As Russia Plots Its Next Move, an AI Listens to the Chatter

With vast amounts of data becoming available to intelligence analysts, new tools will help them sift and interpret it all—but they will introduce new risks, too.

Google’s New Tech Can Read Your Body Language—Without Cameras

The company’s ATAP research team is using radar to help computers respond to your movements, like turning off a TV if it senses you’ve dozed off.

The Elusive Hunt for a Robot That Can Pick a Ripe Strawberry

It’s a tricky, delicate task that combines machine vision and robotics. Progress has been slow, but entrepreneurs and farmers continue to invest.