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winyy #86 - Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari

February 13, 2022

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winyy Issue #86

今週はソニーが人気ゲームのグランツーリスモ向けに自動運転AIを開発し、人間に勝利というニュースが目を引きました。権威のある科学学術誌Natureに論文が掲載され、学術的にも注目されています。ソニーは独自のEVを発表しており、今後ゲームで培った技術が実車に応用するという技術の掛け合わせが期待されます。

前号で一番クリックされた記事は、"DeepMind’s AlphaCode AI writes code at a competitive level" でした。

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winyy Issue #86

This week, the news of Sony's development of an autonomous driving AI for the popular game Gran Turismo and its victory over humans caught our attention. The paper has been published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature, and is attracting a lot of academic attention. Sony has announced its own EV, and it is expected that the technology developed in games will be applied to real cars in the future.

The most read news last week was "DeepMind’s AlphaCode AI writes code at a competitive level."

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#Innovation

Sonyが有名ゲームグランツーリスモで自動運転AIを開発。人間に勝利

The company built GT Sophy to master the game 'Gran Turismo,' but it may help the development of real self-driving cars.

NASAが火星から戻るロケットの開発をLockheed Martinに発注

The agency wants to bring some of Perseverance rover's samples back to Earth..

LAで数百台運用するフードデリバリーロボットのCOCOがオースティンでサービス開始

The company has set up shop in Austin, and plans to move into Dallas, Houston and Miami soon..

カリフォルニアでの2021年の自動運転テスト結果。許可を得ている50社のうち22社が実際に走行。WaymoとCruiseで全体の80％の走行距離。離脱回数はCruiseが最低で1000マイルあたり0.003回

Autonomous vehicles drove 4 million miles on public roads in California in 2021, a sharp increase over the previous year and a sign that AV testing has come roaring back after pandemic-related lockdowns.

テキサスがビットコインマイニングのハブに

There are thousands of pounds of bitcoin mining equipment still in transit from China to Texas, part of a multi-month caravan, as Texas Governor Greg Abbott makes courting the bitcoin industry a pinnacle part of his re-election campaign in 2022.

再生可能エネルギーで作られたグリーンアンモニアが気候変動対策に変革をもたらす

Researchers believe that if the chemical is made with renewable energy, it could be used as a clean source for fertilizer, fuel, and heat.

2026年までに25%の人が1日1時間メタバースで過ごすとの予測

All orgs should begin developing digital business strategies that leverage the built-in infrastructure and participants of the metaverse.

自律運行船で日本は世界をリード

A consortium of Japanese freight businesses, led by the Nippon Foundation, has tested two of the world's first self-driving container ships in an effort to cut shipping labor in the face of an aging workforce.

暗号通貨を使ったウクライナへの送金が増加

As Russia continues to amass troops at the border, resistance groups have seen a surge in crypto donations.

Biden政権がインフラ法の資金を活用して、全国のEV充電ネットワーク強化に向け50億ドル計画を開始

The Biden administration unveiled its plan to send $5 billion to the states to spend on shoring up the nation’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

#DesignThinking

「思いやり」がイノベーションの鍵。思いやりにより正しい問いを探し出せる

Forget disruption; start with observation. Compassion is having passion for a problem. Increasing openness, awareness, and mindfulness are key to innovation.

#SiliconValley

Amazonが給与水準を2倍に

With the US labor market getting tighter and employees changing jobs or quitting in droves, Amazon has made a big move to become more competitive..

AmazonとNikeが室内バイクサービスPelotonの買収に興味

Bigger companies are eyeing the exercise equipment maker..

AppleがiPhoneに非接触型支払読み取り機能を追加。クレジットカードリーダーにできるように

Apple is introducing a Tap to Pay feature that lets shops take contactless payments through an iPhone — no extra devices required..

Peter ThielがFacebook取締役を退任。政治活動に重点

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced today that board member Peter Thiel will not seek reelection to his post, effectively ending his tenure in the top echelon of the social media company’s leadership. The move is not an enormous surprise.

TeslaがDigital Transformationのレポートで初代1位に

ARC Advisory Group, a technology and research firm founded in 1986, recently released its inaugural Industrial Digital Transformation Top 25 special report. The report analyzes companies across several industries and ranks them based on how well they excel at integrating digital technologies in all areas of their business. Tesla took the number one spot in …

Elon Muskが2年ぶりに次世代ロケットStarship計画の最新状況について発表したが、新規情報はなし

On February 10th, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave an update on his company’s development of the new Starship rocket, expressing optimism that FAA will grant regulatory approval to launch the vehicle from Texas.

SpaceXがStarlinkを使ってトンガを支援

SpaceX is looking to bring Tonga back online using Starlink, but it might not be a simple affair..

SpaceXが打ち上げたStarlink衛星が、地磁気嵐により49機のうち40機を失う

Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink just got dealt an expensive blow — the company’s currently estimating that 40 of the 49 Starlink satellites it launched on February 3rd will be destroyed because of a geomagnetic storm.

UberとLyftの収益構造・戦略の違いが顕著に

Uber and Lyft showed sharp differences between their two business models in the fourth-quarter earnings reports, a sign that the two companies may be less similar than they seem.

Salesforceがサンタクルーズの森の中に遠隔オフィスを開く

As the pandemic wanes, Salesforce is luring its employees away from Zoom and back to...

Chromeのロゴが8年ぶりに変更

Google Chrome is getting a new logo with very subtle design changes. The new logo doesn’t have any shadows and will have variations for different operating systems. It’s expected to roll out over the next few months.

カリフォルニアがEV/PHEVが100万台に到達した最初の州に

As of Dec. 31, California drivers had registered 663,014 purely electric cars and 379,125 plug-in hybrids, which use gasoline when not running on electricity.

#TechnologyAndDigital

スマートなDigital Transformationへの４つのステップ

Set your company up for a successful digital transformation built by diverse teams, focused on people, and integrated with experience.

Digital Transformationの成功へのロードマップ | ハーバードビジネススクール

Is your company reaping the rewards of digital transformation yet? Linda Hill and colleagues offer seven guiding principles for transformations at any stage—nascent, progressing, or stalled.

企業の79%が、レガシーなシステムががDigital Transformationの阻害要因と報告

Simply moving to the cloud doesn’t give companies the benefits of lowering their cost of ownership, increasing agility, and decreasing risks.

FerrariがDigital Transformationに向けてQualcommと戦略提携

Leading mobile processor firm inks deal to be systems solutions provider for legendary motor marque in strategic technology collaboration aimed at helping to boost the manufacturer’s digital transformation.

#HowTheWorldSeesJapan

Shares of Japan's SoftBank Group surged more than 5% on Wednesday after it announced a day earlier that it will seek a potential listing for its Arm unit.

平野歩夢の２本目の低得点にはアメリカでも疑義が出てました

"The judges just grenaded all their credibility."

#USSocietyEconomy

カリフォルニアが歴史的渇水

California hasn't seen rain in over a month. How are its major reservoirs doing?

カリフォルニア高速鉄道プロジェクトの費用が更に50億ドル上昇

According to estimates released Tuesday, it could take $105 billion to finish the route from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

#NewsOfTheLastWeek

DeepMind has created an AI capable of writing code to solve arbitrary problems posed to it, as proven by participating in a coding challenge and placing — well, somewhere in the middle.