Reuters Morning Digest: September 8, 2015

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, September 8, 2015 U.S. small business confidence rises slightly in August WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. small business confidence rose modestly in August, suggesting the economy continued to grow at a steady clip halfway through the third quarter. Greece says Russia picks Syria aid flight route to east of Greece ATHENS (Reuters) - Russia plans to use an air route to the east of Greece to transport aid into Syria, meaning the use of Greek airspace for such flights is no longer an issue, a Greek government spokesman said on Tuesday. Microsoft, Amazon video to join Disney's cloud movie service (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's studio unit said customers of Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp's video services will get access to the collection on its cloud-based movie storage service from Tuesday. Robot mother builds and improves its own children Scientists from the University of Cambridge have built a mother robot that independently builds its own children and then tests their performance to inform the design of the next generation. By analyzing the data it collects from observing the child, the mother robot ensures that preferential traits are passed down to the next iteration, while letting weaknesses fall by the wayside. Jason will have his Day at number one, says Thomson MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Jason Day's bid for the world number one ranking stalled at the Deutsche Bank Championship but it should only be a matter of time before the Australian scales the mountain, according to five-times British Open champion Peter Thomson. Arby's fires Florida manager after police officer joke goes 'awry' MIAMI (Reuters) - Arby's sandwich chain fired a South Florida restaurant manager and suspended a clerk after an unfortunate police joke led to a complaint against staff at a drive-thru. Related Video Migrants begin another day at camp on Hungarian border Myanmar's Suu Kyi calls for free and fair elections Great Debate The true motives behind Islamic State's use of sexual slavery Why it's so hard for Germany to lead on the migrant crisis – or anything else A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2015 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook