Google's Third Quarter Results and Other News You Need to Know

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By Stan Schroeder2013-10-18 13:26:16 UTC

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world.

Today, we look at three particularly interesting stories. Google announced its Q3 results — the company brought in an impressive $14.9 billion in revenue, 12% more than the third quarter of 2012.

According to a report by AllThingsD, Twitter has been focusing its efforts on its direct messaging product.

Finally, official images of Google's upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone briefly surfaced in the Google Play store on Thursday night.

Check out the video above for more on these stories.

Images: Flickr, Carlos Luna

Topics: Business, First to Know, Mobile, Nexus 5, Twitter