PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - Aug 30

Aug 30 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- Domino's Pizza Inc this week plans to start testing deliveries using Ford Motor Co self-driving Ford Fusion sedan outfitted with enough sensors, electronics and software to find its way to customers' homes or offices in a section of this city 40 miles west of Detroit. http://nyti.ms/2x2Bp5I

- A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by the former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin against The New York Times, saying Ms. Palin's complaint failed to show that a mistake in an editorial was made maliciously. http://nyti.ms/2iHhPGD

- Worried by a long-term rise in inequality, Britain announced on Tuesday a series of measures aimed at increasing transparency over executive compensation, hoping to ramp up pressure on companies that offer lavish salaries for bosses but restrict pay for regular employees. http://nyti.ms/2wh9Ipg

- A deal unveiled on Tuesday between the mining company Freeport-McMoRan Inc and the Indonesian government which is meant to bring an end to years of rising public anger over American control of one of the mining industry's crown jewels. It could also end a fight between the two sides that limited output at the mine and impacted metals prices worldwide. http://nyti.ms/2vHTDp1 (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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