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winyy #91 - Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari

March 21, 2022

日本に一時帰国しています。久しぶりに地震や花粉症を体験しています。

SXSWでMetaのザッカーバーグCEOがInstagramでNFTを採用する準備を進めていると発表しました。Web3の波が既存サービスにも及んでいます。

ウクライナ戦争と急激なインフレの影響で、Lyft, Uberが燃料サーチャージを導入、Teslaが値上げをしました。コロナ後の経済を襲うインフレでテクノロジーがどのような影響を受けていくかも注目です。

前号で一番クリックされた記事は、"How Colossal is using genetic engineering to bring back the woolly mammoth" でした。

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winyy Issue #91

I am temporarily visiting Japan. I am experiencing an earthquake and hay fever for the first time in a while.

At SXSW, Meta CEO Zuckerberg announced that they are preparing to adopt NFT for Instagram. The Web3 wave is spreading to existing services.

Lyft and Uber introduced fuel surcharges and Tesla raised prices in the wake of the Ukrainian war and rapid inflation. It will be interesting to see how technology will be affected by the inflation that will hit the post-Covid economy.

The most read news last week was "How Colossal is using genetic engineering to bring back the woolly mammoth."

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#Innovation

NFTがInstagramにまもなく登場

During a SXSW panel, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that Instagram is adding NFTs in the "near term."

電気駆動船を開発するFleet Zero

We’ve been shipping things across the oceans for centuries, and the world’s supply chains increasingly rely on diesel-powered megaships big enough to block entire channels by themselves. How do you decarbonize this monolithic industry? FleetZero thinks it can with electric vessels making short hops all the way around the Pacific, while relying on smaller ports […]

Miso RoboticsがメキシカンフードチェーンChipotleと提携し、トルティーヤチップスを作るロボットを開発

Miso Robotics is partnering with Chipotle to launch a robot that can make tortilla chips, ostensibly as well as a human.

植物由来のサーモン代替肉

Plantish aims to get its salmon product into five restaurants by December 2023.

新しいAmazon Freshストアはサステナビリティに力点

The company plans to use what they learn from this project in future stores..

Googleが企業向けのラストマイル配達用ツールの提供を発表

Google today announced two new tools for businesses that operate extensive delivery fleets: the Last Mile Fleet Solution and the Cloud Fleet Routing API.

GoogleがF1マクラーレンチームと複数年契約

A multi-year deal between Google and McLaren will put the Android and Chrome branding on F1 and Extreme E race cars. McLaren also says it will use Google’s devices during race week.

NASAの新開発ロケットSLSが最終テストへ

The agency’s long-awaited, costly Space Launch System is finally ready for a practice countdown before the first Artemis mission this spring.

Fordでは3Dプリンタとロボットを組み合わせて24時間製造を可能にしている

Ford’s Advanced Manufacturing Center has developed an interface that allows machines from different suppliers to speak to each other in the same language and operate parts of the production line autonomously. Automakers have been incorporating robotics into their manufacturing processes for decades to reduce costs and boost efficiency.

#DesignThinking

デザインストーリーの重要性

Brands from Apple to Burger King don’t just create recognisable and laudable visual stories, they create meaningful stories to connect with their audiences.

カナダの先住民問題や博物館展示の改善にもデザイン思考が活用されている

The Design Thinking Challenge is a collaboration between universities where students are challenged to solve with research and conversation.

MITに１億ドルの寄付を受けデザイン研究センター設立

MIT is establishing a new multidisciplinary center for design with a founding gift of $100 million from the Morningside Foundation.

#UkraineWarAndTech

Movement in Tech

The company is letting customers from Ukraine send and receive peer-to-peer payments when they could previously only make international payments. It’s also waiving its fees.

The Russian App Store has lost 6,982 mobile apps since the start of the Ukraine invasion, as numerous companies have now pulled their apps and games from Apple’s iPhone and iPad App Stores in the country, according to data shared with TechCrunch by app intelligence firm Sensor Tower. To date, those apps had been downloaded […]

Meta has narrowed its policy in Ukraine to ban users from calling for Putin's death, and to forbid general hate against Russians..　　

Facebook’s parent company, Meta, removed a deepfake video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issuing a statement that he never made, asking Ukrainians to "lay down arms." The deepfake appears to have been first broadcasted on a Ukrainian news website for TV24 after an alleged hack.

Several organizations in Russia have found themselves locked out of their Slack accounts without notice, according to Axios..

The comedy show Servant of the People, which stars former actor and current Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is once again available to stream on Netflix in the US.

In trying to find shelter in neighboring countries, some Ukrainian refugees have turned to an unexpected place for help: Tinder..

On Friday, Sony’s Entertainment unit blocked Russian users from accessing its Crunchyroll anime streaming service and said it would halt the home entertainment release of films like Spider-Man: No Way Home within Russia..

Movement in Ukraine

Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s youngest minister, has turned technology, cryptocurrency and social media into modern weapons of war.　　　

Ukraine has so far collected more than $100 million in crypto donations..

As Russia invades Ukraine, TikTok-savvy creators become the de facto messengers. But what kind of authority do users who used to post advice about crypto and fashion have as war correspondents?

Researchers from cybersecurity firm ESET have discovered a new destructive wiper malware, dubbed CaddyWiper, that is affecting computer networks in Ukraine.

The company said the controversial tech could be employed at checkpoints and to identify the dead..　

Russian TikTok creators have been paid to post propaganda supporting the invasion of Ukraine, even after TikTok banned new Russian videos..

HackerOne apologies for restricting Ukrainian bug bounty accounts in the wake of sanctions.　

Movement in Russia

Various media reports from ABC and Fox News sparked concerns that Russia would strand American astronaut Mark Vande Hei in space on the International Space Station, but Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos is putting those fears to rest.

Russia reported Tuesday that Yandex, referred as 'Russian Google', is in negotiations to sell its media division, with Russian social networking giant named as a potential buyer.

Russia’s promised ban of Instagram has kicked into effect, with the app reported to be widely inaccessible in the country. It’s the latest US tech platform to be banned by Russia’s government following its invasion of Ukraine.

The Omega Company, a research unit of Russian oil pipeline giant Transneft, has been hit with a data leak after 79GB of emails were published by Distributed Denial of Secrets.

#SiliconValley

シリコンバレーのトレンドの変化

Shifts in power in Silicon Valley mean new stories need telling — here’s a guide to what feels dated and what feels fresh in 2022.

Facebookが福利厚生の無料洗濯サービスを廃止

The company told workers on Friday that it will reduce or eliminate some of its famous perks as it prepares for a return to the office.

ガソリン高騰を受け、Lyft、Uberがサーチャージを追加徴収

Lyft and Uber are adding temporary fuel surcharges to fares for ride-hail and deliveries as fuel prices around the country rise.

Amazonによる85億ドルのMGM買収が完了

Amazon’s deal to purchase entertainment giant MGM is complete, without a response so far from the FTC. This comes just days after the deal was approved by the European Union’s antitrust regulators.

Microsoft が４月５日にHybrid Workについて発表イベント

Windows chief product officer Panos Panay is inviting us to check out a Microsoft event on April 5th that’s all about the hybrid workplace.

Teslaがインフレを理由に全車種で値上げ。最も安いモデルで4.7万ドル

Tesla Inc. raised prices on all its vehicles after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said costs were increasing at the companies he runs.

Teslaが自動運転機能をYouTubeにアップした従業員を解雇

Tesla fired an employee who posted videos of the company’s experimental driver assist features on YouTube. John Bernal shared videos — including close-calls and a crash with a bollard — on his channel, AI Addict.

Obama元大統領がNetflixの自然ドキュメンタリーのナレーター兼ホストに

One of the projects that Barack and Michelle Obama have planned for their multi-year deal with Netflix is the new nature documentary Our Great National Parks. The 44th president will serve as the show’s host and narrator.

SoftBankが保有する自動運転Cruise株をGMを2.1Bで買収

General Motors is expanding its ownership stake in self-driving car subsidiary Cruise. The automaker said late Friday that is is acquiring Softbank Vision Fund 1’s equity ownership in Cruise for $2.1 billion. GM is also making an additional $1.35 billion investment in Cruise, replacing a previous commitment made by the fund in 2018. The announcement […]

アメリカの人気娯楽番組Saturday Night LiveにElon Muskが出演した際に間抜けな宇宙飛行士役を演じた俳優が、Blue Orignの宇宙ツアーの名誉ゲストとして実際に宇宙へ

Pete Davidson will be an honorary guest on Blue Origin’s fourth crewed flight to space, along with five other paying customers. The flight is scheduled for March 23rd.

FacebookでDiemプロジェクトに関わっていた従業員が独立し、2億ドル調達

Facebook’s audacious attempt at creating a crypto payments network met an unceremonious end earlier this year when Silvergate Capital acquired the Diem technology assets for $182 million.

電動スクーターBirdの収益が予想を上回る

Shared micromobility company Bird disclosed its 2021 fourth quarter and full year earnings on Tuesday after the bell. The report was the company’s second public earnings release after finalizing its SPAC deal in November.

3Dプリンタとロボットで住宅建設するスタートアップDiamond Ageが$50Mの資金調達に成功

Hot on the heels from its $8 million fundraise just a few months ago, Diamond Age is back for a top-up, with a $50 million Series A financing to continue its mission to make homeownership more affordable by using 3D printing and robotics technologies to make home construction significantly cheaper — a welcome change in […]

#TechnologyAndDigital

TikTokがOracleのクラウドストレージを使うことで米国政府の規制を逃れた場合、他の企業も追随するリスクがあるとの警告

The agreement may provoke a global data storage melee and more politically motivated intervention in the tech sector.

Digital Transformationを成功に導くための４つの　

The key to digital transformation success is delivering a compelling customer experience. Let these four essential pillars guide your strategy

サプライチェーン分野では書類処理のデジタル化への投資が旺盛

Three top priorities for digital transformation for the year ahead.

#EV

SK On is partnering with Ford and Koç Holding to create a joint venture for electric vehicle battery production in Turkey. Koç Holding is a leading Turkish company founded in 1926 and is the only one in Turkey on Fortune Global 500. By creating Ford Otosan in 1959 with Ford, the Turkish company has been […]

The Porsche 718, a mid-engine roadster that injects the automaker’s motorsports history into a modern-day package, is going all-electric by 2025. The 718 EV, which was announced during Porsche’s annual meeting, is one piece of the company’s ambitious and recently expanded plans to electrify its fleet. The company said Friday that it now wants 80% […]

Porsche said it will start building out its own proprietary global network of charging stations next year, a departure from its initial strategy to rely on partnerships with other companies. The plan, which was revealed during the company’s annual meeting, comes as Porsche prepares to expand its EV portfolio beyond the Taycan to at least […]

Ford is accelerating plans to sell more electric vehicles in Europe on its way toward reaching carbon neutrality in the region by 2035. The automaker announced Monday that it will launch three new electric passenger vehicles and four new electric commercial vehicles in Europe over the next two years.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Ford Motor Company announced a collaboration exploring how Ford’s new F-150 Lightning electric vehicle—the first commercially available light-duty truck with bidirectional charging technology—can interact with the electric grid and provide electric reliability benefits to PG&E customers.

#HowTheWorldSeesJapan

BBC制作の「日本でモノを失うことがほぼ不可能な理由」というビデオ。携帯電話は９割戻ってくるそうです。

The success of Japan’s highly efficient lost and found system is due to organization, a community-based police force, and the culture of its people.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito’s only daughter, Princess Aiko, said she is heartbroken by the loss of many lives in Ukraine during her first solo news conference as an adult royal member

These Games featured something even more lasting than the memories — a green technology footprint never seen before in an Olympiad.

The impacts of Japan’s economic sanctions on Russia have made their way to an unlikely destination: Japan’s popular conveyor belt sushi restaurants.

The earthquake adds to already tumultuous times for the automotive industry involving supply chain problems due to Covid-19 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

On April 1, nearly 200 public schools in Tokyo will abolish regulations that dictated everything from the color of students' undergarments to the type of haircuts they're allowed to get.

The night cherry blossoms and the Echigo-Takada Castle Triple Tower are lit up at the Takada Castle Site Park Cherry Blossom Viewing Party, held in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture every April. Cp9asngf/Wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has told his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi that Russia's invasion of Ukraine had shaken the "foundation of international order"　 and required a clear response, he said on Saturday.

Japan has accepted dozens of people fleeing Ukraine — a remarkable move by a country that historically has been unwelcoming to refugees and a decision that reflects Tokyo’s increasingly assertive response to the Russian invasion.

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake injured more than 100 and brought back memories of the disastrous tsunami that left thousands dead just over a decade ago.

#USSocietyEconomy

ノーベル経済学賞受賞のポール・クルーグマンによるプーチンによる石油高騰の回避策解説。金利は徐々に引き上げるべき

Rising oil prices will lead to big inflation numbers, and there will be a lot of pressure on the Fed to overreact.

#NewsOfTheLastWeek

Colossal aims to create a new type of animal similar to the extinct woolly mammoth by genetically engineering endangered Asian elephants to withstand Arctic temperatures. The company has built a genetics toolkit to enable interested developers to do the scientific work.