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winyy #99 | Weekly innovation newsletter by Yuichiro Yoshinari

June 08, 2022

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winyy Issue #99

今週はElon Muskがオフィスに戻らない従業員は解雇すると言い出し、一方で採用凍結と人員削減を宣言して大幅に株価が下がるなど、相変わらずの荒っぽい言動に株式市場が振り回されました。MetaのNo.2であるSheryl Sandberg COOの退任が発表されて、以前から噂はあったものの、こちらも大きなニュースになりました。

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winyy Issue #99

This week, the stock market was swept up by Elon Musk's continued wild words and actions, with Elon Musk saying he would fire any employee who did not return to the office, while declaring a hiring freeze and job cuts, causing the stock price to drop significantly.

The retirement of COO Sheryl Sandberg, Meta's No. 2, was announced, and although there had been rumors for some time, this was big news as well.

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#Innovation

映画バック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャーで有名なデロリアンがEVを発表

DeLorean Motor Company has revealed the first images name of its upcoming EV called the Alpha5..

Cruiseがサンフランシスコでの商用運転許可を取得

Cruise has received a permit from the CPUC to charge for fully driverless rides. Cruise has been testing free driverless rides for the public in San Francisco since February.

トヨタがカートリッジ式水素タンクのプロトタイプを発表

One of the myriad issues with hydrogen as a clean energy source is infrastructure, as it's very expensive to move around and store an extremely explosive gas..

人由来の細胞を使って3D印刷された耳の移植に成功

3DBio Therapeutics, a biotech company in Queens, said it had for the first time used 3-D printing to make a body part with a patient’s own cells.

神経回路を再現した痛みを感じるAI

In this edition of Perceptron, we take a look at AI systems that can "feel" pain, predict soccer players' movements, and generate photos and videos of realistic-looking scenes.

船舶の電動化のために水中翼船の技術が見直されている

Researchers want to apply hydrofoil tech to large passenger ferries, which could bring major environmental benefits.

米国のスパコンが日本の富岳から1位の座を奪う

The United States is on top of the supercomputing world in the Top500 ranking of the most powerful systems..

総務省の研究所NICTが１ペタbpsの伝送に成功し世界記録

The new transmission technique brings 8K content closer and is also compatible with existing fiber optic cable technologies.

声でうつ病かどうかを判定するAI

Kintsugi wants to put technology to work on the problem of depression.

月に向かうための新しい月周回軌道

In the coming weeks, NASA aims to test a new lunar orbit that will play a central role in the return of humans to the moon.

NASAが宇宙服の内部開発を断念し、民間企業２社に発注

On June 1st, NASA revealed that Collins Aerospace and Axiom Space would develop new spacesuits for the agency’s Artemis program to be used by astronauts doing spacewalks and exploring the Moon.

#DesignThinking

問題、特に複雑な問題を解決するには、顧客調査をソリューションの中心に置く必要がある

To develop excellent customer experiences, experts say it’s essential to focus on context and a design thinking mindset.

イノベーションの成功には、デザイン思考、ビジネスモデルキャンパス、リーンスタートアップの組合せが有効

‘The Innovator’s Playbook’ offers a wide compilation of design thinking techniques, and shows how to combine them with other startup tools as well.

ハイブリッドワークにデザイン思考を適用したスタンフォード大学の研究事例

How to harness hybrid work to its full potential.

20分であなたの創造性を開発する方法（面白い！）

Creativity — once seen as marginal, eccentric, luxurious, and elusive — has now become the mainstream. Creative talent is now the most critical engine of production and growth in the new economy.

#UkraineWarAndTech

ゼレンスキー大統領が語るテクノロジーと未来のウクライナ

In a one-on-one interview with WIRED, the embattled president expresses clarity amidst the chaos.

#SiliconValley

MetaのNo.2 シェリル・サンドバーグCOOが秋に退任

Meta chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down. Sandberg has been COO of Meta, previously called Facebook, for 14 years. Mark Zuckerberg called the change the "end of an era" and said there were no plans to replace her.

ユニコーン企業で解雇の動き

After a month that saw nearly 16,000 tech workers lose their jobs, June is off to a similar tumultuous start.

Elon Muskが社内メールで採用凍結と人員削減を指示。これを受けて株価は下落

Tesla shares fell 8.5% following a Reuters report that CEO Elon Musk has directed executives to pause all hiring and prepare for job cuts.

Elon MuskがTeslaとSpace Xの従業員に週40時間オフィス勤務するように指示。従わなかった場合は解雇

In emails to workers at SpaceX and Tesla, Mr. Musk said they were required to spend a minimum of 40 hours a week in the office.

Elon Muskが人型ロボットOptimusを発表するAIデーを8月から9月に延期することを示唆

Elon Musk promised a working prototype of the company’s recently announced humanoid robot, Optimus, at the next AI Day, which will be held September 30th. But will it be another fake out?

AffirmがStripeと提携しBNPL競争激化

Affirm is making its buy now, pay later technology available to businesses that use Stripe’s payments tech.

SNS運営企業がSNS上の情報を削除してはならない、というテキサス州の法律を最高裁判所が差し止め

The Supreme Court blocks a law that allows Texas residents and attorney general to sue social media companies over their content-moderation decisions.

#TechnologyAndDigital

#EV

The BMW Group is stepping up its commitment to achieving climate neutrality and massively expanding its use of secondary material in closed recycling loops.

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) has established co-operation with European leading electric bus manufacturer Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z o.o. (Solaris) in the area of battery supply to push forward electrification of city transportation in Europe. CATL is going to supply lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries equipped with novel Cell to Pack (CTP) […]

Jim Farley envisions a remote pickup and delivery system..

Ford to invest $3.7B, add more than 6,200 union manufacturing jobs in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri as part of their plan to sell 2M EVs a year by the end of 2026

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution announced NextStar Energy Inc. as the official name of its battery joint-venture company. Danies Lee has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of the new company.

#HowTheWorldSeesJapan

The country saw its lowest-ever birth rate in 2021, according to government data released Friday.

日本のチグハグな外国人への入国規制に非難の声

Japan’s persistent restrictions on foreigners are out of step with not only the Group of Seven major economies, but also its neighboring countries, other than China.

#USSocietyEconomy

米国航空業界が米国行きフライト前のCOVID検査廃止を要望

White House officials met Tuesday with travel industry officials, who pressed the Biden administration to end its requirements that vaccinated international travelers take a coronavirus test before…

ニューヨーク州がビットコインマイニングを制限する法案を可決

It's up to Governor Kathy Hochul whether to sign it into law..

カリフォルニアで１ガロン10ドルに達するところも（ただし、かなり遠隔地）

A Chevron in the coastal village of Mendocino, Calif., was charging $9.60 a gallon for regular on Friday afternoon.

カリフォルニア州の旱魃により水力発電量が半分に

Drought is expected to severely cut into California’s hydroelectricity generation this summer. That’s likely to drive up energy prices and greenhouse gas emissions.