Image copyright AFP Image caption Miguel Díaz-Canel had been widely expected to take over from Raúl Castro Miguel Díaz-Canel has been sworn in as Cuba’s new president, replacing Raúl Castro who took over from his ailing brother Fidel in 2006. It is the first time since the revolution in 1959 that a Castro is not…

High prices are the result of very, very low inventory. The supply of homes for sale was down 11.9 percent in March, compared with a year ago. As a result, sales fell 3.7 percent. The number of new listings in March dropped 5.6 percent annually, although part of that may have been due to the…

Theranos employees blame the reporter who revealed that it was misleading people, so they created a game where you shoot at him — now we have a video of it.

Over the last few months, Select All has interviewed more than a dozen prominent technology figures about what has gone wrong with the contemporary internet for a project called “The Internet Apologizes.” We’re now publishing lengthier transcripts of each individual interview. This interview features Dan McComas, the former senior vice-president for product of Reddit and…

Procter & Gamble will acquire the consumer health business from German company Merck KGaA in a $4.2 billion deal. The deal will add Merck’s vitamin and food supplements to P&G’s existing roster of over-the-counter medicines. Merck’s over-the-counter products generate close to $1 billion in annual sales. P&G, whose brands include Pampers diapers, Vicks cough and…

Energy stocks and crude-linked currencies rally as investors eye $100 a barrel mark

US, British and French missile strikes on Syria had a limited impact on Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s ability to carry out chemical weapons attacks, US assessments have reportedly shown.  Donald Trump tweeted “Mission Accomplished” after the attacks, which members of his administration claimed had struck the heart of the country’s chemical weapons programme. His comments echoed those made by…