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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.
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| 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.
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Rizvi/Sacca, Evan Williams, Spark Capital, USV, Benchmark, DST Among Twitter's Largest Shareholders — As expected Twitter's S-1 was just released, which states that the company is looking to raises as much as $1 billion in a public offering. As with every S-1 filing …
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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 …
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| 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.
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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 …
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| 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.
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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 … | 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.
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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 … | 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.
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| 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 … | 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.| 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 … | Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft's Ballmer gets docked for Windows 8, Surface RT — Summary: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recieved 76 percent of the total incentive award for which he was eligible in fiscal 2013. Issues plaguing the Windows division were to blame. — Microsoft's annual proxy statement indicated …
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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 …
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| 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.| 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 …
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13 members of Anonymous indicted on US hacking charges — Washington — Thirteen alleged members of the loosely organized hacker collective known as Anonymous were indicted Thursday in connection with a series of online attacks on US companies and trade groups.
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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.| Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM: |
Yahoo hit with new lawsuit over email scanning in wake of Gmail ruling — Can big email providers scan your messages in order to serve you relevant advertising? Google and Yahoo have long assumed the answer is yes, which is one of the reasons the giant companies provide free email to millions of people.
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Some iPhone 5s owners reporting bad accelerometer, gyroscope, and compass readings — The iPhone 5S Motion Sensors Are Totally Screwed Up — Since the iPhone 5S landed in the hands of new owners a few weeks ago, there have been reports that on-board sensors like the gyroscope, compass …
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