WeWork fires cleaners over union fight
The Service Employees International Union has filed a complaint with government against WeWork after 90 percent of the cleaners for WeWork in New York were let go recently. The complaint, filed with the National Labor Relations Board, claims WeWork was discriminating against the employees over their push for unionizing the cleaners. Workers held a candlelight vigil outside of WeWork, which is currently valued at about $10 billion. Read more from The Guardian here.
A DC startup that can track drones sneaking into prison
Herndon-based DroneShield is looking downright prescient in developing its drone detection and tracking technology after two men were arrested in Maryland over the weekend for planning to use a drone to send drugs into a state prison. It's sensors are already being used in some prisons overseas, but it looks like its services could be useful closer to home too. Check out what they told us about the future of drone security in prisons in our story here.
DC data analytics startups are quietly raking it in
Data analytics is one of those industries that doesn't sound sexy but is actually vitally important and incredibly lucrative. D.C. has plenty of startups proving that point successfully and we picked out five of the best to highlight. Check out the whole list in Chris Bing's story here.
The CIA takes its tweets seriously
The CIA wasn't so sure about whether to get on Twitter, but once it did, it's Director John Brennan who actually has to approve what kinds of cat pictures the agency tweets. Find out more about the somewhat bizarre world of CIA social media in this report from Buzzfeed here.
Explore the creative Brightline Interactive offices
Brightline Interactive comes up with a lot of creative ideas in building "brand experiences" forclients like NFL and Verizon. But it gets just as creative in its own office. See how their office space reflects their creativity in our latest Office Envy tour here.
