WeWork sues former employee over Bloomberg scoop The shared-office-space startupon Fridayfiled a complaint saying that ex-employee Joanna Strange had gained unlawful access to its computers. The suit further alleges Strange then stole confidential information that ultimately led to a Bloomberg News story reporting, in April, WeWork had slashed its 2016 profit forecast by 78 percent andcut its revenue estimateby 14 percent.(Reuters)
Startup’s blog post about WeWork’s numbers leads to eviction The shared workspace company gave Thinknum 30 minutes to leave its office in midtown Manhattan after Thinknum co-founder Justin Zhen observed, in a blog post, that WeWork’s tenants were increasingly canceling their memberships. Zhen disputes WeWork’s claims that the postviolated its terms.(Next Web)