TechFlash: 'Bloomberg for marijuana' pitch; Inovalon's risks for investors

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D.C. entrepreneur to pitch 'Bloomberg for marijuana' idea on TV ​Giadha Aguirre De Carcer, a D.C. entrepreneur, will appear on Fox Business News at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to discuss her latest venture, what she calls a "Bloomberg for cannabis." Maryland-based Inovalon's riskiest risks for potential investors Here are some of the more prominent risks, detailed by the company in its S-1 filing, for anybody thinking of making a bid. Two D.C. startup flower shops that have learned to co-exist Crystal City-based BloomPop and District-based UrbanStems don't consider themselves competitors, but they're both looking to capitalize on what they see as the failings of high-powered vendors. Does Carlyle's David Rubenstein have a future as a rapper? "I've gotten more attention on that than anything else in my professional career," David Rubenstein said. "Stay tuned." Twitter: Government demands for user information jump 40 percent ​Twitter has seen global government requests for personal information on its users soar 40 percent since July 2014. National Technology News Elon Musk may fire Tesla China executives for low sales, report says Apple invests $848 million to reap energy from First Solar power farm Yelp buys online food-ordering service Eat24 for $134M IRobot developing a robotic lawn mower, but it needs FCC approval first Forbes surgeons test Google Glass This entrepreneur wants to put a charge into your garden Arrow Electronics to expand in China with latest buy

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