Opinion

I Worked for Block. Its A.I. Job Cuts Aren’t What They Seem.

The texts poured in. “WOW.” “WILD.” “Bloodbath.” As the former head of communications, policy and people at Square, the company now known as Block, I knew what those messages meant without having seen ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
CoinDesk

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 ...
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 ...
The Conversation

Moltbook: AI bots use social network to create religions and deal digital drugs – but are some really humans in disguise?

David Reid does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
CoinTelegraph

Vitalik Buterin tempers vision for ETH L2s, pushes native rollups

The Ethereum co-founder said many layer‑2s have failed to decentralize and continue to be mediated by multisig bridges instead of inheriting Ethereum’s security advantages. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik ...
WFMZ-TV

Residents of this Philadelphia block create neighborhood ‘magic’ every December

Rowhomes and trees are decked out in holiday lights and ornaments on this stretch of South 13th Street in Philadelphia. This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA ...