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October 3, 2013, 6:50 PM

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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:

Twitter's IPO filing is official — S-1 now publicly available — FORM S-1 REGISTRATION STATEMENT — Twitter, Inc. — Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.

Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

Twitter files to raise $1B, company is not profitable, will trade under ticker TWTR — Twitter had revenue of $253 million in the first six months of 2013 but it was not profitable, according to its S-1 prospectus document, which was made public late Thursday.

More: Guardian, TechCrunch, ZDNet, GeekWire, BGR, Business Insider and Forbes. Tweets: @marshallk. See also Mediagazer

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Mobile Twitter: 164M+ (75%) Access From Handheld Devices Monthly, 65% Of Ad Sales Come From Mobile

More: Business Insider and VentureBeat

Leena Rao / TechCrunch:

Rizvi/Sacca, Evan Williams, Spark Capital, USV, Benchmark, DST Among Twitter's Largest Shareholders

More: AllThingsD and Forbes. Tweets: @qthrul and @jessicalessin. See also Mediagazer

Mike Isaac / AllThingsD:

At 215 Million Monthly Active Users, Twitter Has a Growth Problem

More: Business Insider

Claire Cain Miller / NYT Bits:

Twitter's Letter to Shareholders Is Short and Lightweight

More: TechCrunch, The Next Web and Business Insider

Instagram Blog:

Instagram as a Growing Business — Over the past three years we've watched with amazement as Instagram has grown to a global community of more than 150 million people capturing and sharing the world's moments. Instagram is a place where people come to connect and be inspired …

Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:

Instagram To Start Showing In-Feed Video And Image Ads To US Users — Well here it is, Instagram is getting ads and it's starting with users in the US. In a blog post today, Instagram says that users in the country are going to start seeing video and image ads.

More: Associated Press, Digits, Gizmodo and Mashable

Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:

Apple Buys Cue For Over $40M To Compete With Google Now — Personal assistant app Cue has been acquired, we've confirmed with a person who should know. The app has sold for between $40 million to $60 million, we're hearing from two sources, including TechCrunch tips, who posit that Apple …

More: AppleInsider, CNET, 9to5Mac, The Verge, iMore, BGR, Gizmodo, Digits, MacRumors, Macworld, GigaOM, Engadget, AllThingsD, TUAW, Pocket-lint, iDownloadBlog.com, SlashGear, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, Electronista, Business Insider and WebProNews. Tweets: @viticci

Brian X. Chen / New York Times:

Samsung mobile chief Kevin Packingham has left the company for unspecified reasons — Samsung's Mobile Chief Departs — Kevin Packingham, the chief product officer for the mobile division of Samsung Electronics, who was involved in introducing several of Samsung's popular Galaxy devices, has left the company.

More: eWeek, Digits, TechHive, The Verge, Engadget, Gotta Be Mobile, Pocket-lint, Forbes, 9to5Google, GigaOM and SlashGear

John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:

Schools Complain iOS 7 Upgrade Stripped Filters From Students' iPads — Apple's iOS 7 was supposed to make it easier for schools to manage the iPads that are becoming increasingly common in the classroom. But for some, the latest version of the mobile operating system is proving to be a bit of a headache.

More: BGR, Engadget, TUAW, iPhone Hacks, Gotta Be Mobile, Examiner, TechnoBuffalo, iDownloadBlog.com, AppleInsider and MacRumors. Tweets: @bemaservices

Matt Brian / Engadget:

Google will launch a native Google Music iOS app later this month — If you've been against trying Google's Play Music All Access streaming service for lack of an official iOS app, it may soon be time to change your tune. Sources aware of Google's plans have let slip to Engadget …

More: Macworld, Mobile Marketing Watch, AllThingsD, Cult of Mac, MacRumors, Gotta Be Mobile, Pocket-lint, GadgeTell and The Verge

Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:

Amazon Readies Set-Top Box for Holidays — Streaming Video Device Would Rival Roku, Apple TV — Amazon.com Inc. is taking steps toward releasing a video-streaming device in time for the holiday selling season, according to people briefed on the company's plans.

More: GeekWire, Engadget, Gizmodo, AppleInsider, MacRumors, ZDNet, GigaOM, BGR, The Verge, TechSpot, Ubergizmo, Digits, 9to5Google, 9to5Mac and Pocket-lint. Tweets: @scottmaustin. See also Mediagazer

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Adobe's network compromised: 2.9 million customer names, encrypted credit and debit card numbers, and source code — Software firm Adobe today revealed its network was compromised. Information that was leaked included 2.9 million customer names, encrypted credit or debit card numbers …

More: Adobe Blogs, Krebs on Security, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Adobe Secure Software …, Macworld, Engadget, iMore, 9to5Mac, The Register, ZDNet, The Verge, TechCrunch, Digits, AllThingsD, BBC and Graham Cluley

Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:

Chrome For iOS Bug Shows Private Browsing Search History In Google Mobile Search Bar — Update: Google has gotten back to us to let us know that this is an unfortunate but unavoidable loophole that comes with building a browser on iOS. It's noted in the company's support docs around Incognito mode.

More: parall.ax, 9to5Mac, The Next Web, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gizmodo UK and Softpedia News

Ellis Hamburger / The Verge:

Snapchat introduces “Stories”, a rolling compilation of snaps from the last 24 hours — Snapchat's next big thing: ‘Stories’ that don't just disappear — The app that introduced ephemeral messages sets its sights on Facebook — Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel's hands are shaking as he points to his iPhone.

More: Snapchat, ReadWrite, BuzzFeed, AllThingsD, iDownloadBlog.com, Digital Trends, Computerworld, PandoDaily, Businessweek, NBC Bay Area, Engadget, TUAW, PC Magazine, GigaOM, Lightspeed Venture Partners, TechCrunch and Los Angeles Times

Tweets: @hamburger and @chrismessina

Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider:

Samsung execs shown confidential Apple-Nokia patent license terms, allegedly misused information — It came to light on Wednesday that at least fifty Samsung employees retained access to highly confidential Apple-Nokia licensing terms originating from the Apple v. Samsung court trial …

More: Fortune, BGR, CNET, The Mac Observer, PadGadget, Engadget, Daring Fireball, iDownloadBlog.com and Electronista

Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:

Circa wants to be a mobile wire service for breaking news — one that learns what you know — Circa, the mobile news service that was co-founded and funded by Cheezburger Network CEO Ben Huh, launched the second generation of its platform on Thursday, including an Android version of the app …

More: TechCrunch, AdAge, PandoDaily, AllThingsD and GeekWire. Tweets: @niemanlab. Thanks:@mathewi. See also Mediagazer

Roger Cheng / CNET:

LG preps curved display smartphone, the G Flex — Samsung isn't the only company planning a smartphone with a curved display. LG will likely unveil the device in November, CNET has learned, although plans are not yet final. — Get ready for the LG G Flex.

More: Wall Street Journal, The Droid Guy, Digits and Los Angeles Times

Ina Fried / AllThingsD:

Facebook Home to allow photos from Flickr, Tumblr, Instagram and Pinterest on its lock screen — Facebook Tries to Make Its Home More Inviting by Welcoming Photos From Other Services — Aiming to make its mobile environment more attractive to Android users, Facebook announced on Thursday …

More: Facebook, TechCrunch, The Technology Chronicles, 9to5Google, Marketing Pilgrim, CNET, The Verge and Engadget

Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:

Apple finishing up Mavericks as development shifts to OS X ‘Syrah’ with iOS 7-influence — Apple is closing in on finishing up work on OS X Mavericks ahead of its public launch, according to a source familiar with the new operating system's development. This source says that the operating system …

More: MacRumors, iMore, AppleInsider and App Advice. Tweets: @parislemon

Gerry Shih / Reuters:

Fab.com cuts one-fifth of workforce — E-commerce startup Fab.com Inc will lay off nearly a fifth of its workforce beginning Thursday as it tries to attain profitability by automating more of its business. — The company, valued at $1 billion by private investors, said it will cut 101 jobs worldwide …

More: Valleywag, VentureBeat and PE Hub Blog

Casey Newton / The Verge:

Jukeboxing: Rdio brings free radio to mobile apps to stay in the ring against Spotify — Rdio is releasing a free version of its service today on iOS and Android, bringing personalized radio to non-paying users of its mobile apps for the first time. Free of advertising for now …

More: BostInno, BetaKit, GigaOM, TechHive and hypebot. See also Mediagazer

Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac:

Review: 1Password 4 for Mac is a massive, feature-packed update — Back in December, AgileBits released 1Password 4 for iPhone and iPad. The app presented a completely revamped take on password security, but lacked feature parity with the Mac version of the software.

More: LAPTOP Magazine

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Google debuts Chrome 31 beta with Web payments, portable native code, and application shortcuts for Android — Two days after releasing the stable version of Chrome 30, Google has announced the release of Chrome 31 beta for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

More: The Verge, Google Chrome Blog, GigaOM, TechCrunch, 9to5Google and pocketnow.com

Adi Robertson / The Verge:

Airbnb says New York renters should pay occupancy tax, pushes for looser hotel laws — After successfully overturning a fine against one of its New York City users, Airbnb is trying to preempt any future legal attacks. In a blog post today, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says that he supports formal rental taxes …

More: The Airbnb Blog, Wired, GigaOM, Valleywag, Businessweek and Tnooz

Alex Colon / GigaOM:

Purported Android 4.4 KitKat screenshots reveal new apps and photo editing features — Last month Google announced Android 4.4 KitKat, but it didn't give us a good idea of what to expect. Now Gadget Helpline claims it has its hands on a build of the new software and posted a number of screenshots and hands on impressions to prove it.

More: Gadget Helpline, Electronista, Computerworld, Droid Life and TechnoBuffalo

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