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winyy #96 | Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari

May 15, 2022

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winyy Issue #96

GoogleのカンファレンスGoogle I/O、IBMのThink、SAPのSapphireなど、今週はテック系のカンファレンスが多数開催され、新しいビジョンや製品が発表され、ニュースが溢れかえりました。それぞれ実開催でpost COVIDを印象づけました。

私はSapphierに参加してきましたが、マスクをしている人は数％未満でしたね。ただ、全体人数は以前の5分の1の5000人に制限しており、post COVIDのイベントは以前にも増して貴重な体験になるという印象を持ちました。

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winyy Issue #96

A number of tech conferences flooded the news this week with new visions and products being announced, including Google's Google I/O IBM's Think, and SAP's Sapphire. Each impressed POST COVID with its actual event.

I attended Sapphier and I know that less than a few percent of the people were wearing masks. However, the overall number of people was limited to 5,000, a fifth of what it used to be, and I got the impression that the POST COVID event would be an even more valuable experience than before.

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#Innovation

IBMが2025年までに4000量子ビットのプロセッサを開発する目標を発表

IBM announced on Wednesday plans to further advance its quantum ambitions and operate a 4,000-qubit system by 2025..

天の川銀河の中心にある巨大ブラックホールの直接撮影に成功

The supermassive black hole at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy has been photographed for the first time, giving astronomers invaluable insight into how black holes interact with their surroundings. The object, known as Sagittarius A*, was captured by the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, the same global team that took the famous first-ever picture…

McLarenがEVレースFormula Eに参戦

McLaren Racing has confirmed it will compete in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship from next season, the start of the Gen3 era. McLaren Racing has long committed to competing with the best teams, at the leading edge of technology on the world’s biggest stages. This latest addition to the iconic teams’ racing portfolio […]

人気家具企業Crate&Barrelにはメタバース担当SVPがいる

What kind of expertise does a retail exec delving into the Metaverse need? Answer: product development.

DeepMindが600ものAIを同時に制御するGatoを発表

DeepMind just unveiled a new AI system called Gato that makes OpenAI's GPT-3 look like a child's toy. But are we any closer to AGI?

Anglo Americanが世界最大の水素駆動トラックを発表

Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) unveiled a prototype of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck designed to operate in everyday mining conditions at its Mogalakwena PGMs mine in South Africa.

4月にｓSFでCruiseの自動運転車を警察が止めたが何をすればよいか戸惑っているというニュース（そのニュースはこちら）があったのですが、自動運転車は外部から分かるようにすべきか、という議論

Last month, a video went viral that showed a San Francisco police officer, at night, stopping a car that didn’t have its headlights on. Except that this was no ordinary car. As the cop approaches the vehicle, someone off-camera shouts, “Ain’t nobody in it!” The car, operated by Cruise, a subsidiary of General Motors, is…

火星探査機InSightが過去最大の地震（火震）を記録

On May 4th, NASA’s InSight lander on Mars detected the most powerful marsquake the spacecraft has felt ever since landing in 2018 — a magnitude 5 tremor.

#DesignThinking

ピークエンドの法則：脳は全過程にわたってすべての瞬間を消化するわけではない。代わりに、それは経験中の最も強いポジティブまたはネガティブな瞬間（「ピーク」）と最後の瞬間（「終わり」）により大きな重みを与えている

Is it better to go for that lasting impression in customer experience that really delights or to fix something that is broken?

インドでは中学生向けのデザイン思考の授業がある

CBSE to implement ‘Design Thinking & Innovation’ skill module for middle school students

デザインに関する６つの間違いと４つの対処方法

Too many companies are in the dark about what design is, who should be involved, and how to do it well.

#UkraineWarAndTech

Elon Musk’s intervention demonstrates how satellite internet could route around war or censorship far beyond Ukraine.

The February attack rattled Pentagon officials and private industry because it revealed new vulnerabilities in global communications systems.　

The cyberattack knocked out communications across Ukraine and Eastern Europe as Russia was preparing to invade.

Meta has withdrawn a request it made to its oversight Board seeking guidance on shaping its content moderation policies amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine..

#SiliconValley

Googleが開発者向けカンファレンスGoogle I/Oを実開催。スマートウォッチなどを発表

It’s Google I/O keynote day! Once a year Google kicks off its developer conference with a rapid-fire stream of announcements, finally unveiling so many of the things they’ve been working on behind-the-scenes lately.

Googleが9 ExaFLOPの性能を持つTPUクラスターをクラウドで提供

At its I/O developer conference, Google today announced the public preview of a full cluster of Google Cloud’s new Cloud TPU v4 Pods. Google’s fourth iteration of its Tensor Processing Units launched at last year’s I/O and a single TPU pod consists of 4,096 of these chips.

Google Mapsに没入型表示の新機能

In the face of increased competition from Apple Maps and its 3D city views, Google today introduced its own vision for its next-generation Google Maps with a preview of its new more “immersive” viewing experience.

Googleが同時翻訳して字幕を投影するARグラスを発表

Google gauges interest in Google Glass successor at Google I/O. The demo video provided a sneak peek at what Google has been working on.

BirdがGoogle AR技術を使い駐車場所を特定して表示

The next time you use a Bird scooter in a city where the company supports VPS, its app will prompt you to use your phone’s camera to scan the surrounding area..

Zuckerbergが開発中のVRヘッドセットのデモを投稿

Mark Zuckerberg took to his personal Facebook page today to show off a demo of the company’s unreleased “high-end” VR headset.

Elon MuskがTwitterの買収プロセスを一時保留

Elon Musk tweeted that his $43B bid to buy Twitter is "on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users".

iPodの開発中にSteve Jobsは休暇にも関わらず１日に6回も電話をかけてきたという秘話　

Former Apple vice president Tony Fadell says that even Steve Jobs was on vacation, he'd constantly call his staffers to brainstorm new ideas. Here's why.

AppleがiPhoneのコネクタをUBS-Cでテスト中と発言

It’s neither surprising, nor necessarily new scuttlebutt, but one of the most reliable Apple news scoopers of all time has chimed in to say that Apple is indeed at least serious enough about a potential switch from Lightning to USB-C on future iPhones that it’s doing testing with models equipped with the latter connector.

Teslaのスーパーチャージャーが米国でもTesla車以外にも開放へ

After opening up the Supercharger network to non-Tesla EVs in Europe, Elon Musk confirms US launch.

Elon MuskがTwitterから追放されたトランプ元大統領のアカウントを復活すると発言

Elon Musk has finally confirmed what many have long suspected: that he would allow Donald Trump back on Twitter..

Starlinkが32カ国で利用可能に

Starlink's internet service is now available in 32 countries around the world..

Lyftがシェアライドを復活

Lyft is bringing back shared rides to San Francisco, San Jose, Denver, Las Vegas and Atlanta this May, the company announced.

Netflixがライブストリーミング機能を開発

Netflix plans to livestream its upcoming slate of unscripted shows and comedy specials..

Uberが事業環境の悪化による支出削減のため採用抑制を示唆

Uber is going to slow down hiring and reduce its costs in response to "seismic shifts" in the financial markets, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a memo to employees.

オンライン中古車販売Carvanaが苦戦。2500人を解雇

On Tuesday, online used car retailer Carvana took to Zoom to lay off 12 percent of its workforce..

#TechnologyAndDigital

Digital Transformationにより、企業の79％が過去1年にユーザー第県の大幅な改善を実現、88％が新しい事業機会よりも顧客の行動の変化によって変革が推進された

A new global study reveals that 79 percent of enterprises have made significant, transformative or even revolutionary improvements to the end user experience through digital transformation over the past year.

リーダーが再考すべき15の仮定

Time to take a fresh look at what customers want, how people work, and how to drive innovation.

SAPのカンファレンスSapphierが3年ぶりに実開催

SAP Sapphire featured technology for Business transformation, supply chain management and sustainability.

AIの将来に関する５つ主要トレンド

Tech leaders must harness these emerging AI trends to democratize and foster AI's responsible use and exploit its generative powers.

#EV

Electric truck maker Lordstown Motors has closed the sale of its Lordstown facility and signed a contract manufacturing agreement and joint venture agreement for product development with affiliates of Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn). As previously disclosed, on November 10, 2021, Lordstown Motors and Foxconn entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (“APA”) providing for the […]

Fisker Inc. confirmed that it will produce its second vehicle, the Fisker PEAR, at a factory Foxconn acquired in Ohio. The Fisker PEAR will enter production in 2024.

Rivian lost $1.59 billion on $95 million of revenue in the first three months of 2022. The company also delivered 1,227 electric trucks to customers.

Canoo says it has "doubts" about its ability to stay financially solvent, according to the EV startup’s most recent earnings report.

While R&D work continues on its lithium-metal technology, an increasing amount of SES' cash is going toward building facilities in the ramp up to commercial production.

#HowTheWorldSeesJapan

Japan’s capital has announced it will start recognizing same-sex partnerships to ease the burdens faced by residents in their daily lives, but the unions will not be considered legal marriages

Amid a global slowdow, SoftBank may cut its startup investments this fiscal year by more than half, chief executive Masayoshi Son said on the earnings call.

The Japanese yen has struggled for gains against the dollar amid expectations the Bank of Japan will lag global peers in normalizing monetary policy.

Japan is preparing to reopen. But not everyone is happy about it, including some local tourists, who have enjoyed exploring a quieter version of their country.

Following a partnership with ServiceNow to accelerate 5G adoption, NTT says it’s rolling out next-gen internet connectivity with private 5G.

Katsumoto Saotome, a Japanese writer who gathered the accounts of survivors of the U.S. firebombing of Tokyo in World War II to raise awareness of the massive civilian deaths and the importance of peace, has died. He was 90.

#USSocietyEconomy

2030年までに全米にブロードバンドへのアクセスを実現させるInternet for All計画の資金拠出を開始

The Internet for All initiative is funded by the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law..

ベイエリアの消費者物価は21年ぶりの高値

Consumer prices in the Bay Area skyrocketed in April and nearly matched the annual increase posted in February, which was a 21-year high, a grim new government report revealed on Wednesday.

ベイエリアで感染者数が増加中

COVID-19 cases have inched up in California since early April, and the greater Bay Area is reporting more new cases per day than any other region in the state. 

カリフォルニア州が暗号通貨規制の関する州知事令を施行

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order that lays the groundwork for cryptocurrency regulation in the state.

政府によるハイテク企業への規制強化を支持する人は44％と昨年比ダウン

The latest Pew poll indicates that public distrust of Big Tech still remains pretty high..