IBM has published a press release announcing that the company is set to build the first universal quantum computer for science and business. The new division called IBM Q has been set up to make such computers and sell them commercially. Russian scientist, Maria Dubovitskaya, at the Zurich Research Laboratory, spoke to Sputnik about this.
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in collaboration with the UK Security Service MI5 devised a technology that would allow to turn on a television set's audio recording capabilities remotely, WikiLeaks said in a press release Tuesday.
The United States and South Korea started to speed up deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, following the current aggravation of the situation in the region, with parts of THAAD arrived at the Osan Air Base, Gyeonggi province, on Monday.
Turkey's government has no right to criticize a ban on holding Turkish pre-referendum rallies imposed by several European countries, as Ankara itself puts pressure on opposition and limits freedom of assembly in the country, Ozturk Yilmaz, a deputy chair responsible for foreign relations at the Turkish Republican People's Party (CHP), told Sputnik.
A local source in Iraq’s city of Mosul told Sputnik that there are dozens of cases of children being injured as a result of a chemical attack carried out by Daesh terrorists. Similarly, the head of the information center of the People's Mobilization Forces of Iraq, Zu al-Fakkar al Baladawi, spoke to Sputnik about the use of chemical weapons.
Russia was assigned 27th place in the 2017 Best Countries rating released by US News and World Report on Tuesday.
Top military commanders from Russia, Turkey and the United States discussed on Tuesday the security situation and anti-terrorism efforts in Syria and Iraq, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
US President Donald Trump has received widespread criticism from Democrats and the mainstream media since the start of his presidential campaign.
A sneaky raccoon got into a kitchen in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to help humans with the dishes.
The Syrian army regained control over the largest water tower, supplying the city of Aleppo with water, a source told Sputnik on Tuesday.
US Republicans' new healthcare plan will give state governments more authority to craft their policies for Medicaid, the country's healthcare program for low-income families and individuals, Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday.
The US is carrying out a major series of airstrikes in Yemen, allegedly in aid of destroying one of al-Qaeda's most prominent divisions - but a regional expert has said the action is aggravating the already dire humanitarian crisis in the country, and is mainly hitting civilians, turning the country into "one big Auschwitz."
Edward Snowden, former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, turned whistleblower, said Tuesday that alleged CIA files released by WikiLeaks seemed "authentic" and "a big deal."
The National Bank of Ukraine said Tuesday it may initiate sanctions against the subsidiary of Russia's Sberbank in the country if the Russian leading bank starts providing services for holders of passports of self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics in eastern Ukraine.
The US-led coalition has sent additional troops to Syria’s Manbij on a deterrence mission and to ensure the forces of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) are not constantly present in the area, Operation Inherent Resolve spokesperson told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), together with colleagues at Boston University have come up with a novel way for humans to reprimand robots for work failures by using "brainwaves."
The crisis and conflict in Ukraine shows no sign of ending three years after it erupted with the coup that forced the country's former president, Viktor Yanukovych, from office. John Wight looks back to the origins of the crisis that plunged the country into the depths of economic uncertainty and ethnic conflict and asks what the future holds.
There are troubling gaps in the received narrative on this issue.
The US consulate in the German city of Frankfurt is used as a "covert CIA hacker base," with intelligence operatives receiving diplomatic passports and cover from the government, the whistleblowing organization WikiLeaks said Tuesday, citing the agency's confidential documents.
On March 15, Dutch voters will go to the polls to vote in a general election that is being watched with interest due to the popularity of Eurosceptic candidate Geert Wilders. In an interview with Sputnik Germany, Dutch political expert Andre Krouwel commented on the upcoming election and explained the reasons behind Wilders' popularity.
The Syrian Air Force carried out a number of airstrikes against positions of Daesh terrorist group near the eastern city of Deir ez-Zor, according to media reports.
Thousands of Indians are dependent on fishing for their livelihood in the waters abutting Sri Lankan territory.
The Libyan parliament situated in the country's eastern city of Tobruk voted on Tuesday to withdraw from a unity government agreement, media reported.
US President Donald Trump announced the reopenning of the White House public tours this week.
Iran’s growing role in dealing with the crises in the Middle East remains a headache for Israel. Recently, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a phone conversation with United States President Donald Trump, discussing the "Iranian threat" and measures to counter it, according to Israel’s Government Press Office.