフランシスコの金融街に行きましたが、週末のようにほとんど人が歩いておらず、金融でもWFHが続いているようです。すっかり、オフィス街の風景は変わってしまいましたね（下写真）。

前号で一番クリックされた記事は、"Remote work is making productivity and innovation harder, says Microsoft study."でした。

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winyy Issue #72

The temperature in the Bay Area has settled down. Pumpkins for Halloween are lined up in the stores, and the atmosphere is completely autumnal. The Harvest Moon was also visible in the Bay Area.

This week, for the first time in a long time, I went to the financial district of San Francisco during the daytime on a weekday, but there were hardly any people walking around as there were on weekends. It seems that WFH is still going on in the financial sector as well. The landscape of the office district has completely changed (photo below).

The most read news last week was "Remote work is making productivity and innovation harder, says Microsoft study."

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#Innovation

Impossible Foodsの植物由来の豚肉がレストランへ

You can try it at Momofuku Ssäm Bar in Manhattan starting on Thursday..

気球で画像を撮影するNear Space Labs。すでに540件のフライトを予定

The decreasing cost of launch and a slew of other tech innovations have brought about a renaissance in geospatial intelligence, with multiple startups aiming to capture higher-quality and more frequent images of Earth than have ever before been available.

完全民間ミッションInspiration 4が無事地球に帰還

Four people returned to Earth after the first all-civilian mission to orbit. The crew spent three days in space aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule as part of a fundraiser for St. Jude’s.

温暖化対策として昆布栽培に熱い視線

Sinking seaweed could sequester a lot of carbon, but researchers are still grappling with basic questions about reliability, scalability and risks.

天然の樹木よりも1000倍効果的にCO2を吸収する人工樹木

Our best hope for reducing carbon emissions isn't new government spending. It's a technological sea change -- one that can only come from the private sector.

コロンビア大学が3Dプリンタで生成された鶏肉をレーザーで調理する方法を研究中

Setup can't synthesize complete meals like the Star Trek replicator, but it's a start

OpenAIがあらゆる本の中身を要約するモデルを発表

OpenAI has developed an AI model that can summarize lengthy books, using a combination of task decomposition and reinforcement learning.

カリフォルニア州ニューサム知事が2030年以降全ての自動運転車にゼロエミッション義務付ける法案に署名

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that would require all autonomous vehicles be zero-emission by 2030.

ヒュンダイとAptivの合弁Motionalが2023年からのラスベガスでの商用ロボットタクシーサービスに向け規模拡大

Motional, the autonomous startup that’s a joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv, is quadrupling the size of its testing facility in Las Vegas.

マイクロソフトが海洋プラスチックからリサイクルされたマウスを販売

The company says the Ocean Plastic Mouse is a small step forward in its 'larger sustainability journey.'.

大気汚染の追跡用に風に運ばれるほど小さいマイクロチップが開発される

Researchers have created a winged microchip around the size of a sand grain that may be the smallest flying device yet made..

Sam Adamsがアルコール度数28％のビールを発売。15州では違法

The brewer releases a new version of its Utopias brand every two years, and the twelfth edition will be on shelves starting Oct. 11.

AmazonのドアベルRingが撮影した映像を、警察が無料で利用し合法的な監視システムになりつつある

This article was produced in partnership with Type Investigations, where Eileen Guo is an Ida B. Wells Fellow, and is being co-published by MIT Technology Review and Consumer Reports.

DJIの次期ドローンの飛行時間が46分に、カメラは2台

DJI may be about to upend the world of aerial photography yet again — by introducing a drone with improved battery life and two cameras instead of one. DroneDJ and leaker Jasper Ellens are both independently reporting that the Mavic 3 Pro is real.

　歩行者に追随する運搬用ロボットGitaminiが10月に発売

Boston's Piaggio Fast Forward is set to release in October a smaller, more nimble iteration of its pedestrian-tracking cargo hauler robot, dubbed the Gitamni..

#DesignThinking

デザイン思考を取り入れた経営者になる方法：ビジネスにデザイン思考を実装するには、強力なリーダーシップが不可欠

Business executives are the people steering the ship towards its rightful destination.

Design Thinking 2021 ConferenceでDesign&Innovation Awardの発表：Culture Transformation賞は全米歯科医師会

/PRNewswire/ -- Design Thinking 2021, the most comprehensive event focused on driving sustainable growth and competitive advantage through human-centered...

ユーザーと一緒にデザインしていくアプローチにより、新しい解決策が生まれ、実現していく

Successful projects are human-centric, value-based and purpose-driven.

LEGOからの３つの教訓。破綻をきっかけに、デザイン思考で製品開発プロセスを大幅に変更｜MIT Sloan

LEGO’s journey from market leader to the brink of bankruptcy and back yields valuable insights for companies seeking to revitalize mature products.

#SiliconValley

EUがAppleにiPhoneにUSB-Cを装備するように強制する計画を発表。Appleは無線にシフトする可能性

The EU wants all phones to use USB-C for charging, but Apple could avoid it. Rumors have suggested a portless iPhone is on the way, and it could be Apple’s favored option.

Facebookは2016年以来安全・セキュリティに130億ドルを投資

Facebook said that it’s put over $13 billion and 40,000 people toward improving safety and security on its platforms following negative Wall Street Journal reports about its moderation strategy.

Starlinkが10月にβテスト終了へ

Elon Musk says Starlink satellite internet service should end in October, provided there aren't any setbacks..

UberEatsで絵文字で検索が可能に

Uber Eats now includes a searchable pickup map — and you can search for food using emoji..

Teslaの自動運転機能を使うとドライバーが注意を怠る傾向｜MIT研究

By the end of this week, potentially thousands of Tesla owners will be testing out the automaker’s newest version of its “Full Self-Driving” beta software, version 10.0.1, on public roads, even as regulators and federal officials investigate the safety of the system after a few high-profile crashes.

Fordが電池リサイクルのRedwood Materialsに$50M出資

The automaker will use Redwood Materials' services as it ramps up EV production..

電池リサイクルのBattery Resourcesが$70Mの資金調達に成功

Battery Resourcers, a startup that’s developing a closed-loop approach to lithium-ion battery materials, has raised $70 million in mid-round funding to scale its commercial operations across two continents.

従来比90%少ない水でロボット栽培するIron OxがBill Gatesが出資するBreakthrough Venturesなどから$50Mを調達

The latest tech news about the world's best (and worst) hardware, apps, games and Product Reviews much more. From top companies like Google and Apple.

AIを活用したサプライチェーン可視化プラットフォームAltanaが$15Mの資金調達

Altana AI, a startup creating a platform to unify global supply chain data, has raised $15 million in venture capital.

Project 44がラストマイルデリバリーのConveyを2.5億ドルで買収

Project44 has acquired last-mile delivery startup Convey for $255 million, marking the company's largest purchase to date.

Birdアプリで公共のシェアバイクも表示されるように

The Bird app will now show you bikeshares ran by cities and local operators..

#TechnologyAndDigital

Digital Transformationによる自動化が進むことが持続可能な経済達成の鍵になる｜世界経済フォーラム

Intelligent automation can carve a new pathway toward achieving both sustainable economies and energy transition, be it in healthcare, manufacturing, logistics.

Digital Transformationを４つのレイヤーで考える|HBR

A framework to ensure your digital investments are driven by strategic objectives.

デジタルカスタマーエクスペリエンスを重視する企業のエクイティとクレジットパフォーマンスが高い|　S&Pレポート

Of all companies using digital customer experience (CX) terms in their earnings transcripts, CX leaders and CX learners--as we define them in our study--have higher equity returns (using a composite index method) than their industry peers on average.

AIのパフォーマンスを上げるにはハードウェアよりもアルゴリズムの改善の方が効果がある場合がある

A new MIT study finds that algorithmic improvements are more beneficial than powerful hardware in AI, at least at a certain point.

Digital Transformationのスピードを向上させる４つのヒント

Want to jump-start your digital transformation initiative? Consider four ways you can accelerate efforts.

アブダクション推論がAIの盲点

While an AI winter might dampen interest in deep learning and data-driven AI, it can open a new generation exploration.

Digital Transformationを通じて次世代を育てる：重要となる資質は共感｜Panasonicの幹部のインタビュー

To be the leaders we need for the future, our top people must have three critical skills: the ability to show empathy, to embrace the diversity of voice and thought, and to maintain an agile mindset.

Digital TransformationにおけるPoCの進め方

The most popular phrase in manufacturing today is “digital transformation.” Every company now understands the immense value digital transformation can provide.

#HowTheWorldSeesJapan

COVID-19との戦いにおいてテクノロジーの活用が日本の弱み

The COVID-19 crisis has dramatically exposed Japan’s failed digital transformation but a newly established digital agency gives some hope, writes Jun Mukoyama (Asia-Pacific Initiative).

犯罪グループが大量殺人予告をFAXで送ったというニュース。FAXとは何かという注記付き。デジタル化の遅れへの驚き

Frustrated at losing his job in the pandemic, the man allegedly wrote his missive and sent it with a cover letter titled “Death Threat.”

#USSocietyEconomy

創業者の娘でファーウェイCFOが司法取引で釈放

Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada in December 2018 as the U.S. sought to extradite her on bank and wire fraud charges.

FDAが65歳以上、基礎疾患保有者、医療従事者などにブースターショットを認可

The FDA authorized a third dose of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine for groups that might still be vulnerable to COVID-19 after the two-dose series.

#NewsOfTheLastWeek

Microsoft says its US employees spent less time communicating with colleagues outside of their immediate business teams after making working from home mandatory in 2020.