Block Lays Off 40% Of Staff And Blames It On AI. Don’t Buy The Excuse.

Block’s 40% layoffs spark questions about AI’s role and overhiring. Here’s what the data shows about headcount, compliance ...

Block, the parent of Square and Cash App, is laying off over 4,000 people

Block is the latest business to announce layoffs, with the operator of payment platforms Square and Cash App opting to cut jobs in favor of using more AI tools. The financial tech company, helmed by ...

Jack Dorsey’s Block to cut nearly half its workforce in AI overhaul, shares surge

By Manya Saini and Arasu Kannagi Basil Feb 26 (Reuters) - Block on Thursday said it will cut over 4,000 jobs, nearly half its workforce, as part of an overhaul to embed artificial intelligence across ...

Inside the Rolling Layoffs at Jack Dorsey’s Block

Workers describe a deteriorating culture at Block, the company behind Square and Cash App, where layoffs continue and ...

Block lays off nearly half its staff because of AI. Its CEO said most companies will do the same

Block, the company behind Square, Cashapp and Afterpay, is proactively slashing 40% of its workforce because of advances in AI. Will other companies follow suit? Tech expert Lance Ulanoff tells CNN’s ...

Block Fired 40% of its People. Wall St. Cheered. It’s Just the Start.

Block cut 40% of its workforce from a position of strength. Jack Dorsey says most CEOs are next. Here's the three-layer ...
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MARA and Block jump double digits in pre-market trading while CoreWeave sinks

Earnings season is wrapping up with a mixed bag of results across crypto miners, AI infrastructure plays and fintech names, ...
The Durango Herald

Vance says US seeks to create a critical minerals trading block with its allies to counter China

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies that will use tariffs to maintain price floors and defend against China’s tactic of flooding ...
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Seattle mayor announces plan to block ICE activity, use police to verify federal agent IDs

SEATTLE (KOMO) — Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has announced a series of initial steps aimed at protecting city residents amid heightened federal immigration enforcement activity, including barring ...
Ars Technica

Russian drones use Starlink, but Ukraine has plan to block their Internet access

Ukraine and SpaceX say they recently collaborated to stop strikes by Russian drones using Starlink and will soon block all unregistered use of Starlink terminals in an attempt to stop Russia’s ...

What happens when you fine‑tune Windows 11 with Sophia Script? A lot.

Windows 11 feeling bloated? Sophia Script lets you reshape the OS from the inside out. Here's how it works.
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Federal judge blocks ICE from using IRS taxpayer data in enforcement

Federal immigration agents detain a man during an operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Jan. 27, 2026. (Photo by Octavio JONES / AFP via ...