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DC Download: Twitter's Success Leaves Investors Unhappy and Arlington Nabs Montana Startup



Twitter beats Wall Street but investors don't care
  • Twitter had a great third quarter report if you look at the revenue and earnings, but investors weren't happy with the relatively slow user growth, causing the stock to fall more than 10 percent after hours. Find out how Twitter did, and whether newly installed CEO Jack Dorsey can redeem himself in their eyes in our full report here.
Michael Jordan joins Steve Case and Ted Leonsis in investment
  • One Swiss startup can now count Steve Case, Ted Leonsis, Michael Jordan and Mark Cuban as investors in its data analytics for fantasy sports software. Chris Bing explains here.
Arlington scores a new startup
  • Northern Virginia tech startups have a new neighbor as Oppleo Security moves in. Oppleo, the maker of Sikernes, is the winner of the Arlington Economic Development's Startup Arlington contest. Find out why the Montana-born cybersecurity startup was eager for the chance to move to the area, a move made easier thanks to the three free months of work and living space it won after beating out around 75 other startups from across 14 different states. Read more about how Arlington poached Oppleo in our full story here.
Explore D.C.'s food scene at Union Kitchen
  • Ryan Ferguson explored the food innovation going on at Union Kitchen recently. Adventure with him and his taste test of vegan falafel and gourmet dog treats in his full recap here.

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