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U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle stand with U.S. ambassador to Cuba, Jeffrey DeLaurentis (L), as they meet with embassy staff in a hotel in Havana March 20, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RTSBDKQ

President Obama has arrived in Cuba.

Cuban entrepreneurs divided on where to put down their stakes.

Also Priceline agrees with Cuba to make Cuban hotel rooms available to U.S. customers via subsidiary Booking.com.

Google is shopping for cloud companies. Its list includes Namely and Shopify.

Apple Inc is expected to launch a smaller, cheaper iPhone today aimed at emerging markets and possibly China.

An actual cat burglar is stealing men’s underwear.

Affymetrix’s board has rejected a $1.5 billion bid from Origin Technologies Corp. and continues to recommend its previously planned merger with Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Mattermark says it has raised $7.3 million in series B funding and is valued at $42 million

Sherwin-Williams the paint company has agreed to acquire rival U.S. paint company Valspar Corp.

Here’s the story about Dune Lawrence, a journalist, and the troll who spent two years trying to destroy her online.

Photo of President Obama and his wife standing with ambassador DeLaurentis in Havana courtesy of Reuters