Reuters Technology Report: November 17, 2015

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Uber can't appeal class certification order in U.S. driver lawsuit SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday denied ride service Uber's request to immediately appeal an order approving class certification in a lawsuit filed by drivers who wish to be deemed employees. Lyft executive says on track to hit $1 billion in gross revenue SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ride-hailing app Lyft, Uber Technologies Inc's [UBER.UL] biggest competition in the United States, expects to reach $1 billion in gross annual revenue, the company's co-founder told Reuters. U.S. federal agencies refuse to testify about OPM hack WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Officials from the U.S. government's personnel agency unexpectedly refused on Tuesday to attend a closed-door congressional briefing on their handling of a massive computer breach that affected more than 22 million federal workers. Google to contest Russia's antitrust ruling on Android MOSCOW (Reuters) - Google will contest in court a ruling by Russia's antitrust agency that it broke competition law by abusing its dominant position with its Android mobile platform, the U.S. technology company said on Tuesday. China property giant eyes robot rescue from rising wage bills HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Vanke, the biggest property developer by sales in the world's most populous country, is recruiting robots to sweep floors and guard its properties to address a labor shortage and rising wage bills. As Chinese developers struggle with lackluster sales and tighter industry margins, China Vanke, like many, is looking to premium concierge services to attract customers, and it said robots would provide some of those services. Cloud computing company Citrix to cut jobs, spin off GoTo business (Reuters) - Cloud computing company Citrix Systems Inc said it would cut about 1,000 jobs and spin off its GoTo business into a separate listed company as part of a review of its operation. NY attorney general seeks halt to daily fantasy sports in state (Reuters) - New York State's top prosecutor on Tuesday filed for a temporary injunction that would shut down daily fantasy sports leaders DraftKings and FanDuel in the state in a latest blow to the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar industry. Markets hack away at Cyber Security ETF NEW YORK (Reuters) - One year after a set of high-profile cyber attacks and a hot market for trendy exchange traded funds propelled the PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF to one of the most successful ETF launches in history, it is facing a major test of its investment strategy. Ericsson sees video driving tenfold rise in mobile data by 2021 STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish telecoms network gear maker Ericsson raised its forecast for mobile data traffic, in a further boost to companies that benefit from rising numbers of consumers viewing online videos on platforms such as YouTube and Netflix. Fraud rates on online transactions seen up during holidays: study CHICAGO (Reuters) - As retailers and consumers prepare for the holiday shopping season, attempts by criminals to steal payment card information to commit fraud online are likely to rise, according to new research by ACI Worldwide. Related Video Anonymous declares "war" on Islamic State Turning plastic bottles into eco-friendly Cairo home 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