Twitter just announced it's mobile app development team, Fabric, is to be acquired by Google.
Google’s commitment to building mobile developer tools is a strong match for these products, customers, and team.
While we have found a new home for Fabric, developers remain important to Twitter. We are committed to continuing to invest in our public APIs, our Publisher Platform products including Twitter Kit and TweetDeck, our Ads API, MoPub, and Gnip. Twitter's Mobile App Development, Fabric, Acquired by Google [blog.twitter.com]