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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hosts live chat with astronauts

  MENLO PARK / Tribune News Service With a microphone floating in zero gravity, three astronauts aboard the International Space Station chatted with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg via live video about life in space. The social media company has been ramping up its efforts in live video this year, taking on Twitter-owned Periscope. The recent event was the first time ...

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Gulf investors hold back from UK realty deals on Brexit fears

  Reuters Gulf Arab investors, some of the biggest buyers of British real estate, are holding back from new deals because they fear a property price slump if Britain leaves the European Union, according to legal and investment sources. Sovereign and private investors from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have been prolific buyers of British assets ...

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America has castles and here are three you can buy

    Bloomberg Europe is rife with castles for sale—ancient dwellings with moats and gothic arches, stone walls, and magnificent gardens, decorated with elaborate wooden built-ins and a couple of armor suits flanking enormous fireplaces. Legit castles. Without a history to warrant such abodes, the United States has mostly had to make due with tacky, castle-themed McMansions. Still, there are ...

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