This Week in Tech

Companies Using 3D Printing to Build Houses at ‘Half the Time for Half the Price’

Companies Using 3D Printing to Build Houses at ‘Half the Time for Half the Price’

3D printing technology has led to the creation of an amazing array of three-dimensional objects and now it’s being used to create something on a much larger scale — the house of your dreams…


Farming Robot Kills 100,000 Weeds per Hour With Lasers

Carbon Robotics has unveiled the third-generation of its Autonomous Weeder, a smart farming robot that identifies weeds and then destroys them with high-power lasers…


SpaceX Crew Splashes Down Back to Earth After Historic International Space Station Mission

The four astronauts of SpaceX’s first full mission to the International Space Station (ISS) have splashed back down to Earth off the coast of Florida…


Sacramento Using Virtual Reality Training to Improve Policing, Confront Bias

The police department of Sacramento, California is adding virtual reality to its training to enhance cultural competency and implicit bias training. The technology will focus on de-escalation techniques, critical decision-making and peer intervention training…


Tesla Wants to Make Every Home a Distributed Power Plant

Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to turn every home into a distributed power plant that would generate, store and even deliver energy back into the electricity grid, all using the company’s products…


The Army’s New Night-Vision Goggles Look Like Technology Stolen From Aliens

When you think of night-vision goggles, you probably imagine the pitch black of night being illuminated in a sea of green that helps improve visibility. That’s ancient technology now as the US Army’s Lancer Brigade of Joint Base Lewis–McChord demonstrates what soldiers see through the military’s latest and greatest night vision goggles. The Predator would be jealous…


Next-Gen Apple Silicon ‘M2’ Chip Reportedly Enters Production, Included in MacBooks in Second Half of Year

According to Nikkei, the next-generation of Apple silicon — tentatively dubbed “M2” — has entered the production cycle. Chip ramps are slow, and Nikkei indicates that beginning production now means the chips would be available in mass supply as soon as July. This schedule likely means they will be included in new MacBook models in the fall, probably the upcoming revamped MacBook Pro line…