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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
Trinidad Express Newspapers

Senate blocks bid to probe PM

Attempts by the Opposition as well as Independent Senator Anthony Vieira to bring Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar before the Committee of Privileges were shut down by Senate President Wade Mark ...
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 ...
Santa Clara University

Creating Trustworthy AI for the Environment: Transparency, Bias, and Beneficial Use

The public view of artificial intelligence (AI) can be quite fantastical -- many imagine a computer with all the powers of a human brain, able to rationalize decisions, interact with cognizance, and ...
FedScoop

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 ...
Euronews

Russia moves to block WhatsApp after introducing Telegram restrictions

Critics and rights groups say the measures are a clear attempt by the Kremlin to expand surveillance and tighten control over internet use, amid a broad crackdown on dissent during the ongoing war in ...