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October 4, 2013, 1:15 PM
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Jessica Ravitz / CNN:
Voiceover actor Susan Bennett of Georgia revealed as the original US Siri voice  —  'I'm the original voice of Siri'  —  Sandy Springs, Georgia (CNN) — For the past two years, she's been a pocket and purse accessory to millions of Americans.  She's starred alongside Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel.
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.
Bloomberg:
Microsoft in talks with HTC to add Windows Phone to Android models at little or no cost  —  Microsoft Said to Ask HTC to Put Windows on More Phones  —  Microsoft Corp. is talking to HTC about adding its Windows operating system to HTC's Android-based smartphones at little or no cost …
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 …
Guardian:
NSA and GCHQ target Tor network that protects anonymity of web users  —  • Top-secret documents detail repeated efforts to crack Tor  —  • Tool funded by US government and relied on by dissidents and activists  —  • Core security of network remains intact but NSA has some success attacking users' computers
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Best Buy puts iPhone 5C on sale for $50 just two weeks after launch  —  Sometimes it pays to wait.  A mere two weeks after the iPhone 5C launched nationwide, Best Buy is offering the device for only $50 today through Sunday.  It's not exactly a straightforward price cut …
Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple to promote Mac Apps for education and enterprise with new volume purchase program  —  Apple has informed Mac developers that it is preparing to launch the ability for educational institutions and developers to purchase apps from the Mac App Store in volume for a discount.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch is stepping down after 7.5 years to become the CEO and chairman of Mattel; lead independent director Mike Perlis will be interim CEO

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: David Ellison has picked HBO content chief Casey Bloys to oversee streaming operations following Paramount's acquisition of WBD

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: David Fincher won't renew his Netflix deal when it expires in 2027; he isn't leaving for a rival studio and could still make his next movie at Netflix

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Jungah Lee / Bloomberg:
Samsung estimates a record $9.4B quarterly profit, helped by strong sales of cheaper handsets
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HTC reports first-ever quarterly loss, at $101M, on revenue of $1.6B
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Adobe's network compromised: 2.9 million customer names, encrypted credit and debit card numbers, and source code
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