---
title: "This Week in Tech: Oct 13 – Oct 20"
description: "From blacked out cybersecurity trucks to horse-style blinders for humans, this is what has caught our attention in tech this week."
date: "2018-10-19"
modified: "2018-11-07"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/week-tech-oct-13-oct-20"
categories:
  - "Artificial Intelligence"
tags:
  - "artificial intelligence"
  - "boston dynamics"
  - "cybersecurity"
  - "job security"
  - "productivity"
---

# This Week in Tech: Oct 13 – Oct 20

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/TWIT1.png>)
*\<em\>Image: Tag Hartman-Simkins\</em\>*

Robocallers, robodogs, robo-trucks. Robots truly are the future. But they might just snap up our jobs, too.

Here's what else has fascinated us this past week in the world of tech.

[IBM Built a Menacing Black Truck for “Cybersecurity Incident Response”.](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/cybersecurity-c-toc-ibm>) When a cybersecurity disaster strikes, IBM's C-TOC can roll up like a SWAT vehicle, screech to a halt, and deal with the intrusion.

[Watch Boston Dynamics' Lazy Robodog March Around a Construction Site Without Helping at All.](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/spotmini-boston-dynamics-construction>) Based on a new video, Boston Dynamics's SpotMini dog-like robot may be gearing up for a career as a construction site supervisor.

[A Shortage of Trained Job-Seekers Is Holding AI Back.](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-trained-job-seekers-needed>) The number of AI-trained job-seekers simply isn't high enough to meet the demand for these employees, according to a new *Reuters* report.

[Rise of the Robocallers: Here's How We'll Avoid a Future of Scammers.](<https://futurism.com/robocalls-arms-race>) Robocall scams are getting worse, and tech-based solutions are only treating the symptoms. How will we be able to weed out the good robocalls from the bad?

[Uber and Lyft Caused Half of San Francisco's New Traffic Congestion Since 2010.](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/san-francisco-traffic-uber-lyft>) According to a new report, Uber and Lyft combined are responsible for half of new San Francisco traffic congestion.

[Panasonic's Horse-Style Blinders for Humans Are Like a Dystopian Cubicle For Your Face.](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/panasonic-blinders-dystopian-cubicle>) Panasonic's new blinders for humans are supposed to tune out a distracting open office layout. But is it really better than having cubicle walls?

Read More: [This Week in Tech: Oct 6 - Oct 12](<https://futurism.com/week-tech-oct-6-oct-12>)

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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