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DC Download: Elon Musk's Tesla Gamble and Cool Companies at DC Fest



Elon Musk's big Tesla gamble

Elon Musk deciding to announce a price and roll out date for the Tesla Model 3 two years ahead of time is undeniably a way to keep people talking about Tesla Motors. The question is whether the company can live up to these expectations when there are so many elements thats could mess with the numbers in important ways by 2017. Read more in our story here.

Why AOL spent$238M on Millennial Media

Batimore-based Millennial Media was acquired by AOL for $238 million following a wave of resignations by prominent executives. The purchase comes just 3 years after Millennial Media went public and was valued at roughly $2B, but things changed quickly. Find out what happened in Chris Bing's story here.

UMd's amazing robotics lab

The University of Maryland has some pretty impressive toys and tools in its robotics lab. Chris Bing went to go check it out and find out what kind of robotic innovation is going on over in College Park. Check out what he found in his slideshow here.

The cool companies coming to DC Fest

DC Fest is on Thursday, less than a week away, and there will be some amazing fun to be had with food trucks, live music, games and tons of people from the area's coolest companies. Check out some of the best companies around and what makes them so great in Christine Healy's roundup here.


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