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Waymo seeks delay in self-driving trade secret trial against Uber

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving car unit said critical new evidence it recently obtained in a trade secret lawsuit against Uber means a U.S. judge should postpone a trial of the case set to begin next month. Waymo claimed in a lawsuit earlier this year that former engineer Anthony Levandowski downloaded more than 14,000 confidential files before leaving to set up a self-driving truck company, which Uber acquired soon after. Uber has denied using any of Waymo’s trade secrets. Jury selection in San Francisco federal court is scheduled Read More

               

U.S. attends meeting on Paris climate accord, still plans to withdraw

MONTREAL (Reuters) – The United States attended a Saturday meeting of ministers from more than 30 of the nations that signed the Paris climate-change agreement, though the White House issued a statement saying it will stick with plans to pull out of the deal. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump administration officials said the United States would not pull out of the agreement and had offered to re-engage in the deal, citing the European Commission’s Miguel Arias Canete. A Commission spokeswoman told Reuters at the Montreal gathering that Canete Read More

               

US Navy leader considers unmanned vehicles to increase power

President Donald Trump and Navy leaders say the nation needs about 350 ships, roughly 75 more ships than the fleet has today. But there isn’t money in the defense budget to buy a lot of new ships at once, and they take years to build. Adm. John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, says they could get closer to the target faster by counting unmanned vessels with capabilities similar to a manned ship— a new twist on the definition of a ship. Unmanned undersea vehicles currently used by the Navy Read More

               

NBA star Durant takes shot at Under Armour, stock falls

(Reuters) – Shares of Under Armour Inc (UAA.N) sank more than 3 percent on Tuesday, a day after National Basketball Association star Kevin Durant said young players do not like the company’s shoes. “Nobody wants to play in Under Armours. I’m sorry. The top kids don’t because they all play Nike,” the All-Star forward of the 2017 champion Golden State Warriors said during an interview on “The Ringer” podcast on Monday. Under Armour did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sportswear companies pay top-tier athletes millions of dollars Read More

               

Georgia unveils statue of civil rights leader King on capitol grounds

ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia on Monday unveiled a statue of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on the same capitol grounds in Atlanta where statues of segregationists remain. The new installation comes amid an intensified debate in the United States over Confederate symbols after a woman was killed during an Aug. 12 protest by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, objecting to the planned removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The bronze King statue should provide a sense of hope, his daughter Bernice King Read More

               

Energy Secretary Perry cancels Kazakhstan visit due to hurricane

ALMATY (Reuters) – United States Energy Secretary Rick Perry has canceled a planned visit to Kazakhstan on Monday, the U.S. embassy in Kazakhstan said, due to Hurricane Harvey. “Due to Hurricane Harvey and the Department of Energy’s duty to react to emergencies related to power supply and energy infrastructure, the planned visit by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to Astana is canceled,” the embassy said in a Russian-language statement. Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette would lead the U.S. delegation instead of Perry, it said. Perry was due to meet Kazakh Energy Minister Read More

               

The renovated White House is ready for its close-up

After a few nips and tucks, the White House is making its big reveal. A new batch of photos has been released illustrating 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue’s facelift, which kicked into high-gear earlier this summer when President Trump began his 17-day working vacation at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. The president returned to the White House on Sunday. “The White House’s newly renovated Roosevelt Room looks incredible,” tweeted Cliff Sims, special assistant to the president. All of the renovations were conducted by General Service Administration designers. While the White Read More

               

Jury begins deliberating in trial over Taylor Swift groping accusations – world news headlines from reuters

DENVER (Reuters) – Jurors began deliberating on Monday in the trial of dueling lawsuits between pop star Taylor Swift and a Colorado DJ she accuses of groping her while they posed for a photo together during a pre-concert fan reception. Reporting by Keith Coffman; Writing by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Chris Reese Source link #USA #News #USnews #worldnews #headlinenews #Breakingnews #weathernews #UnitedStates news #CanadianNews #weatherforecast top news #stories, #hourlyweather #Reuters