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The government and public services practice of Deloitte Consulting has acquired 'substantially all of the assets' of a Takoma Park public health research firm. Here are the details. https://t.co/8sjsJpUIe6

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Where startup CEO pay is up, where it's down and how a gender pay gap persists among men and women founders. https://t.co/8rXwdDC9cj

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A contracting giant's efforts to expand high-tech innovation capabilities from a suburban office building fueled the largest lease deal outside of the District proper in the first quarter. https://t.co/6vGxHZNNdz

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A Bethesda employee wellness startup has tapped a well-know local entrepreneur to be its first-ever chief technology officer. https://t.co/rt6tTP4Aao

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A former University of Maryland professor has launched a new company that aims to simplify end-of-life estate planning. https://t.co/AFf1ExVMfi

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Humanoid robots are coming to a workplace near you. https://t.co/SOQY1e1Jvi

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One of the region's largest companies is teaming up to build a generative AI tool for organizations to use across business operations. https://t.co/73dfRPUcBj

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A local space company has secured additional funding to help put more of its radio frequency-detecting satellites into orbit. It already has 21 satellites above the Earth and plans to have a total of 60 doing so by 2025. https://t.co/70MvxPXkiH

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A software maker for drones and autonomous robotics systems is moving its headquarters from outside of Los Angeles to Arlington. https://t.co/E6ZCpP1A0P

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2023 wasn't a banner year for startups — and 2024 isn't starting out so hot https://t.co/ubiMqMxHaQ

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A Baltimore VC firm is going after cyber, national security and defense startups with a new local office. https://t.co/FV7vPeCnyF

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A D.C. cybersecurity startup whose clients include Spotify and Reddit has just landed $20 million in fresh funding to scale up its fight against AI-generated email scams. https://t.co/veevbrN2uY

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Georgetown University could find itself at least partially involved in a long-shot bid to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations from the social media platform's China-based parent company ByteDance. https://t.co/6LmbMhryd0

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An Arlington IT consulting firm has taken on a private equity investment for the first time in its over two-decade history. It wants to use the capital to advance its AI-based capabilities. https://t.co/H3w6NcI23I

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A D.C.-based startup that works with businesses to ensure artificial intelligence tools are effectively used and maintained has raised $13.8 million in outside funding to boost its workforce and scale its product. https://t.co/5KvCXL6azY

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A D.C. nonprofit focused on financial inclusion has raised more than $152 million invest in fintech startups in developing countries. https://t.co/PCOyn56HjT

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A McLean tech firm is working to make a more precise and secure complement to GPS technology, but it first needs a big assist from the federal government. https://t.co/NFnyQ00X3G

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Since its founding in 2018, GEF Capital Partners has backed more than two dozen companies, and its recently closed second fund has already deployed capital into six companies. https://t.co/GDINdN8Vp8

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How AI heavyweights are looking to combat election disinformation https://t.co/2RSBCtF1DD

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Score one for Maryland. A Northern Virginia government firm is opening a new R&D facility in Montgomery County with backing from the state and the county. https://t.co/kUYCguTkLb