BitGou: Reuters Morning Digest: December 11, 2015

2015年12月11日星期五

Reuters Morning Digest: December 11, 2015

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Friday, December 11, 2015

Divers search lake for evidence in Southern California massacre

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) - A week-old investigation into the shooting rampage that left 14 people dead at a holiday party in Southern California turned on Thursday to a small lake near the scene of the massacre, where divers searched for evidence.

Global climate talks stumble near finish line; Obama and Xi talk

PARIS (Reuters) - Efforts to craft a global accord to combat climate change stumbled on Friday with China and many other nations refusing to yield ground, forcing host France to extend the U.N. summit by a day to overcome stubborn divisions.

Coca-Cola India says may have to shut factories if new sin tax passed

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian subsidiary of Coca-Cola Co said on Friday it may have to close some bottling plants if the government pushes through a proposal that would subject fizzy drinks to a 40 percent "sin" tax, as part of a broader fiscal overhaul.

Exclusive: U.S. states pass laws backing Uber's view of drivers as contractors

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - State legislators in Ohio and Florida are moving ahead with regulations governing Uber and other ride services that would designate all drivers as independent contractors, bolstering a critical but much-disputed aspect of Uber's business model.

Scientists coax computers to think like people

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For artificial intelligence and smart machines to really take off, computers are going to have to be able to think more like people, according to experts in the field. Researchers are now making important progress toward that goal.

Formula E could develop driverless element, says Agag

LONDON (Reuters) - Imagine a motor race where the cars drive themselves from the garage to starting grid and then park up, ready for the drivers to jump in.

U2's The Edge gets nod for Malibu homes despite fears for wildlife

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U2 guitarist The Edge won approval on Thursday to build five hilltop homes in the California celebrity enclave of Malibu despite opposition from environmentalists who fear it will endanger crucial wildlife corridors for such animals as mountain lions and bobcats, officials said.

Happy Christmas for Swiss boy who found 1,000-franc note

ZURICH (Reuters) - A 15-year-old Swiss boy who five years ago turned in a 1,000-Swiss franc ($1,012) banknote that he had found in the street can celebrate a merry Christmas after no one claimed the money.