Reuters Technology Report: November 12, 2015

Click to View in Browser Thursday, November 12, 2015 Cisco second-quarter forecast misses on order slowdown (Reuters) - Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc's forecast second-quarter adjusted profit and revenue growth ranges below analysts' estimates, citing a slowdown in order growth. Four bidders won $14 million worth of bitcoin in last U.S. auction NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Marshals Service said on Thursday four winning bidders emerged from last week's auction of bitcoins seized during the prosecution of the creator of the online black marketplace Silk Road. YouTube bolsters new music app by adding video catalog SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - YouTube's new music-streaming service aims to use the site's massive video collection to bury the competition with content. Bloomingdale's 'spiked eggnog' ad sparks outrage on social media (Reuters) - A holiday advertisement by Bloomingdale's that encourages drink spiking was trending heavily on social media on Thursday with some critics saying the image promotes date rape. TomTom winning streak continues with Uber deal AMSTERDAM/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Dutch navigation company TomTom announced on Thursday a multi-year contract to provide Uber with digital maps and traffic data for the software used by its drivers. Uber drivers protest at fee hike in first London demo LONDON (Reuters) - Drivers at ride service Uber [UBER.UL] held a small-scale protest in London on Thursday, angry over pay in a sign of a new challenge for the rapidly expanding taxi app. In latest retail tech, Carrefour lights have eyes LILLE, France/BERLIN (Reuters) - The strip lights in the hypermarket know where you are, and can tell you where to go. Gucci, YSL, others suing Alibaba back down on mediation threat NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and other luxury brands suing Alibaba Group Holding Ltd for promoting the sale of counterfeit goods have backed away from their threat to withdraw from mediation, despite Alibaba founder Jack Ma's statement that he would rather lose the case than settle. U.S. and UK test financial sector response to cyber attack LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the United States carried out a planned drill with leading global firms on Thursday to see how they would respond to a cyber incident in the financial sector. Smart helmet gives you eyes in the back of your head SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (Reuters) - For Marcus Weller the idea started off with an accident. He was riding a motorcycle in Barcelona when he took his eyes off the road to look at a road sign and smashed into the back of a car. A couple of years later he dreamt about that accident, but in the dream Weller didn't crash.  Related Video Smart helmet gives you eyes in the back of your head Robot salamander helping scientists unlock spinal secrets Mediafile How about Hightail-ing it? On Twitter, dubious health claims from e-cigarette bots A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today A quick-fix on the day's news delivered when you want it. 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